SAMOHI — A Los Angeles-based civil rights group filed a complaint with the Department of Justice Wednesday against a Santa Monica wrestling coach and two student athletes allegedly involved in a racial incident against a black student on the Santa Monica High School campus.
SAMOHI — The season is still more than a month away, but footballs are about to be flying. Santa Monica High School’s football team opens summer training camp on Monday and gets its first taste of competition the next day during a passing game against St.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — California state government seems intent on getting its own fiscal house in order while making a mess of everyone else’s. In a rushed budget session, which was confined to a 38-minute window so that it could be approved by the June 30 deadline, school district officials approved a $1
A racial bullying incident at Santa Monica High School in May became a major regional news story last week. The racially-tinged event was finally reported to the Santa Monica Police Department, which has opened an investigation.
SAMOHI — Consuelo Perez looked every inch the consummate professional that she is when she approached the podium to deliver her report on the English Learners’ Advisory Committee (ELAC) to the Board of Education.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Members of the Board of Education promised substantive changes in curriculum and training as well as a progress report within two months in response to a racial incident that officials acknowledge took place at Santa Monica High School in May.
Q-Line There is a movement afoot that aims to ban flavored milk at area public schools. Some say it’s bad for young kids. So, this week’s Q-line question asks: Do you think flavored milk should be banned, or do you think there are bigger fish to fry when it comes to childhood nutrition on campus? “M
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Citing concerns about a possible conflict of interest, Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman on Wednesday asked the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to investigate allegations that administrators at Santa Monica High School destroyed evidence related to a possible hat
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District officials welcome the coming police investigation into a racial incident that occurred at Santa Monica High School in May, said Board of Education President Jose Escarce.
Another controversy is brewing at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. This time it concerns student wrestlers and racism at Santa Monica High School.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — When Charlotte Biren and Jenna Perelman approached the dais to accept a commendation from the Board of Education on behalf of the Santa Monica High School Solar Alliance for its work inspiring district kids to spare the air by biking, walking or busing to school, they were thrilled a
While her son should have told her that he was the victim of a hate crime (but it’s not surprising he didn’t given that kids might not realize the significance of an event or are worried about being singled out), Victoria Gray shouldn’t have had to find out about the incident involving her son, a wr
