Supporters of San Pasqual Academy rally to fight closure
A person walks toward the front entrance of San Pasqual Academy in Escondido in this 2013 photo.
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The news last week that San Pasqual Academy would need to close this fall took staff and students by surprise, and by late last week they joined former students and others in a campaign to save the boarding school for foster children.
Citing declining enrollment and recent changes in state and federal law, California regulators notified San Diego County child-welfare officials early this month that they must close the academy by Oct. 1. The Escondido campus
YES virtual meeting coming up
The Youth Enrichment Services (YES) group holds a virtual meeting at 8:30 a.m. March 18 via Google Meets: bit.ly/30y1nfc. Speaker is Charity Brant, housing navigator at YMCA Youth & Family Services. She’ll discuss her work helping connect teens and young adults experiencing homelessness and housing instability with resources. Register to reshelman@carlsbadusd.net.
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‘Working From Home’ webinar March 18
The San Dieguito High School Academy hosts a virtual forum, “Happy & Healthy, Working From Home,” at 6:30 p.m. March 18, sponsored by the academy and the San Dieguito Alliance for Drug-Free Youth. Proper body mechanics, healthy snacks and lunches, and the importance of creative outlets will be addressed by a physical therapist, SDA students and others who will help set the stage for success. Parents and students are welcome; the event is free to the public. RSVP to sda4teens@gmail.com.
Cold winter storm dumps rain, snow on San Diego County
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A cold storm system has arrived in San Diego County and will drop steady rain Wednesday, along with snow in the mountains.
Thunderstorms are also possible through Friday everywhere except desert areas, National Weather Service forecasters said.
The storm sweeping in from the northwest is expected to drop up to 1.5 inches of rain in coastal areas, up to 2 inches in the western valleys, 2.5 inches in the mountains and up to two-tenths of an inch in the deserts, according to the NWS.
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The San Diego County Office of Education has set up a separate vaccine appointment system for school employees in hopes of streamlining the process, but supply.