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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

OCDE NEWSROOM

#IamTraumaAware campaign encourages community to share stories of healing and resilience
It’s no secret that pandemic-related trauma is real. From the impacts of losing loved ones to the illness to the loss of a school year, communities across the country have experienced emotional fallout related to COVID-19. In recognition of national Trauma Awareness Month, the California Department of Public Health and the California Office of the Surgeon General, in partnership with ACEs Aware, have produced a social media campaign titled #IamTraumaAware. The focus of the campaign is to encourage community members to share stories of healing and support on social media.
https://newsroom.ocde.us/iamtraumaaware-campaign-encourages-community-to-share-stories-of-healing-and-resilience/

Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee, shares life lessons with OCDE students
It’s been nearly five decades since the world lost Bruce Lee, who would have now been 80 years old. While his legend has only grown larger in his absence, his daughter wants the public to know about the man behind the posters, quotes and T-shirts. “I really want people to know the totality of him,” Shannon Lee said. “To me, the reason he had such impact in the world is because he worked so diligently on himself. He trained not just his body but his mind.”
https://newsroom.ocde.us/shannon-lee-daughter-of-bruce-lee-shares-life-lessons-with-ocde-students/

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Tito Ortiz’s sons sent home from school after arriving without face masks
Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz’s two sons were sent home from an Ocean View School District middle school Tuesday morning, May, 18, after they arrived without masks. They carried a document that claimed exemption from mask mandates based on religious freedom. Patricia Singer, president of the Huntington Beach district’s board of trustees, said in an interview, “There is no such thing as a religious exemption.”
https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/18/tito-ortizs-sons-sent-home-from-school-after-arriving-without-face-masks/

DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES

El Camino Real Charter High earns national Academic Decathlon crown in online competition
The El Camino Real team racked up 41,845.7 out of 48,000 points to earn their online national title. The Cold War was topic of study for the Woodland Hills students.
https://www.dailynews.com/2021/05/18/el-camino-real-charter-high-earns-national-academic-decathlon-crown-in-online-competition/

SACRAMENTO BEE

California schools could lose money under Newsom plan if they don’t fully reopen
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to withhold billions of dollars from schools that don’t return to pre-pandemic learning with full in-class instruction this fall as part of a budget proposal that emphasizes an economic recovery from COVID-19.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article251510998.html

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE

School districts expand COVID vaccine clinics now that younger students are eligible
San Diego Unified is offering free Pfizer COVID vaccines at schools for one more week to reach more students and community members, now that anyone ages 12 and up can get the vaccine. Vaccines are available to students, staff, students’ families and community members at the following district schools from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this week:
https://bit.ly/3v1ey5I

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

$55 billion is flooding into California school districts. But will it be spent wisely?
Education advocates are sounding the alarm as California school districts rush to spend roughly $55 billion dollars in state and federal funds aimed to help districts recover from the pandemic.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/55-billion-is-flooding-into-California-school-16186624.php

EDSOURCE

Analysis faults districts on lack of spending accountability for Covid funding
Last September, all school districts and charter schools completed a learning continuity plan in which they were required to provide extensive information on how they planned to use federal Covid relief and state funding to address learning gaps caused by the pandemic and meet the needs of their most vulnerable students.
https://edsource.org/2021/analysis-faults-districts-on-lack-of-spending-accountability-for-covid-funding/654980


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