Schools – Michele Willer-Allred – Journalist/Copywriter

Schools chief: COVID-19 could mean an online-only 2020-21

By Michele Willer-Allred | July 8, 2020

Michele Willer-Allred, Staff Reporter https://www.malibusurfsidenews.com/p/news-breaking-school/schools-chief-covid-19-could-mean-online-only-2020-21 9:49 am PDT July 8, 2020 Even as the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District eyes a return to campus in the fall, Superintendent Ben Drati is warning that COVID-19 could upend such plans. Before a town hall meeting for the Malibu community held Tuesday via Zoom, Drati and other superintendents…

Malibu has three choices for school in the fall

By Michele Willer-Allred | June 29, 2020

Michele Willer-Allred, Staff Reporter 9:23 am PDT June 29, 2020 July 16 will be a pivotal point in the reopening of schools in Malibu. That day, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education will decide on how students forced to finish out the 2019-20 school year remotely will get their education next school…

School board passes Juneteenth resolution

By Michele Willer-Allred | June 19, 2020

Michele Willer-Allred, Staff Reporter 10:18 am PDT June 19, 2020 The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education showed its support for Juneteenth, a date to honor and reflect on the significant role that Blacks have played in the history of the United States. During its virtual meeting on Thursday, the board voted 6-0,…