The policies, which school districts were required to approve by July 1, are set to go into effect for the upcoming school year and are part of a new state law aimed at limiting phone time for students.
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Pedranti and Warren: Students Supporting Students, Addressing Mental Health Advocacy in K-12 Schools in Orange County
Mental health related issues are becoming more and more prevalent in post-pandemic student cohorts across the nation. Student-lead programs have proven to be an effective solution to address these mental health issues by providing a supportive environment amongst peers that eliminates the power dynamic between a student and adult professionals.
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Newport-Mesa Unified School District Considers E-Bike Ban for Students
School district board members are proposing a Safe Routes to School Policy that would regulate all types of bikes for students, focusing on motorized and electric bicycles.
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Will Rancho Santa Margarita Officials Launch Their Own After School Program?
With the city’s branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Capistrano Valley set to close in August, residents are questioning how the city will replace the afterschool program.
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Orange County Sees More Elected Officials Get Censured
Two school board members — one from the Anaheim Elementary School District and another from the South Orange County Community College District — were both formally reprimanded by their respective colleagues within one week of each other.
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Orange Unified School District Considers Notifying Parents of Transgender Students
The Orange Unified School District is debating whether or not to enforce school staff members to inform parents if their child is transgender.
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Did Orange Unified School Officials Improperly Replace Their Superintendent?
How did four board members agree to fire a top administrator with 24 hours’ notice with replacements already in place?
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OC Voters Asked To Pick Their County Schools Superintendent For First Time In Over Two Decades
The race could see major shifts in the county department of education that manages one of the largest education budgets in the state.
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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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It’s Unclear if COVID Lifted OC’s Charter School Enrollment, While Oversight Concerns Swirl
The president of the OC Board of Education says the pandemic boosted charter school enrollment, while the Department of Education says it lacks data supporting that claim.
