The Supreme Court has prohibited school districts from charging home-to-school bus fares. During the 1987-88 school year, approximately 800 students paid $59 a quarter for bus service in Arcadia.
The School Board suspended all school bus fees for students in the district and discontinued the home-to-school transportation service for the majority of students to make up for the lost revenue.
Ernest "Cal" Ford recently retired after 27 years of driving a school bus for Arcadia School District. Ford is a second generation school bus driver. His father drove a school bus for Arcadia in the 1930's.
The proprietor of a company that distributes sexually explicit newspapers has filed a request with the California Supreme Court to have Arcadia delay enforcing the portion of its newsrack ordinance which governs the appearance of such racks until the matter can be settled in the Court of Appeals.
A new ballot issue that calls for an independent state reapportionment commission may be introduced depending on the California Supreme Court's decision on the current redistricting plan.
Closure of the Arcadia Mental Health Center and four other Los Angeles County centers was delayed by the State Supreme Court until it can hear the case.
Work is proceeding in the Arcadia School District to clear up problems caused by the district's failure years ago to obtain approval on construction by the office of the State Architect.
Helen Weakley will be honored by the Board of Education for outstanding service. She has been a bus driver for the district since 1965. She also trains bus drivers. Biographical notes included.
After 19 years as an employee with Arcadia Unified School District, Virgil J. Goode has retired. Goode worked over the years as custodian, groundsman and bus driver.
The state Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic reapportionment plan will be used for this year's June primary and November elections. The Republican referendum challenging the plan will appear on the June primary ballot.
Funeral services pending for Marion McGrew Woodard, an Arcadia resident for nearly half a century and a retired teacher and guidance counselor at First Avenue School in Arcadia.
Carolyn Searfoss, a bus driver for the Arcadia Unified School District, has been active for 12 years in the Arcadia Music Club, the parent support group for the band and orchestra. Among other things, she attempts to measure and fit some 200 uniforms for members of the band.
Arcadia requested a rehearing of a Court of Appeals decision favoring El Monte in one of the 3 lawsuits involving a Public Storage facility in South Arcadia.
The Arcadia Teachers Association's charge of unfair labor practices against the Arcadia School District will be filed with the Public Employee Relations Board.
About 1500 people went to a hearing before the county Commission on School District Organization to discuss the possible transfer of Sierra Madre schools from the Pasadena Unified School District to the Arcadia Unified School District. The hearing is the first step in a long process that involves approval by the state Board of Education and local voters before an area can transfer to another school district.
Boycott repercussion: District files unfair labor practices charge against teachers. Charges are based on recent refusal of some teachers to attend district's open house during public school week.
Arcadia teachers will file an unfair labor charge against the Arcadia Unified School District for "not participating in a timely manner" in a process of negotiations called fact-finding.