Rio Dell Schools Reopening Tuesday

By Iridian Casarez on January 6, 2023 at 2:26PM

Rio Dell School District schools, which include Eagle Prairie Elementary and Monument Middle School, are set to reopen Tuesday, Jan. 10, after the schools were forced to close due to damage sustained during the Dec. 20 earthquake and Jan. 1 aftershock. On Monday, Jan. 9, RDSD will be holding an in-service day for its staff to prepare for the reopening of schools and the return of students. During the briefing, staff will be given information about resources available to Rio Dell students and families that were affected by the earthquakes, including mental health resources.

Colleges Experiment with Restorative Justice in Sexual Assault Cases

By Oden Taylor/CalMatters on December 28, 2022 at 10:18AM

Both of those changes helped spur interest in restorative justice, he said – including at his own campus, which is currently in its first year of offering restorative justice for Title IX cases. “It seems pretty clear that there’s student demand and that Title IX administrators are really dissatisfied with the current options and would like to see the options expand,” he said.

Cal Poly President Apologizes for Title IX Comments

By Thadeus Greenson on November 7, 2022 at 4:10PM

process is designed to be behind the door so that we can resolve it for the individuals that are involved, not to celebrate it or promote it or use it for personal gain later on. I hate being in the news because we have so many positive things happening on our campus.

Eureka High Volunteer Coach Arrested for Alleged Child Sex Abuse

By Kimberly Wear on November 3, 2022 at 11:12AM

The district also states that it is in communication with the Fortuna Police Department and asks anyone with information to contact the department at 

Universities Can’t Yank Financial Aid from Students Who Get Private Scholarships, New Law Says

By Alyssa Story/CalMatters on November 2, 2022 at 10:11AM

It’s difficult to quantify how many students scholarship displacement affects, or how much money they lose. But a 2013 study by the National Scholarship Providers Association found that 20% of colleges nationwide reduce institutional grants when a student earns a private scholarship, even if a student still has demonstrated need.

CDC’s Move Paves Way for California to Require School COVID Vaccines — But Lawmakers Have Given Up for Now

By Elizabeth Aguilera, CALmatters on October 28, 2022 at 12:01PM

The state Department of Public Health refused to say whether it plans to add the vaccine to the required list. Instead the agency referred to its previous statement from April in an email: “…upon full approval by the FDA, CDPH will consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians prior to considering a school vaccine requirement.”

UPDATE: Police Arrest Teen Suspect in Fortuna High Shooting Threat

By Kimberly Wear on October 21, 2022 at 11:07AM

Sample Ballot Contains Error on FUSD Bond

By Kimberly Wear on October 6, 2022 at 2:06PM

Teen Arrested After Threat Locks Down Fortuna High

By Kimberly Wear on September 30, 2022 at 10:56AM

A 13 year old was taken into custody on suspicion of making criminal threats for allegedly sending a skull emoji with the message, “Gonna light up the school at 12:10,” to a group of Fortuna High School students, leading to a full campus lockdown Thursday afternoon. According to the Fortuna Police Department, the image was sent out around 12:10 p.m. to some students in an E building class and it was quickly shared around the school via Snapchat.

Campus Advocates Provide Key Support to Sexual Assault Survivors — but 'Superheroes' are in Short Supply

By Mallika Seshadri and Zaeem Shaikh/CalMatters on September 29, 2022 at 1:43PM

are supposed to make it easier on survivors,” said Nicole Bedera, a sociologist who studies college sexual assault and testified in favor of the bill.  “And I found in my research, time and time again, that they really struggle to do that if they don’t have full autonomy.” Bedera said some campus advocates, for example, are encouraged to dissuade students from pursuing Title IX investigations to help the campus lower the number of complaints and improve their public image.