• As teen suicide spikes, school policies may be making things worse

    For her 17th birthday, Jeramie Naya Vives Osorio’s family showered her with gifts: a dozen pink roses, a stack of Beard Papa‘s cream puffs, a Strawberry Sweet cake from the Korean bakery Tous les Jours and a small silver necklace from Tiffany.  Michelle Vives knew her middle daughter — Jer to her friends, Mia to…

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  • 2023 school shootings outpace record high from 2022

    School shootings — on the overall rise for decades — have broken last year’s record high at 306 shootings with just under two months left to go in the year. Published Nov. 10, 2023 K-12 Dive The number of U.S. school shootings in 2023 surpassed last year’s record-breaking number of 305 school shootings on Thursday, according to a count…

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  • LAUSD Settles Abuse Claims for $19.9 Million

    Los Angeles Unified School District will pay $19.9 million to settle sexual abuse claims against a former teacher’s assistant at a North Hollywood elementary school, including an allegation that he made one young girl repeatedly position herself in a “puppy pose” while he rubbed his hands against her.  The latest settlement adds to a long…

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