The bills create new accountability systems, require stronger responses to antisemitism, harassment, and discrimination, and support every student in learning in a school free from fear or prejudice.
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Newsom Signs Laws To Limit ICE Actions at Schools, Hospitals
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed the nation’s strongest protections into law to limit tactics being used by what he called “Trump’s federal secret police.”
New Plan Aims To Stop Sex Abuse in CA Schools
A new bill under consideration in the California Legislature would give local officials more tools to identify and combat sexual abuse and educate students to better identify the most common signs of grooming behavior.
Alum Rock School Board Moves to Demolish Burned MACSA Youth Center
Alum Rock Union School District trustees took the unanimous action at a rare Saturday emergency meeting announced less than 24 hours after a fire destroyed the former youth center.
Santa Clara Schools Supe Warns of Dire Consequences for Head Start
Health and Human Services edict will deny children access to Head Start, career technical and adult education, says Schools Superintendent David Toston Sr.
Trump Administration Withholds Money Congress Voted for Public Schools
California districts have not received $811 million in federal grants for after school programs, academic enrichment, English-learner services, teacher professional development and migrant education.
Democrats Push to Block ICE from CA Schools, Hospitals and Shelters
Highly publicized immigration raids in California have rattled communities and prompted lawmakers to push for more laws protecting immigrants.
DA Cold Case Unit, San Jose Police Solve 1978 Murder of High School Teacher
Harry “Nicky” Nickerson, 16-years-old at the time, stabbed Diane Peterson in 1978 at Branham High School. Just this year, investigators learned that he had confessed the killing to a family member. Nickerson took his own life in 1993.
Voters Reject Parcel Tax Renewal for San Jose Unified School District by Wide Margin
San José Unified School District voters had approved a $72 parcel tax, which provides approximately $5 million a year, in 2016. The tax expires June 30.
Santa Clara County School Board Hires New Superintendent
David Toston fills a vacancy created when Mary Ann Dewan was fired in October 2024.
Judge Rules Trump Can’t Cut Off School Funds in Anti-DEI Campaign
California receives $2.4 billion in federal Title I money for low-income schools, about $1.3 billion for special education and $250 million for after-school programs, among other grants.
Former County School Supt. Drops Her Lawsuit Against County Board
The county Office of Education said Dewan’s dismissal marks a positive resolution to the matter and reaffirms confidence in the board’s actions.
Fewer California High School Seniors Applying for Financial Aid, Citing Deportation Fears
Financial aid applications are down 25% compared to past years. Although application information has not been shared with immigration or other agencies in the past, many fear that will change.
Palo Alto Girls’ School Sued for Covering Up Sexual Abuse by Math Tutor
The former tutor, Mark Hodes, was arrested in 2020 on multiple counts of sexual molestation and is awaiting trial in Santa Clara County.
CA Lawmakers Seek to Keep ICE Away from Schools
California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials.
New CA Law Bars Schools from Forcing Teachers to ‘Out’ LGBTQ Students to Parents
New California law prevents schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as LGBTQ. It’s in response to some districts requiring staff to notify parents when students identify as a gender other than what’s in their official files.
