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It's rare for the Long Beach Unified School District's school safety officers to fire their guns, but when one of them did Monday afternoon, it had potentially deadly consequences—leaving an 18-year-old woman in critical condition at a local hospital.

UpdatedTue, Jul 13, 2021 at 2:30 pm PT Replies(47) New state rules eliminate physical distancing while making sure no one will miss class time even if they are exposed to someone with the coronavirus. But the state would continue to require all students and staff to wear masks indoors. (Jae C. Hong/AP Photo) LOS ANGELES, CA — Golden State health officials announced Monday that K-12 students who refuse to wear a mask indoors this fall will be banned from campus, but quickly backpedaled, leavin...

- ADVERTISEMENT - Poly is a uniquely beloved school in Long Beach and beyond, famous nationwide for its rigorous academics and Grammy-winning music program as much as its football team that consistently pumps out NFL stars like Willie McGinest and JuJu Smith-Schuster. As Poly’s slogan next to its signature Jackrabbit mascot tells you, it’s the “Home of Scholars and Champions.” So when recent graduate Anais Lopez heard from her younger sister that the magnet program they both attended wa...

- ADVERTISEMENT - It’s not entirely clear yet what COVID-19 rules or capacity limits will be in place for the in-person the ceremonies, which are still weeks away. Tickets will be distributed through the graduates, as they normally are. “Graduations may look a little different, with reduced capacity and other safety measures, but we’re all excited at the prospect of celebrating in person with our graduates,” LBUSD spokesperson Chris Eftychiou said in an email earlier this week. In all, ...

One of the most-lamented changes that the COVID-19 pandemic brought last school year was the cancelation of graduation ceremonies, but, this week, the Long Beach Unified School District confirmed that it is in the planning stages of hosting in-person high school graduations this year at Veterans Stadium. - ADVERTISEMENT - “Details are beginning to come together, including for traditional graduations (at reduced capacity with ticket limits),” said LBUSD spokesperson Chris Eftychiou. The dist...

Credit: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/Polaris Venice High School graduate Kensei Ono, 18, waits for his turn to be photographed while his mother Susie holds a placard featuring her son while taking part in the Venice High School Class of 2020 Senior Graduation Parade in Venice in June 2020. Credit: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/Polaris Venice High School graduate Kensei Ono, 18, waits for his turn to be photographed while his mother Susie holds a placard featuring her son while taking part...

Print Katy Meza knows full well the pain distance learning is causing her son Matthew. The third-grader struggles with isolation, gets frustrated sitting in front of the computer for hours and is stalling academically. Still, Meza says she’s not prepared for him to return any time soon to in-person schooling at Bryson Elementary School in South Gate. Almost every family she knows has someone who has fallen ill with COVID-19. Her neighbor died of the disease, and his wife was hospitalized. And...

- ADVERTISEMENT - At Lowell Elementary, in a well-off neighborhood just a short walk from Marine Stadium, the majority of students are preparing for their return to campus. At the end of this month, about 74% of Lowell’s 534 pupils will once again learn face-to-face with their teachers and peers now that their parents opted to enroll them in the Long Beach Unified School District’s “hybrid” learning option, which splits the school day between on-campus classes and at-home learning. Lowe...

- ADVERTISEMENT - “As of this Saturday, all of our employees will have had the opportunity to be vaccinated,” said Baker. The LBUSD has about 12,000 employees and is the largest employer in the city. Long Beach has drawn praise from California Gov. Gavin Newsom for being a leader in getting teachers vaccinated. According to LBUSD spokesperson Chris Eftychiou, the district has so far offered more than 6,200 appointments for vaccines to its employees. “That’s in addition to the many emplo...

26.88% of all grades issued were D's and F's during fall 2020, which was the first semester LBUSD issued grades since campuses closed.