

Of 46 parents, students, teachers and community members who shared their thoughts about the school reopening with The Times on Wednesday, all but eight said they supported students returning to class, but some asked for more security. On Tuesday, two officers from the Los Angeles city and school police departments had searched the entire campus and found nothing out of the ordinary. “We’re trying to go back to routines.… Kids seem pretty happy and pretty normal today,” he said.Ĭorral said he met with teachers Wednesday morning to share the district’s guidance about supporting students. Hale Charter Academy Principal Chris Perdigao tells parents that the Woodland Hills campus is closed. He added that the Los Angeles Police Department and Sheriff’s Department have also committed to extra patrols around schools. School Police Chief Steven Zipperman said in a text message.

Los Angeles Unified school police beefed up their patrols, with an additional 25 detectives and others on special assignment redeployed to join about 200 sworn officers at schools all were ordered to wear their uniforms for high visibility, L.A. Such sendoffs, smiles and hugs were replayed throughout the district, which reported no disruptions in getting the system up and running again. “It was not an overreaction it was a precaution,” she said. Tuesday from the district and the school. Unified officials for quick action and good communication in informing parents - she said she received automated calls shortly after 7:30 a.m. “All we can do is pray and cross our fingers and hope that nothing bad happens to the school.” “We’re not going to stop bringing our children to school, because that would jeopardize their education,” said Joana Munoz, whose 5-year-old daughter, Yaretzi, attends Aldama.

Authorities concluded that the threat was a hoax and reopened all campuses, a decision most parents and students seemed to support even as they expressed some concern about safety. Students carried class projects of handcrafted tepees, and a teacher’s aide stood outside welcoming students with a cheerful smile.Ī day after a bomb threat caused an unprecedented shutdown of the nation’s second-largest school district, Aldama Elementary was back to normal - along with more than 900 other Los Angeles Unified campuses that serve 640,000 students. Outside the gates of a Highland Park elementary school Wednesday morning, parents kissed their children goodbye and lingered to watch as they scampered inside.
