LAUSD Superintendent Discusses Back-to-School 2025 Preparations and Student Safety

Preparing for the 2025-26 School Year

• 🗓️ LAUSD students are set to return to school on Thursday, with preparations addressing concerns like safety and school supplies.
• 🤝 Superintendent Alberto Carvalho assures parents that the district is prepared and ready for the upcoming academic year.

Addressing Student Safety and Immigration Concerns

• ⚠️ A recent incident involving a 15-year-old student with disabilities being detained by immigration officials outside school is described as a "despicable abuse of power."
• 🕊️ The district is appealing to the federal government to establish safe zones around schools, extending two blocks out, one hour before and after school hours.
• 📚 Family preparedness packets have been distributed, staff trained, and legal aid provided to impacted families to ensure a safe school environment.
• 🚌 Transportation routes have been rerouted for convenience, and partnerships with community-based organizations are in place to ensure safe passage, particularly in targeted areas.
• 💻 A virtual education program remains available as an alternative for immigrant families, offering a better option than no schooling due to immigration affairs.

Post-Pandemic Academic Achievements

• 📈 LAUSD has shown significant academic gains for the second consecutive year across all grade levels and disciplines.
• 📚 Reading and math scores have improved in double digits compared to the previous year, surpassing pandemic learning loss and reaching historically high achievement levels.
• 🏆 The district's success is being highlighted by the Department of Education as unusual and noteworthy, especially given the challenges of poverty, homelessness, and wildfires faced by students.
• ✨ The superintendent credits teachers, principals, support staff, and parents for the students' overachievement despite disruptions and trauma.
• 🚀 The first day of school is described as a "reawakening" for LAUSD, with over 1,000 central office employees deployed to assist schools and monitor safe passage routes.