LAUSD middle, high school students return to campus for in-person learning Published LAUSD middle, high school students return to campus Middle and high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District returned to the classroom this week after more than a year of distance learning. LOS ANGELES - Remaining middle and high school campuses in the Los Angeles Unified School District began reopening Tuesday, meaning all students now have the option to be back on district campuses for the first time in more than a year. "Reopening schools is an important part of the healing process," Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday. "We need to build on this and make sure all students are back in the classroom where they belong."