In the early stages of navigating the unimaginable pain and grief that followed the 2005 suicide of her 14-year-old daughter, Amber, Annette Craig was not looking to create a legacy. She just knew she had to do something to help other people avoid the same misery. More than 18 years later, “With Hope, The Amber…
Teen Suicide Victim’s Unintended Legacy Lives on ‘With Hope’
July 12, 2023
admin
CaliforniaNorthern CaliforniaOrange County CommunityPlacentiaPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaState Newssuicide preventionteen suicideUS
0 Comment
Orange County Anatomy Teacher Placed on Leave Following Clip Discussing Sex Toys, Sexual Pleasure
June 12, 2023
admin
CaliforniaPlacentiaPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUSYorba Linda
0 Comment
A Placentia-Yorba Linda School District teacher was placed on leave last month after a video was posted online of her explaining how to sexually stimulate the prostate gland to a high school class. El Dorado High School anatomy and environmental science teacher Judy Rehburg is seen in the video telling students how the male prostate…
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified to Consider Policy Requiring School Board Approval for Classroom Books
May 4, 2023
admin
CaliforniaPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUS
0 Comment
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Education Board will soon vote on a policy that requires board approval before the district can pilot a new book in classrooms after several controversial books made their way into lessons. Under the district’s current policy, teachers submit books to the district’s Literary Review Committee—made up of parents, teachers, and community…
Cal State Fullerton Prevents Student Teachers From Working in Placentia-Yorba Linda Schools Due to CRT Ban
October 21, 2022
admin
Cal State fullertonCritical Race Theory (CRT)Local NewsOrange CountyPlacentiaPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsUSYorba Linda
0 Comment
California State University Fullerton officials notified the Placentia-Yorba Linda School District this week that it has paused sending student teachers to work in the district due to the school board’s ban on critical race theory (CRT) in curriculum. Earlier this year, the school district approved a ban on the so-called CRT curriculum in classrooms to…
School Board Remedies DA’s Allegations of Violating Transparency Law
August 24, 2022
admin
Brown ActLocal NewsmaskPlacentiaPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsUS
0 Comment
The Placentia-Yorba Linda school board voted earlier this month to remedy two board members’ alleged violations of a government transparency law as identified by the Orange County District Attorney’s office. The board voted 3–0 on Aug. 9 to approve a resolution that admits to alleged potential violations of the Brown Act, a law that requires…
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Grappling With CRT Residue After Banning It
May 25, 2022
admin
Critical Race Theory (CRT)Local NewsOrange CountyPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsUS
0 Comment
An education board member of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District—which banned Critical Race Theory (CRT) in early April—said it is going to be a lengthy battle for the district to make its schools CRT-free. Board Member Shawn Youngblood told The Epoch Times the ban is a part of the initial steps to eliminate CRT,…
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Reassures Parents Its ‘Social-Emotional Learning’ Is Free of CRT
May 23, 2022
admin
Critical Race Theory (CRT)Local NewsOrange CountyPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSocial Emotional LearningSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsUS
0 Comment
Some parents in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District have been concerned about the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum in schools, which prompted the district’s Board of Education to reassure them that the district is using SEL in its “purest form,” free from the influence of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Social-Emotional Learning has become more controversial…
Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board Bans Critical Race Theory
April 6, 2022
admin
critical race theoryLocal NewsPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaUS
0 Comment
YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Critical Race Theory (CRT) is now banned in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified District following a school board vote on April 6. The 3–2 vote Tuesday evening came following months of discussion over the theory, which divides society into oppressors and oppressed based on race. Trustee Leandra Blades, who has been advocating for the ban,…
California School Board to Vote to Ban Critical Race Theory
March 25, 2022
admin
critical race theoryLocal NewsPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaUS
0 Comment
FULLERTON, Calif.—The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school board held a special meeting on March 23 to discuss a resolution to halt the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Trustee Leandra Blades, who has been advocating for the ban, calls CRT—a theory that divides society into oppressors and oppressed based on race—a “divisive theory” that pins races…
Orange County School Board President Ends Meeting After Attendees Refuse to Mask Up
January 13, 2022
admin
City of Yorba LindaLocal NewsOrange CountyPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictRegional NewsRegional-Local Newsschool boardSouthern CaliforniaUncategorizedUSYorba Linda
0 Comment
YORBA LINDA, Calif.—A school board president abruptly ended a Jan. 11 meeting after parents refused to mask up amid a mesh mask prohibition debate that threatened the expulsion of a sixth-grade student. Carrie Buck, president of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School Board, urged attendees at the start of the meeting to put on a mask…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`