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Parent says Desert Learning Academy lacks assigned security guard; board pledges follow-up
Summary
A Palm Springs Unified parent raised safety concerns at the March 25 board meeting, saying Desert Learning Academy has no dedicated security guard. Superintendent Signorette said the district will follow up; no board action was taken at the meeting.
A parent who identified herself to the board as Christy Witty said Desert Learning Academy (DLA) operates without a dedicated security guard and urged the Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education to act.
Witty said her daughter attends DLA, which she described as “a hybrid institution situated directly behind the high school,” and told the board: “Failing to assign these personnel to a school in close proximity to [a] high school is a blatant violation of the safety obligations.” She added that the district’s comprehensive safe school plans “mandated by California law” require an…
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