Pajaro Middle School, which has been closed since March due to damage resulting from flooding brought on by the Pajaro River levee breach, could reopen as soon as August, according to Herlindo Fernandez, Pajaro Valley Unified School District's director of maintenance, operations and facilities.
Students and staff were treated to nutritious organic local produce and recipes on Monday at a Farm 2 Cafeteria rally at Pajaro Valley High School. All the produce used at the event was grown within 15 miles of the school. Founded in 2021, Farm 2 Cafeteria provides student-prepared organic salads to fellow students each week.
As of Sept. 8, a Pajaro Valley Unified School District substitute teacher is no longer employed with the district following a racist, expletive-filled video that was shared on social media.