Almost all of LAUSD will reopen on Monday. Several regions of the Eaton-fire area remain closed
Almost all Los Angeles Unified campuses and all offices will reopen Monday after a wind-driven fire led to the closure of the entire district, officials announced Sunday afternoon.
“I made a circuit in different areas of the district, checking the schools outside,” said LA schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho during his early morning visit to Eagle Rock Elementary. He said he received reports that “we are focusing on all the internal and external examinations of schools…The reports I receive, the level of screening and the level of cleanliness is better than we expected.”
Most of the 80 school districts in Los Angeles County will be open. But Pasadena Unified and La Cañada Unified will remain closed. Schools in Malibu will remain closed.
Pasadena Unified was hit hard by the Eaton Canyon fire, which broke out last Tuesday night, severely damaging or destroying five campuses.
At LAUSD schools on Monday outdoor and athletic activities will be limited and masks will be available to students and staff. The county said it will continue to monitor the weather overnight and will post an update at 10 p.m. Sunday.
Three LA Unified campuses in the Palisades were heavily damaged by fire and are unusable.
Marquez Charter Elementary, a campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean, was destroyed by the Pacific Palisades fire.
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Palisades Elementary and Marquez Elementary were destroyed and those students will not resume classes until at least Wednesday at nearby campuses, Carvalho said.
Students who attended Palisades Elementary will transfer to Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet in Brentwood, an area near Pacific Palisades.
Students who were at Marquez Elementary will attend Nora Sterry Elementary in the Sawtelle area, which is south of Brentwood.
The plan is to keep the two relocated school communities intact, with the same teachers teaching the same students.
All four schools opened for the spring semester in Jan. 6.
Other LA schools closed are in the Pacific Palisades or Santa Monica Mountains: Kenter Canyon Charter Elementary, Canyon Charter Elementary School, Paul Revere Charter Middle School, Topanga Elementary Charter School and Lanai Road Elementary School are closed.
Another LA Unified property with the most damage was Palisades High School, where about 40 percent of the building was damaged or destroyed, Principal Pamela Magee wrote in a post to the school community.
Pali High, a private charter school, will not open for the spring semester on Jan. 13, as previously planned.
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