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Frey: Poll indicates counselors are more important for school safety than police officers





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Friday, February 1, 2013

School police armed with AR-15s

The president of the San Diego school board questioned why the district’s police department authorized the use of assault weapons by its officers after he learned about the weaponry in a newspaper article.

Rocketship Education founder John Danner leaves charter school to start online-learning company

Rocketship Education founder John Danner is stepping aside to return to his roots as a software entrepreneur and develop programs for online learning.

San Leandro, West Contra Costa schools and others sued over parcel taxes

A Walnut Creek attorney who won a court ruling invalidating an Alameda school parcel tax has sued eight other school districts, alleging their similar parcel taxes also are illegal because they tax property owners at different rates.

Frey: Poll indicates counselors are more important for school safety than police officers

To improve school safety, Californians overwhelmingly believe that having guidance counselors in every school would be more effective than deploying armed police officers.
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Security boosted at Lincoln Unified campuses

Lincoln Unified's board voted unanimously Tuesday night to bolster campus safety, adding six new positions that will enable the district to provide full-time security coverage at all of its elementary schools.

Lodi Unified School District gains some school days

The Lodi Education Association has reached an understanding with Lodi Unified School District to restore five instructional days, with pay, to the 2013-14 calendar.

Natomas board OKs settlement over school site

A bad land deal that has plagued three Natomas Unified school boards and five superintendents has finally been resolved. But the district still took a big hit.cpy