A request from a group of parents that the play "Secrets", dealing with AIDS and birth control, be cancelled at Foothills Junior High has been unanimously denied by the Arcadia Board of Education. Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and performed throughout the state, the play was requested by parents at the junior high level after it was shown last year at Arcadia High School.
A 47-page pamphlet on teen-age topics such as substance abuse, adolescent suicide and gangs was mailed last month to every Arcadia parent. "The Small Book of Big Issues for Arcadia Parents" was spearheaded by Foothills Middle School parent Carol Eifert.
The Arcadia Public Library is not responsible for children left alone at the library by their parents. The library is not a public babysitting service.
The Arcadia Board of Education promised parents and supporters of former teacher Sandra Ragusa a statement on why she was not allowed to withdraw her resignation.
Arcadia school board incumbents tout their accomplishments. Challangers claim morale is low and parents are alienated. The article includes profiles and photos of the six candidates.
Parents protest a school boundary change for Baldwin Stocker Elementary that was approved two years ago. Residents are surprised by this change and say it hurts their home values.
A group of parents plans to ask the school board to cancel the performance of the play "Secrets" at Foothill Junior High since it addresses the issues of AIDS and birth control without, as they see it, meeting state education guidelines because it does not stress abstinence from intercourse as an alternative.
Justo Cesar Morales, 25, of Arcadia, was shot to death and found in his parents' home in the 2200 block of Canyon Road. The slaying has stunned residents in this upscale neighborhood.
In a city that is 50 percent Asian, the first Chinese-American and Cambodian-American firefighters--both bilingual--have joined the Arcadia Fire Department. (Photo of Colorguard, Sun, Pheng and their parents).
Holly Avenue Elementary is the first school in Arcadia to test a year-round program for students. The year-round school began in 1995. Parents are questioning if other schools should follow.
The Arcadia Board of Education will vote on a policy change regarding the release of students' personal information to military recruiters, colleges or prospective employers. In the past, Arcadia has had an "opt-in" policy, in which parents must specifically request information be made available, particularly to military recruiters. This policy is no longer allowed under federal guidelines, so the district will adopt an "opt-out" policy, putting the burden on parents to decide when information will be withheld.
Backed by an appeals court decision allowing school districts to charge parents for student busing, the Arcadia school board decided Monday to reinstitute a fee-based transportation program for the coming year.
Despite listening to emotional protests from parents whose children may have to change schools, the Arcadia Unified School District is moving forward with plans to change attendance boundaries this fall.