California's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond, announced Thursday the 293 middle and high schools that have been selected for the 2024 California Distinguished Schools Program.
Deputies arrested Mesa Middle School teacher Sarah Watts, 42, for child abuse of her 13-year-old student on Tuesday afternoon, according to the SLO County Sheriff's Office.
COVID-19 cases are surging in California and the trends tend to hit metropolitan areas before reaching the Central Coast, according to Dr. Penny Borenstein.