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KHSD to present on student discipline, transfers, climate survey and more at community forum this month
The Kern High School District invites the community to its fifth community forum, regarding student behavior and school climate in the District.
CSUB to offer free immigration legal services to students
Cal State Bakersfield, along with 20 other CSU campuses, is providing free immigration legal services to students and university employees, the California State University announced Thursday.
Lamont exploring ways to unify schools, cut out KHSD
A group of Lamont business owners are spearheading an effort to unify two school districts in their community – the first step, they say, in building a high school in their hometown.
Court ruling reverses Kern Superior Court decision; students can sue state for ‘failing’ to hold school districts accountable for discriminatory practices
A California Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that students and community organizations can sue the State of California, through the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for failing to monitor and hold school districts accountable for discriminatory suspension, expulsion or transfer, according to a press release by the Equal Justice Society.
Commentary: Schools must value and mentor our students — not punish and discard them
By Ucedrah Osby
My home in Bakersfield is no more than a 30-minute drive from any of the six prisons in Kern County.
Kern to celebrate National Recovery Month in September
Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services is partnering with organizations to host the fourth annual Celebrating Recovery event in September — National Recovery Month.
Neighbors united at annual leadership conference
Hundreds of people from across the Central Valley gathered at the Kern County Fair Grounds Sunday for the annual Vecinos Unidos Leadership Conference, hosted by the Dolores Huerta Foundation.
Delano councilman to discuss sanctuary city status at Town Hall Saturday
A Delano councilman is hosting a town hall this weekend to discuss one of the latest resolutions passed in the city.
Commentary: Bakersfield needs landmark to honor Jaswant Singh Khalra and the Sikh community
By Manpreet Kaur
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the Indian Government waged a “dirty war” in Punjab.
La Cebolla: Rich in flavor, painful in the body
BY ERICK JARED
I’ve grown up watching my mother cook almost all her meals with one staple ingredient — la cebolla, or an onion.