UCLA, LAUSD sign agreement for Horace Mann UCLA Community School
South Los Angeles school aims to repeat successes of previous partnership in Koreatown
South Los Angeles school aims to repeat successes of previous partnership in Koreatown
After a long and fulfilling life, Carson resident Mary Lee Patterson Zachary passed away on May 17. She was 94 years old. Mary Lee was well known throughout educational circles due to her successful career as a cafeteria manager for the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles Community College District. Her tenure at both agencies totaled 36 years. A native of Lancaster, South Carolina, Mary Lee was born on August 31, 1922, to Willie and Irene Barnes Patterson. Her family soon moved to Fort Mill, SC, where she accepted Christ as her Savior at a young age
The Los Angeles Unified School board members prompted a district wide school closure on the morning of Dec. 15 due to an email threat to the district. Congressman Brad Sherman stated “an extremist Muslim who teamed up with local jihadists” was the alleged culprit of the bomb threat. “I commend and support the decision of Superintendent Ramon Córtines and the Los Angeles Unified School District to close campuses because a ‘credible’ threat. The safety of our children, teachers and personnel is of critical importance,” said Assembly member Mike A. Gipson in a press release. The email mentioned explosive devices, assault