OCDE NEWSROOM
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Tired of being the ‘mass shooting generation’, these students are protesting for gun control |
They call themselves the “mass shooting generation,” but that’s a moniker many teens are determined to lose. From the shores of California to Washington, D.C., students are rising up, protesting and planning a series of national demonstrations demanding gun control legislation for one simple reason. They want to live. “Every day I have a sense that something might happen, that we’re just waiting for it,” says Abigail Steinberg, a 17-year-old senior at Woodbridge High in Irvine. “It’s like we’re sitting ducks.” |
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/22/students-plan-series-of-protests-call-gun-control-a-battle-for-survival/ |
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Student in La Palma arrested after threatening social media post is spotted |
A John F. Kennedy High School student was arrested Thursday, Feb. 22, on suspicion of using social media to make violent threats, according to authorities. The arrest of the 15-year-old boy followed an investigation that began when a La Palma school resource officer was notified of a social media post. As a precaution, police will increase patrols on Friday at John F. Kennedy High School to address questions from parents and students. |
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/22/student-in-la-palma-arrested-after-threatening-social-media-post-is-spotted/ |
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LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
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Dreamy Night Benefits Local Schools |
Catching Dreams, the theme of the SchoolPower annual dinner dance, grossed over $320,000 to support academics, music and the arts in Laguna Beach schools.
About $185,000 of the proceeds will go towards the annual fund-a-need. This year, that goal involves the hiring of a district-wide digital library specialist as well as part-time teacher coaches, said a SchoolPower statement.
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https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/dreamy-night-benefits-local-schools/ |
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