Health and Safety
Be wary of social media in the classroom
September 15, 2010
Column: Elizabeth Esther, The Orange County
Register The
nasty e-mail stunned me. Several parents, myself included, were
accused of complaining about our kids’ teacher and reprimanded for
not volunteering in the classroom. The assumptions were only
partially true — yes, I had been unable to volunteer that year due
to newborn twins — but it was just plain false that I had ever
complained about my daughter’s grades. Worst of all, the e-mail had
been sent to every parent on the classroom e-mail list. I was
embarrassed and confused. Should I respond? And if so, how?…
Schools must enroll even without vaccinations
August 31, 2010
Column: Carol Veravanich, The Orange County
Register After
extensive study of the vaccines issues, my wife and I do not want
our baby to have vaccines. But there is an issue with the school
system's mandatory vaccines policy before attending school. From my
reading, we have the legal right to claim the vaccines would be
against our "beliefs." Are you aware of what school districts allow
students to enroll/attend without having vaccines and the
success/failure of the 'beliefs' option?...
Street near high school stays open for parking
July 21, 2010
Brian M. Cuaron, The Orange County Register
San Juan Capistrano will
look into installing a sidewalk rather than designate one side of
Camino Lacouague for pedestrians and bicyclists...
Residents, high school parents at 'war' over street
July 21, 2010
Brian M. Cuaron, The Orange County Register
People who live on or near
Camino Lacouague in San Juan Capistrano say parents using the
street as an unofficial drop-off point for San Juan Hills High have
been making it unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists...
Free summer meals for scores of O.C. kids
June 27, 2010
Fermin Leal, The Orange County Register
School districts throughout
Orange County will start serving free summer lunches and breakfasts
this week to scores of students as part of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Summer Meals Program. Dozens of schools, parks,
community centers and other sites in communities in Santa Ana,
Tustin, Garden Grove, La Habra and other locations will serve
sandwiches, pizza, pasta, burritos and other meals through the end
of August. No forms are needed. Everyone under 18 is
welcome…
Free lunch for students over summer break
June 25, 2010
Elysse James, The Orange County Register
A free breakfast and lunch
is provided to students in the Seamless Summer Program through the
Tustin Unified School District Nutrition Services
Department...
'Equal-opportunity bullying' hits O.C. schools
June 18, 2010
Brittany
Levine, The Orange County As more education officials take an
interest in dealing with bullying, here's a look at what some
schools are doing to combat it. Welcome to the world of
equal-opportunity bullying, where everyone from the little girl
with a Hello Kitty backpack to the hulking boy with abusive parents
is just as responsible for making other kids miserable. In the past
few years, area schools have shown more of an interest in
prevention as they've seen bullying become more prolific due to an
increase in cyber-bullying. On top of that, the stakes are higher
due to highly publicized teen suicides and high school shootings.
And in this complicated world of cyber and face-to-face bullying,
more expect schools to respond to incidents both on and off
campus…
Students honored for stand against bullying
June 16, 2010
Fred Swegles, The Orange County Register
San Clemente salutes Cool
to Be Kind, a San Clemente High School club that spreads the
message that bullying should not be tolerated. It aims to spread
the movement to other schools...
More kids join club to fight bullying
June 11, 2010
Brittany Levine, The Orange County
Register - San Clemente High School's Cool to be Kind club says
Blue Ribbon Week peaked students' interest in trying to stop youth
violence...
Middle school portable catches fire
May 24, 2010
Elysse James, The Orange County Register
A fire broke out on
Saturday night in a portable building at a Tustin middle school. An
air conditioning unit on top of the building at Hewes Middle School
caught on fire, setting off an alarm around 11 p.m., said Tustin
Unified School District Spokesman Mark Eliot ... The fire was
caused by an electrical short, Eliot said...
Possible TB case reported at Esperanza High
May 19, 2010
Jessica Terrell, The Orange County Register
Parents have being invited
to a special information session at Esperanza High School on
Thursday night, after Orange County health officials identified a
person at the school as possibly having active tuberculosis.
Health Care Agency officials would not say if the individual was a
student or member of the staff, but said they had worked diligently
to identify everyone who may have been in close contact with the
person and been exposed to the disease…
Nursing board opposes student anti-seizure bill
May 19, 2010
Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register
The state nursing board
voted Wednesday to oppose a Senate bill that would give school
workers clear authority to administer an anti-seizure medication to
students in an emergency. The 7-1 vote by the state Board of
Registered Nursing was the culmination of more than an hour of
emotional, tear-filled testimony from local parents who support the
bill and the nursing union leaders who oppose it…