Costa Mesa School Targeted by Vandals
Smashed windows and damaged computers were among the toll vandals took on a Costa Mesa, Calif. elementary school.
Staff arrived at Whittier Elementary School May 24 to find windows that appeared to have been smashed with fire extinguishers, and graffiti spray painted on walls. Carpets were damaged, and furniture was toppled over, The Epoch Time has learned.
“This incident was reported to the Costa Mesa Police Department who is conducting an investigation,” Newport-Mesa Unified School District spokesperson Annette Franco told The Epoch Times.
“Our district quickly began assessing the damage and conducting repairs immediately upon learning of the incident yesterday morning. Some classrooms were relocated to alternate classrooms and indoor spaces, as repairs were being made.”
As the Laguna Beach Unified School District mulls over new learning schedules for the upcoming school years, dozens of concerned parents demonstrated against the 4x4 learning model.
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Newport Mesa Unified School District Supt. Russell Lee-Sung who took over leadership of the district in the middle of a pandemic amid much controversy announced Wednesday he would retire this summer, after 36 years in public education.
In a letter to the school community, Lee-Sung, 57, explained his more than six years with the district would come to a close effective Aug. 3.
“I have been extremely honored and grateful to serve the Newport-Mesa Unified School District and our school community,” he wrote, recalling a period of leadership marked by a nationwide pandemic that forced the closure of schools and moved thousands of NMUSD students to online learning.