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L.A. Unified hopes $1.4-million award brings healing in girl's assault
Los Angeles school officials say they hope a fourth-grade special needs student and her family can complete the healing process now that a jury has awarded her $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate. Santa Monica...Tags: Justice System, Students, Health and Safety at School, Google+, Lawyers
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LAUSD must pay $1.4 million to girl sexually abused by classmate
Jurors say the LAUSD must pay a fourth-grade special needs student $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate during an after-school program in Chatsworth. Santa Monica jurors made the decision Tuesday after an eight-...Tags: Justice System, Students, Health and Safety at School, Google+, Lawyers
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Monica Ratliff, the 5th-grade teacher who schooled L.A.'s campaign 'experts'
The Times' editorial board endorsed 5th-grade teacher Monica Ratliff for a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District board -- twice -- but that doesn’t mean we expected her to win. Ratliff went into Tuesday dubbed the underdog by a mile,...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Michael Bloomberg, Teachers
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Jury awards $1.4 million to girl sexually abused by classmate
Jurors awarded an elementary school special needs student $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate during an after-school program in Chatsworth. Santa Monica jurors made the decision Tuesday after an eight-day trial...Tags: Justice System, Litigation, Teaching and Learning, Students, Sexual Assault
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Refining 'parent trigger'
Under California's "parent trigger" law, parents at underperforming public schools can force dramatic changes in management if half or more sign a petition. It's a well-intentioned law that school reformers have applauded, but it is desperately in need of...
Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Letters: When suspensions are good for students
Re "Struggling with suspensions," Column, May 18 It is encouraging to read of efforts to reduce the number of suspensions in the Los Angeles Unified School District. But I do have a comment about what Sandy Banks calls "grumbling like that from... -
Letters: City Hall and schools
Re "A city agenda for schools," Opinion, May 15 Los Angeles Board of Education member Bennett Kayser is right about city officials having no direct influence on public schools. Unfortunately, the public is apparently unaware of this. However, in... -
Ask the L.A. mayor candidates: Would you try to take control of L.A. schools?
During separate video interviews with the Los Angeles Times last month, candidates for L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel responded to questions from individual voters. Among them is Kim Jones of Silver Lake, who asked: What would you do...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Students, Local Government
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2 leaders in L.A.'s 6th council district race are women
The two apparent front-runners to replace Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas are veteran public officials with strong connections to the east San Fernando Valley Democratic machine that has sent candidates to City Hall since the mid-1990s. Both...
Tags: Jose Huizar, Elections, Government, Public Officials, Richard Riordan
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Fontana school board dismisses its attorney
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.By a 3-2 vote, the school board has dismissed its attorney, Maribel S. Medina of the Los Angeles law office of Meyers/Nave. The action, taken late Wednesday night, was effective immediately. Fontana Unified school board member Leticia Garcia called...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Corporate Officers
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Letters: Why student behavior matters
Re "Rule on defiant students revised," May 15 The Los Angeles Unified School District's ban on student suspensions for "willful defiance" reminded me of when I was observing class as a requirement for my teaching credential roughly 40 years ago. The...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Freedom of the Press, Politics
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Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti lay sniping aside
Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti ventured into school district politics Tuesday, lending support to non-controversial actions and mostly taking a respite from their recent sniping in the Los Angeles mayoral contest. A week before voters go to the polls,...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Wendy Greuel, Personal Income, Eric Garcetti
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