A ransomware attack — where cybercriminals hold online systems hostage until victims pay a ransom — can have devastating consequences for schools. Experts say the number of attacks against schools in California and across the country are rising as educators try to figure out whether cybersecurity should be a priority.
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In abrupt turnaround, California to let school districts decide how to enforce mask rules
The state rescinded a rule Monday that called for students who refused to wear masks to be barred from campus.
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California to require masks at schools, though CDC says they’re not needed if vaccinated
California will continue to require masks in school settings, state health officials announced Friday.
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Watsonville High grad chases dream of return to hometown as an immigration attorney
Consuelo Vidal-Perez experienced the callousness of immigration law firsthand when her grandparents were barred from visiting her dying mother. Now she’s heading to USC to chase her dream of returning to Watsonville as an immigration attorney to help families like hers.
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Long at just SCHS, Black Grad event grows to include all Santa Cruz County’s Black students
“These events allow our students to have moments where they really shine and to thank the people who’ve helped them come to that moment,” one educator said of the Black Grad event, set for Friday in front of Santa Cruz City Hall.
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Misconduct probe still ongoing, SLV school district taps new superintendent from within its own ranks
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District selected Chris Schiermeyer, the district’s deputy superintendent of business services, as its incoming superintendent.
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Trustee mounts first recall defense: Acosta labels campaign a ‘witch hunt,’ discloses cancer treatment
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Georgia Acosta issued her first public response to the campaign to recall her from office in a filing citing support from a Santa Cruz County supervisor and a Watsonville city council member.
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Nearly half the county’s school district chiefs are retiring — what we know about that unusual shakeup
New district chiefs are stepping in at the San Lorenzo Valley Unified, Live Oak, Mountain Elementary and Happy Valley Union Elementary school districts this summer — four of the 10 public school districts in Santa Cruz County. The County Office of Education is offering extra support to ease the transition.
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‘This group is extremely special’: Meet Santa Cruz County’s educators of the year in a not-so-normal year
Four Santa Cruz County educators — a teacher, classified employee, administrator and counselor — were selected out of a group of 74 nominees and honored as part of an annual tradition that carried added significance after a year of so much challenge and change.
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In wake of outcry and infighting, PVUSD board will consider bylaw changes
Next week trustees governing the Pajaro Valley Unified School District will consider a list of possible policy changes — including restricting public comment time and docking trustee pay for unexcused absences.