Category: Los Angeles Unified School District

2,000 ‘Sensitive’ Student Records Compromised in Los Angeles Unified Cyber Attack

The cyberattack that hit the Los Angeles Unified School District last September was worse than initially reported—with hackers accessing about 2,000 sensitive student records, district officials confirmed Feb. 24 to The Epoch Times. A ransomware group stole a portion of the district’s records and threatened to publish the information if it did not pay a…


4 Years of Math Better Prepares Students for College: UCLA Study

Students who take a fourth year of math in high school are 5 percent more likely to enroll and persist in college than their peers who don’t, according to a UCLA study of students in the second largest school district in the U.S.—Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)—published last month. The study—which tracked 45,000 LAUSD students…


Los Angeles Unified Attendance for Acceleration Days Lower Than Expected: Report

A new report on Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) so-called acceleration days show that while thousands of students attended the bonus days over winter break, the numbers were lower than initially reported by the district. The districts first of several acceleration days, held on Dec. 19 and 20, are a part of Superintendent Alberto…


15-Year-Old Girl Dies From Drug Overdose at School in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—One girl is dead and at least two others are in the hospital Sept. 14, apparently victims of drug overdoses, according to reports from the media and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). A 15-year-old girl was found dead in the girl’s bathroom at Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood on Sept. 13 night,…


Shots-Fired Report at Hollywood High School a ‘Hoax’: LAUSD Official

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A “shots fired” report that resulted in a police response to the campus of Hollywood High School Sept. 13 was a “hoax,” authorities said. Officers were sent to the campus on Highland Avenue north of Sunset Boulevard at about 9:45 a.m. on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the…


LA Students Ordered to Wear Non-Cloth Masks at All Times on Campus

Los Angeles school students must now wear non-fabric masks at all times on campus, both indoors and outdoors, as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Effective Monday, students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) must wear “well-fitting, non-cloth masks with a nose wire” only, including during sports. The district announced…


Parents Call for Schools to Remain Open Amid Omicron Surge

After a wave of school closures due to COVID-19, parent advocate groups across the U.S. request schools to remain open. “Despite an uptick in Covid-19 cases and the surge of the Omicron variant, schools are safe, essential and must remain open for in-person learning,” a parent groups’ open letter read. Several California and Los Angeles-based…


62,000 LAUSD Students and Staff Test Positive for COVID-19 as In-Person Classes Resume

LOS ANGELES—Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will return to campus on Jan. 11 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases—with 62,000 LAUSD students and employees testing positive for the virus as of Jan. 10. All students and staff are required to upload proof of a negative COVID-19 test to the Daily Pass…


LAUSD Distributes COVID-19 Test Kits Before Students Return to Campus

LOS ANGELES—As Omicron cases surge, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which is requiring all staff and students to get tested for COVID-19 before school begins on Jan. 11, is distributing at-home testing kits to students over the weekend. The LAUSD announced on Jan. 4 that all students and staff must test negative for…


LA Unified Students and Staff Must Test Negative for COVID-19 Before Returning to School

Students and staff in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before returning to campus Jan. 11 regardless of vaccination or booster status, the district announced. “In preparation for schools reopening on January 11, and in light of the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron…