SLO County school districts misusing developer fees, grand jury finds
A San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury investigation found local school districts have misused and improperly accounted for funds raised from developer fees. Read More …
Tag: Public Schools
SLO High ranked top Central Coast high school
U.S. News & World Report has released its latest state and national rankings of public high schools, in which San Luis Obispo High performs favorably, outpacing other schools in SLO County and northern Santa Barbara County. Read More …
SLO mayor tells students to strike for climate change
In her latest call for social activism, San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon posted on Instagram and Facebook an appeal to local students to skip class on Friday and participate in a global strike in which youth will demand action combating climate change. Read More …
SWAT team deployed to Santa Barbara school after radiator hose mistaken for gun
A SWAT team, as well as officers from multiple law enforcement agencies, came out to a Santa Barbara school on Tuesday after a student reported seeing a man in a campus parking lot who appeared to have a gun. Read More …
Man hops fence at Grover Beach elementary school, prompting lockdown
Officials placed Fairgrove Elementary School in Grover Beach on lockdown Wednesday after a 19-year-old man hopped a fence and started walking around a field on the campus. Read More …
Juvenile arrested for making threat against Santa Maria school
Santa Maria police officers arrested a juvenile Sunday for making a criminal threat against Pioneer Valley High School.
Earlier in the day, officers learned of a threat posted on social media that was directed at the Santa Maria school. Read More …
California Legislature passes bill ordering schools to start later
Middle and high school students could have more time to sleep in on school days if the governor signs SB 328 into law. Both house of the California Legislature voted in favor of a bill Friday that would mandate middle and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Read More …
Lompoc school hit with social media threat, school bus hit with BB pellets
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office beefed up security at Cabrillo High School in Lompoc on Friday after an alleged social media threat and rumors stirred fear among students, and in Read More …