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News Release - Los Angeles Unified Update on Reopening Plans (01-14-25)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 14, 2025
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Los Angeles Unified Update on Reopening Plans
Los Angeles, CA (Jan. 14, 2025) – Los Angeles Unified will continue its return to normalcy and will welcome students, families, and employees from Palisades Charter Elementary and Marquez Charter Elementary, who have been displaced by the devastating Palisades Fire, to their relocated schools – Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary and Nora Sterry Elementary, respectively – on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Schools will have a regular day, as teachers have worked around the clock to prepare classrooms.
For schools that have been reopened, if conditions remain the same or improve, the District will resume additional activities:
- Outdoor activity, including PE, athletics, recess, nutrition, and lunch, will resume. Principals can still implement modified schedules based on local conditions and needs.
- Third-party activity on campuses will resume. Specific impacted schools may delay this resumption based on local conditions, needs, and capacity.
- Anticipating field trips to resume by Thursday. More information will be shared as it becomes available.
For the 7 remaining schools that have been closed, they will temporarily relocate to alternate sites:
- Topanga Elementary to Woodland Hills Academy
- Canyon Charter Elementary to Brockton Elementary School
- Kenter Canyon Elementary to Emerson Middle School
- Lanai Road Elementary to Portola Middle School
- Roscomare Road Elementary to Warner Elementary School
- Community Charter Magnet to Westwood Elementary School
- Paul Revere Middle to University High School Charter
A meal distribution site remains available for these communities at Webster Middle School from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
We understand that students, families, and employees are still impacted by the ongoing fires and wind and may not be able to attend school or work. However, the District is providing sites, alternatives, and support for families and employees.
Thanks to the tireless work of District employees who cleaned schools and campuses, teachers who returned to classrooms, classified and certificated substitutes who helped provide coverage for displaced employees, the countless individuals who have been working around the clock, school police and first responders and local authorities who ensured the safety of our school communities, the District was able to restore regular school schedules and instruction. Our Maintenance and Operations as well as Office of Environmental Health and Safety teams ensure continued student safety on school sites through extensive safety checks and alerts, which notifies the District of any issues that may arise. We are grateful to the entire Los Angeles community who has stepped in during this unprecedented crisis.
The National Weather Service’s High Wind warning has been reduced to a wind advisory for Wednesday, Jan. 14 however Red Flag warnings remain in effect. We will continue to monitor conditions near current fire zones. Should conditions change, we will begin notifying families and employees by 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Please visit lausd.org for the latest information.
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