Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Swine flu case closes Newbury Park High
Ventura County public health officials on Monday ordered Newbury Park High School to close down and cancel its prom after a student tested positive for swine flu. It’s the third campus in Ventura County - and the first high school - to be closed in the past week.Mission Hills High prepares to teach students despite two-week closure
Mission Hills High School was quiet and almost empty Monday, but Principal Brad Lichtman still had a full day of work before him as he struggled with how to teach 2,500 students ordered off campus for two weeks because of a swine flu threat.Who decides when schools are closed for illness
Here are some questions and answers regarding policies for closing schools if students or staff become ill with suspected cases of the swine influenza.Fired schools chief sues Capistrano Unified for $487,425
The recently fired superintendent of the Capistrano Unified School District has filed a $487,425 lawsuit against the district asking to be paid for 18 months remaining on his three-year employment contract.School district agreement seeks improved environment for native students
The Del Norte Unified School District recently approved an agreement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California to correct past discipline disparities and a pattern of peer racial harassment, particularly in relation to American Indian students.Schools draw American Recovery and Reinvestment funds
Butte County school districts will receive almost $4.5 million in federal stimulus funds for economically disadvantaged students, with an additional $5.8 million obtained for special education countywide. Glenn County Title I grants are about $645,000.LAUSD board member wants to revive teacher-firing plan
A week after the Los Angeles Unified board brushed off a plan to seek changes in state law making it easier to fire bad teachers, a board member is planning to revive the proposal.County school board may nullify officials' raises
The Contra Costa County Board of Education on Wednesday will consider nullifying large raises granted by Superintendent Joe Ovick to three associate superintendents.Contra Costa schools to be closed for swine flu for just one week
Schools closed because of the H1N1 virus outbreak will be shuttered one week instead of two, the county's health services department said Monday afternoon.Bay Area schools reconsider swine flu closures
Federal health officials are considering whether to stop recommending closure of schools where students test positive for swine flu, a move that could unburden parents from Brentwood to San Jose who are scrambling to provide last-minute child care.Kern HSD looks at extra $40 million in cuts
In February the Kern High School District faced a $22 million budget shortfall. But as taxes continue to decline, and with polls forecasting the May 19 propositions that would help balance the state budget failing, a "worst-case scenario" has the district facing an additional $40 million in cuts, according to Superintendent Don Carter.Closed schools look for leniency on STAR exam rules
Worried that school closures due to swine flu could adversely affect Standardized Testing and Reporting, or STAR tests, state officials are trying to provide extra time to administer the exams.
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