The school system reserves the right to remove or restrict any links. ), At Willie Nelson 90, country, rock and rap stars pay tribute, but Willie and Trigger steal the show, Plaschke: Lakers live up to their legacy with a close-out win for the ages, Most of Yosemite Valley is closed due to potentially perilous snowpack and flooding, The Great Big Highly Specific Guide to Disneyland, Mom influencer who said Latino couple tried to kidnap her kids convicted of false report, Cooler weather to bring rare May rain, snow into Southern California, Three women, one man die in Mojave mobile home shooting, What was behind the protest against an archaeologist at last weeks L.A. Times Book Festival, Column: If not cops or guns, what will it take to make us feel safe? With Voters Edge, you have all the election information you need at your fingertips. The Los Alamitos school board is not alone. Find out their top 3 priorities, their experience, and who supports them. The Board of Educations forum, which can be viewed on YouTube, was still going on as this story went to print. Board of Education, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), New group clashes with O.C. Putting aside for the moment, the lack of sound, medical or scientific basis of the governors requirement to mask school children who in general are neither at risk from COVID-19 nor likely to spread it and putting aside the lack of any thoughtful well-considered transparent balancing of substantial harms of forced masking of juveniles against the reported benefits, the governor and the state level administrative agencies do not have the power to continue the state of emergency indefinitely, the board said. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s anti-vaccine organization, Childrens Health Defense, joined this lawsuit. An Orange County Registrar of Voters spokeswoman told Spectrum News she could not provide an estimated recall election cost since no formal recall paperwork has been sent to the registrar's office. Orange County Commissioners discuss tax appeal bias, opioid crisis relief funding ; Orange County Schools Board of Education approves 2024 fiscal year budget News reporter for Orlando Weekly, covering general news, local government, labor, housing, and other social and economic justice issues. The OC Board of Education has sued Governor Newsom three times since the summer of 2020. However, some district parents said it's inappropriate for young kids to learn about gender identity at middle school. Established in 1987, the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools develops and focuses community resources to make a meaningful difference in the success of Orange County Public Schools students and teachers . Last year, the board went from an at-large election system where anyone in the district can run for a seat to five trustee voting areas. The OC Board of Education also filed a lawsuit against the County Committee on School District Organization when it did not rubber stamp the Board approved election map. Ken L. Williams, Jr., D.O. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG), Wenyuan Wu, left, speaks at a press conference about ethnic studies and critical race theory prior to a forum at the Orange County Board of Education in Costa Mesa on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. "We're making it so difficult to have those aspirational and inspirational leaders in our classrooms," Pam Gould with the Orange County School Board said. Some of the public wore yellow stars on their arms during the meetings, meant to symbolize the yellow stars of David that the Nazis forced Jewish people to wear during the Holocaust. An overflow room contained more parents and students standing and waiting for their chance to speak. And, on a local level, protecting children has also been a priority for members of the Orange County School Board.