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Sep 03, 2026
The Lodi Unified School District is investigating why several Tokay High School students became ill during a football game last week and why some experienced similar symptoms again during band practice Tuesday.
Sep 03, 2026
The district announced the closure July 27 — three weeks before the first day of school — after investigations identified active water intrusion and mold that required the 512 students and 55 staff to relocate to different district schools while further review is conducted.
Sep 03, 2026
Fletcher was immediately placed on paid administrative leave following the incident. She resigned by Nov. 18, receiving a $40,000 payout as a condition of her resignation agreement.
Sep 03, 2026
A bill to clarify how schools should spend California’s $1 billion annual investment in arts education is headed for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk after legislators reached a compromise with a champion of the original initiative.
Sep 03, 2026
Students at a Barrio Logan school that serves exclusively homeless youth are attending classes at two other schools while their campus is tested for mold.
Sep 03, 2026
Three weeks into the school year, students at one Modesto high school, at least, have mixed reactions about the district’s new cellphone policy.
Sep 03, 2026
When Heath Rocha was offered the job as interim superintendent for the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, he said the decision was easy.
Sep 03, 2026
L.A. Unified has adopted a moratorium on student use of generative artificial intelligence for the current school year, officials said Wednesday, another in the school district’s pioneering decisions to limit computer use in classrooms amid rising parent concerns about the reliance on technology in schools.
Sep 03, 2026
Carl Cohn, a former superintendent and state Board of Education member, will serve in the role of special master to ensure West Contra Costa Unified hires qualified teachers for its classrooms.
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