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Redding high school's dress code enforcement 'body shames' curvy girls, student says
A Shasta High School student says she wants her school district's student dress code changed so enforcement won't target girls more than boys, treats all body types equally and allows students to wear some garments that now are prohibited. Aria del Rosario-Sabet, 17, sent out a survey to her peers at district high schools to learn their opinions of the current dress code, then reported her findings to Shasta Union School District administrators. ...
'Just stop': Shasta supervisor, others get schooled on Gateway vote certification
Certifying the results of last month’s special election for a vacant seat on the Gateway Unified School District board wasn’t on Tuesday’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors agenda. But several people who spoke during the meeting who implored supervisors to delay certifying the results had Gateway on their mind. District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones,...
Shasta County Superintendent to retire
After four decades in public education, Shasta County School's Superintendent, Judy Flores, announces retirement plans. The remainder of the year will be served before officially retiring on January 30th. The board is set to post the position this week, interview candidates, and appoint a new superintendent in early February.
Shasta, Siskiyou educators strive to get chronically absent students back in school
North State educators are working to bring chronically absent students back into their classrooms, three and a half years after the COVID pandemic shut down schools and sent students home. But officials say they are struggling with a complicated, nationwide, post-pandemic cultural shift — a habit of non-attendance that has lingered since schools closed their doors in 2020. ...
'This is our super bowl': Fair Bowl's love affair in Burney, Big Valley and Fall River
Big Valley High School junior 6-foot-1 running and linebacker Josue Barba spent this past summer working at Mitchell Ranch Enterprises. Barba fertilized, watered and dragged a tractor across the vast hay farm in Bieber, a small town in Northern California. For boys like Barba who grow up in the intermountain...
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