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Delano athletes are hopeful for sports to resume in the winter
Delano High School students were constantly checking their phones for social media updates late last month as they awaited the California Interscholastic Federation to announce its decision regarding high school sports for the 2020-21 school year.
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‘I am their voice’: First-time voters to uplift their voices with their ballots
Biviana Camacho, an incoming Bakersfield College freshman, will turn 18 nearly one month before the 2020 Presidential Election.
Camacho has been looking forward to this day for years, as she pre-registered to vote two years ago.
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Kern High adopts final budget for 2020-21 school year
The Kern High School District Board of Trustees adopted Monday evening its final 2020-21 school year budget, which allocates funds to the district’s police department.
This vote comes after the Kern Education Justice Collaborative spent all of last week advocating for the district to defund the police department and reallocate the money to provide more mental health services.
After Week of Action to defund police in schools, KHSD to vote on final budget for 2020-21 school year
A week before the Kern High School District is set to vote on the final budget for the 2020-21 school year, the Kern Education Justice Collaborative launched a week of action, calling to defund the District’s police department.
Number of homeless youth expected to rise as pandemic continues
The number of homeless students in Kern is expected to increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Kern County Superintendent of Schools.
Sol on the street: McFarland students discuss expectations for upcoming school year
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the McFarland Unified School District has decided to reopen schools in four phases, beginning Aug.