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Capistrano Unified Asks Newsom to Rescind Student Vaccine Mandate

October 22, 2021
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees voted 4-2 Oct. 20 to send a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking him to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for K-12 students. The motion, authored by Trustees Gila Jones and Martha McNicholas, drew large crowds of parents to the meeting, where they spoke…

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Orange County Math Teacher Among Finalists for Presidential Award

December 24, 2020
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The finalists for California’s 2020 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching have been announced—and an Orange County teacher is among them. Leslie Whitaker, a third-grade teacher in the Capistrano Unified School District, is one of three finalists in the mathematics category. Whitaker is based at Esencia Elementary in Rancho Mission Viejo. State…

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