Guest Commentary: Stop Being Patient When It Comes to Re-Opening Schools
By Tristan Leong Editor’s note: Tristan Leong is a Davis resident, a parent with kids at DJUSD,…
Sunday Commentary: Why Are Parents in Such a Hurry to Re-Open, Especially Now?
By David M. Greenwald Slow and steady wins the race. That’s how the saying goes, but it…
Sunday Commentary: A Cautious Approach to Re-Opening Makes Most Sense
By David M. Greenwald It is one of the most contentious issues, not only in our community…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Shouldn’t We Be Risk Averse with Respect to COVID and School Re-Openings?
By David M. Greenwald Let’s be honest, for parents, distance learning is a huge failure. I’m not…
Monday Morning Thoughts: We Should Wait to Re-Open Our Schools
By David M. Greenwald As a parent I get it—distance learning really isn’t great for nine- and…
Student Opinion: UC Davis Opens for Fall Quarter
By Michelle Moreno Lira This school year will be different for UC Davis students as they settle…
Monday Morning Thoughts: No In-Person School for This Family
Last Monday, nine of our interns in the SF Court Watch program and I went down to…
BREAKING NEWS: Davis Schools to Close through APRIL 12 (UPDATED at 1:25)
DAVIS UPDATE: DJUSD announced that, in consultation with both the Yolo County Health Department and legal counsel,…
DJUSD Files Suit Against Juul for Creating the E-Cigarette Epidemic that Disrupts District-wide Education
(From Press Relaese – DJUSD) – Davis Joint Unified School District filed a lawsuit against JUUL Labs,…
Manslaughter Charges Filed against Employees of Guiding Hands in the 2018 Death of Max Benson
Nearly a year after the death of Max Benson on November 28, 2018, the El Dorado County…
Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS/SACRAMENTO – Skipping class used to be something that got you…
Davis Students Prepare to Join the World Friday for Climate Strike
All across the world, youths will be walking out of class in support of a Global Climate…
Commentary: Research Shows We Must Figure Out Ways to Get Our Kids More Sleep
The research on late start is pretty overwhelming. Studies show that teens need 8.5 to 9.5 hours…
Join Us on Thursday for a Discussion of Autism and Davis Schools
On February 14, the Vanguard ran a story on Aaron Wright, his daughter, and his experience in…
Sunday Commentary: Discussion Shows Need for District to Talk about Career Paths
The discussion on Thursday by the school board of the DJUSD Career Technical Education program (CTE) made…
District Looks at Revamping Its Career Technical Education Program
The Davis School Board on Thursday evening heard a presentation on how to revamp its flagging Career…
What Happens When Your Child Has Autism in Davis? Davis Schools Not As Accommodating As We Would Think
Author Talks About His Experience Getting Services for His Autistic Daughter at DJUSD Aaron Wright just came…
Family Friend Reveals More Details about the Death of Max Benson
In fact according to the documents filed by the California Department of Education, Max was physically restrained for one hour and forty-five minutes. Prone face down restraints are known to be dangerous because they can impede a person’s ability to breathe.
Guest Commentary: Need to Examine Student Restraint Guidelines
By Gloria Partida On November 28th 13 year old Max Benson, who had a diagnosis of autism,…
Community Members Gather to Remember 13 Year Old Davis Boy Who Died After Being Restrained By School
Parents, friends of the family and community members are demanding answers after a Davis teen, 13 year…
