Father cites religious grounds in objecting to LAUSD student vaccine mandate

The father of a freshman student at Granada Hills Charter has brought a legal action against the school, the Los Angeles Unified School District and Interim Superintendent Megan Reilly on behalf of his daughter, alleging the district's COVID-19 vaccine mandate discriminates against the girl on religious grounds.

LAUSD fires hundreds of unvaccinated employees

Nearly 500 Los Angeles Unified School District employees have been fired after they refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

USC student dealing with omicron variant
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A student at USC has tested positive for the new omicron variant of COVID-19.

USC lands Lincoln Riley as next football coach

USC confirmed reports Sunday that they have finalized a deal with Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley to become the Trojans' next coach, the 30th in the university's history.

Destination Education: ESports class a huge hit among middle school students

At Mr. Barrera's Esports class, the 7th graders were completely dialed in, a silent environment teachers from other departments could only dream of.

Destination Education: ESports class a huge hit among 7th graders
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FOX 11 visited Mr. Barrera's Esports class where his 7th graders were completely dialed in, a silent environment teachers from other departments could only dream of.

Chino Valley Unified students fight for transgender rights

Students are raising their voices against transphobia after a Chino Valley school board member proposed assigning bathrooms based on biological gender. 

LAUSD to end incentive program aimed at getting students vaccinated against COVID-19

The deadline for COVID-19 vaccinations is days away, with about 72% of students in compliance, and an estimated $5 million for prizes, including gift cards to Amazon and Target, and tickets to Disneyland and Universal Studios, available as incentive to meet the deadline.

Making history: UCLA grad will become 1st Black woman on Space Station crew

Rookie NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who holds a doctorate from UCLA and previously worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, will serve aboard the International Space Station next year, becoming the first Black woman to be part of the crew aboard the orbiting station.

2-day strike called off for thousands of lecturers across 9 UC campuses

A two-day strike that was scheduled to begin Wednesday morning for nearly 7,000 lecturers across the nine University of California campuses has been called off after a tentative agreement was reached.

UC lecturers plan 2-day strike
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Members of a University of California lecturers? union will go on strike across all campuses Wednesday and Thursday.

UCLA hoops: No issues with crowd at Pauley Pavilion
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It was day-and-night difference between Monday and over the weekend as Pauley Pavilion welcomed Bruins fans with no problems.

Monday marks deadline for LAUSD teacher vaccine mandate

Monday was the deadline for LAUSD's teacher vaccine mandate. Those who refuse to meet the requirement are now in danger of losing their jobs.

UCLA hoops: Crowd surge concerns at Pauley Pavilion
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UCLA officials are looking to prevent crowd surges in future Bruins basketball games after cell phone videos showed fans being crammed outside Pauley Pavilion.

Monday marks deadline for LAUSD teacher vaccine mandate
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Monday was the deadline for LAUSD's teacher vaccine mandate. Those who refuse to meet the requirement are now in danger of losing their jobs.

California prison inmates earning college degrees

"For me as a ‘life without inmate,’ it shows that it doesn't matter how much time you are doing or what is going on in your life... you can change and that change is real," said Freddie Hernandez, who serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

California prison inmates earning college degrees
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For this segment of Destination Education, FOX 11's Cristy Fajardo visits the city of Lancaster where prison inmates are earning their college degrees.