Multiple schools in South Los Angeles were placed on lockdown Wednesday morning as the Los Angeles Police Department was in a standoff with a suspect in a reportedly stolen vehicle nearby. The lockdowns were lifted shortly before 2 p.m. after the suspect was taken into custody.
Nearly 90% of Illinois school districts statewide are struggling with an alarming teacher shortage that has reached a crisis level during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials with an organization of regional superintendents said Tuesday.