LAUSD app lets you report 'suspicious activity'

The Los Angeles school community can also report other issues including threats of a school attack, psychological distress, suicidal ideation, weapons or dangerous objects, vandalism and other non-emergency safety issues.

New LAUSD app for reporting suspicious activity
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The app allows students or families to anonymously report a non-emergency event and provide the location of the incident for which the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) will respond in partnership with Psychiatric Social Workers (PSW), other mental health support and the law enforcement agency should the incident rise to that level.

LAUSD service workers move closer to possible strike

LAUSD officials are preparing for a possible strike by thousands of cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, and other workers.

Prom dreams come true for LAUSD teens

Some lucky teens within the Los Angeles Unified School District are getting free prom necessities as part of the “Say Yes to the Prom” tour in Los Angeles.

'Say yes to the prom dress' to benefit LAUSD students
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"Say Yes to the Prom" is back for its eleventh year, alongside returning retail partners Macy?s and Men?s Wearhouse, to help give 1,000 deserving students nationwide the perfect prom look.

George Clooney helps establish 'model' high school in LA

George Clooney is known as many things... actor, director, writer, producer, activist. Now, he’s also known as the co-founder of a public school program that’s been described as a “national model” by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

LAUSD custodians, other essential workers authorize strike if negotiations fail

The affected employees, most of whom earn an average salary of 25,000 a year, have been working without a contract since June 2020. The first mediation session is scheduled for February 21.

Thousands of LAUSD students attend acceleration day classes

Roughly 72,000 LAUSD students enrolled in the district's first "acceleration day" designed to help students recover learning lost during the pandemic.

LAUSD sees record-high graduation rate

The Los Angeles Unified School District had an 86.1% four-year graduation rate in the 2021-22 school year, its highest-ever.

Ex-LAUSD teacher had pattern of raping, marrying students: attorney

Jeffrey Scott Jones is accused of grooming and sexually abusing five of his underage students - marrying three of them - from 1986 to 2012.

LAUSD middle school holds fentanyl awareness seminar amid recent poisoning cases

An LAUSD middle school held a seminar Wednesday to educate parents and students about the dangers of fentanyl following several incidents across the district.

LAUSD middle school holds fentanyl awareness seminar
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A Los Angeles Unified school district middle school held a seminar to educate parents and students about the dangers of fentanyl following several incidents in the district.

Marshall High students stage walkout after stabbings
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A group of students staged a walkout a day after two students were stabbed at a high school in the Los Feliz area.

LAUSD workers protest alleged harassment
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They're fighting for a new contract, walking the picket lines in South LA. SEIU Local 99, the union representing nearly 30,000 school workers at LAUSD has filed unfair practice charges with the Public Employment Relations Board to demand an end to the district?s unlawful activity.

LAUSD data posted on dark web did not contain sensitive information: Superintendent

An analysis of stolen Los Angeles Unified data posted on the dark web by a criminal hacking syndicate showed no evidence that the cyberattack accessed sensitive student or staff personal data.

LAUSD cyberattack
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An analysis of stolen Los Angeles Unified data posted on the dark web by a criminal hacking syndicate showed no evidence that the cyberattack accessed sensitive student or staff personal data, the district superintendent said, but district parents and employees are still on edge Tuesday.