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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Orange County Classical Academy can’t open doors on first day of school |
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The Orange County Classical Academy won’t be allowed to open its doors for its first day back to school Thursday, forcing hundreds of students to independent studies.
The public charter school known as OCCA failed to get fire hydrants installed in time to kick off the school year, according to city officials. That means the campus, located in Orange, can’t open on Aug. 25 as planned. So administrators assigned elementary students to at-home independent study and middle schoolers to a church in Irvine — with families responsible for their own transportation, according to emails from school administrators to parents.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/24/orange-county-classical-academy-cant-open-doors-on-first-day-of-school/ |
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INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN
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Better school fences may help keep intruders off campus, Inland officials say |
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After a man attacked a girl in a McAuliffe Elementary School restroom, experts and others say chain link is no longer the best option. “Chain link is like a ladder,” said Ron Stephens, executive director for the National School Safety Center in Agoura Hills. “It’s one of the easiest fences to climb.” Stephens recommends that schools shift to fences fashioned of wrought iron or a similar hardened material that is more difficult to scale, if districts can afford it. |
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https://www.dailybulletin.com/2022/08/24/better-school-fences-may-help-keep-intruders-off-campus-inland-officials-say/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Beyond gender-neutral bathrooms: A guide to rights and protections for LGBTQ+ students |
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In many parts of the U.S., students returning to school will encounter a rash of new laws and regulations aimed at students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. At least six states have recently passed laws restricting rights and protections for LGBTQ+ students, including Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law that limits discussions of sexuality and gender in the classroom. |
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https://edsource.org/2022/beyond-gender-neutral-bathrooms-a-guide-to-rights-and-protections-for-lgbtq-students/676920 |
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Black families less likely to enroll in California’s transitional kindergarten, research shows |
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Black families may be less likely to enroll in California’s universal transitional kindergarten program than other groups, according to a new study from UC Berkeley.
Some 64,000 new children are projected to enter California’s universal transitional kindergarten, or TK, this month, as the program gradually expands to accept all of the state’s 4-year-olds. But participation in this ambitious new program remains more limited for black families in many parts of the state, researchers found.
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https://edsource.org/news-updates#black-families-less-likely-to-enroll-in-california-8217-s-transitional-kindergarten-research-shows |
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Paso Robles school board passes resolution to protect gender-specific titles |
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In defiance of a government mandate that does not exist, the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District’s Board of Trustees voted 4-3 at its Tuesday evening meeting to protect the use of “traditional” gender-specific language in its schools. |
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https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/education/article264827234.html |
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