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Apr 01, 2025
The battle over transgender athletes’ participation in youth sports will come to California on Tuesday as state lawmakers debate two bills aimed at keeping trans kids and teens off sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
Apr 01, 2025
In the immediate aftermath, Trejo alleged that school officials failed to contact him or the boy’s mother, despite both of them being listed in the student’s emergency contact information along with two adult family friends.
Apr 01, 2025
After public backlash led the Atascadero Unified School District to withdraw its selection for its next superintendent, the district is coming back with a new candidate for the role tomorrow.
Apr 01, 2025
PK Diffenbaugh, the superintendent for the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, has changed his mind and won’t be leaving at the end of the school year he announced in a letter sent out Monday.
Apr 01, 2025
Anaheim Union High School District officials are installing sensors in Cypress and Loara high schools in an effort to stop students from smoking and vaping. It comes after a drop in vaping among young people across the country.
Apr 01, 2025
The city council expressed concern over the health of West Contra Costa Unified School District and is looking for a possible partnership amid a budget crisis that is impacting the district.
Apr 01, 2025
A quiet place to complete homework, free and stable transportation options, and not immediately being penalized for missed work are among the things that Te’yana Brown said could have helped her as she faced homelessness at different points between elementary and high school.
Apr 01, 2025
A substitute security officer in Pasadena has been accused of duct-taping an 11-year-old girl's mouth shut at school because she "was talking too much."
Apr 01, 2025
California must submit its sex education curriculums to the Trump administration by Tuesday for an unusual “medical accuracy review” that some LGBTQ advocates fear is a move by the administration to find new ways to limit gender-affirming care.
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