Some OC school district officials are railing against an expected state mandate requiring kids to be vaccinated in order to be in classrooms.
Tag: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District runs 34 schools in Placentia, Yorba Linda, Anaheim and Fullerton and teaches about 22,000 students. We cover the board’s votes, its budget and the decisions that reach classrooms.
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School District Moves to Ban Critical Race Theory
The ban still has to be finalized by school board members. Meanwhile, district officials say critical race theory isn’t being taught in schools.
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School District Considers Banning Critical Race Theory
The Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board may ban critical race theory, while a Fullerton school district moves to implement an ethnic studies course.
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Debates Over the COVID-19 Student Vaccine Mandate Flare Up at OC School Districts
Opposition to Gov. Newsom’s upcoming vaccine mandate for kids is mounting in Orange County sparking a new debate at local school boards.
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Cal State Fullerton Hosts Critical Race Theory Panel Amid Heated National Debate
As a local school district contemplates banning the theory, experts familiar with the theory hope to dismantle what they say is a misinformation campaign waged against it.
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board May Ban Critical Race Theory After State Mandates Ethnic Studies
Some Placentia and Yorba Linda parents support such a ban while others have had enough with what they say is ignorance and racism coming from some trustees.
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OC Homeowners to See School Bond Tax Changes; Some Will Pay More, Others Less
There’s a wide range in what districts charge taxpayers for school bonds – with one charging 10 times as much as another.
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OC School Mascots Face Increased Criticism; Will Anaheim High School Drop ‘Colonists’ Figure?
The push to change certain school mascots and building names gained momentum following the George Floyd protests last year and also coincide with an ethnic studies debate across OC.
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OC Schools to Follow Mask Mandate as COVID Surges, Some Parents Rally Against Rule
Rallies are planned at school districts across the county this month as a parent group and the OC Board of Education moves to sue Gov. Gavin Newsom for the statewide school mask mandate.
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Ethnic Studies Moves Forward in Placentia-Yorba Linda, While OC Board of Education Hosts Upcoming Forum
Ethnic studies has found success in some school districts throughout OC, as the course has sparked debate throughout the United States.
