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Theraphy Dogs at Oxnard Union High School District
OXNARD, Calif. It’s been more than a year since therapy dogs have been able to serve the Oxnard Union High School District due to the pandemic. On Thursday, the dogs were back in business.
Seven and Paige Turner are doing what they do best, making people smile. The two Australian Shepherds are the official therapy dogs for the Oxnard Union High School District. But since the pandemic, the dogs weren’t able to do their jobs.
“Last year when COVID hit, Therapy Dog International which I am associated with canceled all visits,” said Susan Hartzler, the therapy dog s owner. “And this is our first visit in a year. He loves this. As you can see he is looking for the kids.”
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Oak Park and Rancho Campana high schools were added to the 2021 California Distinguished Schools list announced Wednesday.
The list, originally put out by the state Department of Education in March with 102 schools, was updated with an additional 121 schools, including the two Ventura County schools.
The schools are named based on performance and progress on state indicators specified on the California School Dashboard, a statement from state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond says. The Distinguished Schools program is meant to recognize schools primarily for closing the achievement gap and/or achieving exceptional student performance.
Oak Park High, in the Oak Park Unified School District, and Rancho Campana High in Camarillo, part of Oxnard Union High School District, are the only schools from the county on the list this year.
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Teachers union files unfair labor practice claim against Oxnard Union High School District
OXNARD, Calif. - A teachers union has filed an unfair labor practice claim against Oxnard Union High School District after the Superintendent mandated staff to return back to in-person learning by next week.
Teachers in the Oxnard Union High School District are expected to return for in-person instruction by next week. Superintendent Tom McCoy mandated employees return by April 26, but the announcement didn’t sit well with the Oxnard Federation of Teachers and School Employees.
“I would say the working relationship between teachers and school employees in the district was good until March 30 when the superintendent decided to break the contract with the teachers,” said Tim Allison, who is the executive director of the union.