BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) When students in Los Angeles county return to campus, school police officers will be gone and will instead be replaced by staff trained in de-escalation and conflict resolution.
On Saturday, LAPD officers joined students and members of the community for a symbolic march across the First Street Bridge in Boyle Heights. The group dubbed the joint march Good Trouble, marking the arrest of the late Congressman John Lewis 61 years ago as he fought for civil rights. Good Trouble for us today is all about reimagining public safety at our schools, in our communities, and for a lot of young people who are going to be here today to be a part of the process, said Daphne Bradford, the founder of Building Blue Bridges.
With the governor pledging ten percent of the COVID vaccine supply for educators, LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner says the vaccination super site at So-Fi Stadium will get schools open. "We can open certainly this school year. Let's look at the calend
Ulysses Grant High School Wins LAUSD Academic Decathlon in a Historic First The victory was possible in part thanks to the leadership of Yadira Castillo, a young Latina student who was also the decathlon’s overall winner. By Dunia Elvir, Elizabeth Chavolla and Lorena Bourdevaire Casillas •
Published February 24, 2021 •
Updated on February 25, 2021 at 12:48 pm
Yadira Castillo
A group of six teenagers from Ulysses Grant High School in Los Angeles, are celebrating the fruits of long hours of study. Despite the pandemic, the students just won the 2021 LAUSD Academic Decathlon, a historic win for the school.
The victory was possible in part thanks to the leadership of Yadira Castillo, a young Latina student who was also the decathlon’s overall winner.
Los Angeles Unified School District moves to reopen schools for in-person instruction
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the network of Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committees.
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Austin Beutner announced on Monday that some in-person teaching will resume next week, with a broader reopening planned for April 9. The school district is the second largest in the nation, with 665,000 students and roughly 60,000 staff, including 26,500 teachers.
Among the in-person services which will resume next week are child care, special education, and some athletic and tutoring activities, based on the terms of an agreement reached last October between the school district and the teachers union, the United Teachers Los Angeles.