OCDE Education in the News

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

OCDE NEWSROOM

New school bus policy aims to improve student safety

School buses in Orange Unified School District headed to pick students up for the first day of the new school year equipped with new technology that ensures no students are accidentally left onboard after everyone exits. Each district school bus has an installed Child Check-Mate System. The system consists of a device located at the rear of the bus that requires the driver to either manually contact or scan the device before exiting the vehicle, ensuring the driver fully inspects the interior of the vehicle before exiting.

http://newsroom.ocde.us/new-school-bus-policy-aims-to-improve-student-safety/

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Alleged racist incidents at Aliso Niguel High School are a reflection of nationwide polarization and division

It was supposed to be just a football game between Aliso Niguel and Santa Ana high schools, but turned controversial with allegations of racism and politicizing a sporting event. Experts who study hate incidents and bullying on school campuses say what happened at Aliso Viejo is a snapshot reflecting a nation that has been swimming in divisive rhetoric and polarization since the 2016 presidential election.

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/10/alleged-racist-incidents-at-aliso-niguel-high-school-are-a-reflection-of-nationwide-polarization-and-division/

Santa Ana school police officer hospitalized after squad car is rear-ended by possible DUI driver

A Santa Ana school police officer was taken to a hospital early Tuesday, Sept. 11, after his squad car was rear-ended by a driver who may have been under the influence. The officer was transported with pain but no major injuries after the 12:40 a.m. crash, Santa Ana police said.

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/11/santa-ana-school-police-officer-hospitalized-after-being-rear-ended-by-possible-dui-driver/

DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES

At LAUSD, making a deal on teacher raises is easier said than done

As a teachers’ strike looms, teachers, parents and the Los Angeles Unified School District agree that L.A.’s public school teachers should be paid more. But that’s about where it ends.

https://www.dailynews.com/2018/09/11/at-lausd-making-a-deal-on-teacher-raises-is-easier-said-than-done/

SACRAMENTO BEE

New report reaches unsettling conclusion on Sacramento child literacy

A new report about literacy came to an unsettling conclusion about students in Sacramento County schools: about three out of every five third-graders do not read at their grade level. The analysis also found that efforts to close the gap between high-performing schools and low-performing schools are falling short. While Sacramento County as a whole saw a 5 percent increase in the share of students proficient in language arts over a three-year period, the schools with active literacy programs saw a 3 percent improvement in proficiency.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article218148785.html#storylink=cpy

USA TODAY

Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses, but does the drug belong in schools?

Nearly 50,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses last year – more than from car accidents. Now schools across the nation are preparing for what some believe is inevitable: Overdoses at schools. High schools, middle schools and even some elementary schools are stocking nurse's offices with naloxone or Narcan, the brand name for the nasal spray version of the injectable drug.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/11/schools-fighting-opioid-epidemic-overdose-reversal-drug-naloxone-narcan/1210383002/

SI&A CABINET REPORT

For-profit charter ban could close online option

Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision to sign legislation Monday banning for-profit operation of charter schools in California has been hailed by supporters as closing a critical hole in public education policy. At the same time, however, the bill removes an educational option that some parents believe critical for some 25,000 students that receive all their instruction online.

https://k-12daily.org/politics-education/for-profit-charter-ban-could-close-online-option

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