Students Security

Many school districts in the San Gabriel Valley say they plan to launch emergency operating procedures if there are disturbances in their cities after the verdict in the Rodney G. King civil rights case. But barring an outbreak of violence in their neighborhoods, all school district officials in the region who were interviewed said they intend to keep schools open after the jury's decision is announced.

Yemeni authorities have detained several U.S. and French students of Arabic on security grounds, an official said Sunday. The official said the Westerners had been detained in Sana at the behest of their own governments, but declined to give details of their arrest in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state. "A number of American and French students were arrested last week upon requests by their countries' governments," the official said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity.

Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon has taken up the cause of a group of Panorama City parents who want the city or the school district to provide buses for children who must walk through the rough Blythe Street neighborhood to get to school. The councilman met with parents and officials from the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Department of Transportation Monday night at Panorama City union hall.

Reporting from Beirut — Protests surged in Iran as students around the country clashed this afternoon with security forces armed with clubs in the latest round of street confrontations over the nation's disputed presidential elections. Police shot tear gas canisters at protesters chanting "Death to the dictator" and setting garbage bins afire. Hundreds of security forces in riot gear stood alongside streets, witnesses said. Pro-government Basiji militiamen had been allowed to flood university campuses since early in the morning to prevent protests from breaking out, students said.

A Watts mother of 10 has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Los Angeles Unified School District for refusing to allow her son to attend a junior high school outside the gang-plagued neighborhood where they live.

Educators in Glendale and La Canada Flintridge say they plan to monitor events after the verdict in the Rodney G. King civil rights case but anticipate little, if any, trouble in their cities. But the mood is more tense in some Northeast Los Angeles public schools, where educators are hoping for the best, but planning for trouble nevertheless.

Reporting from Beirut — Protests surged in Iran as students around the country clashed this afternoon with security forces armed with clubs in the latest round of street confrontations over the nation's disputed presidential elections. Police shot tear gas canisters at protesters chanting "Death to the dictator" and setting garbage bins afire. Hundreds of security forces in riot gear stood alongside streets, witnesses said. Pro-government Basiji militiamen had been allowed to flood university campuses since early in the morning to prevent protests from breaking out, students said.

Yemeni authorities have detained several U.S. and French students of Arabic on security grounds, an official said Sunday. The official said the Westerners had been detained in Sana at the behest of their own governments, but declined to give details of their arrest in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state. "A number of American and French students were arrested last week upon requests by their countries' governments," the official said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity.

South Los Angeles resident Larry Thompson heard gunfire almost every day when he moved into his home across the street from Crenshaw High School three years ago. And recently, the neighborhood was closed off by police to prevent brawls outside a football game. Violence is omnipresent, says the father of three boys.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Friday she is ready to drop her call for a six-month moratorium on student visas if colleges work more closely with immigration authorities to monitor foreign students in the United States. The idea for a temporary suspension of student visas was the most controversial aspect of Feinstein's proposal, announced last week, for tighter restrictions on foreign students after the terrorist attacks.

One of the largest school districts in Washington state has hired a retired army general to review allegations of racial discrimination and excessive force made by African American students who complained of being targeted by school security officers. Brig. Gen. Julius F. Johnson will oversee a panel investigating whether security personnel treat black students differently and, in particular, whether putting handcuffs on misbehaving students constitutes excessive force.

South Los Angeles resident Larry Thompson heard gunfire almost every day when he moved into his home across the street from Crenshaw High School three years ago. And recently, the neighborhood was closed off by police to prevent brawls outside a football game. Violence is omnipresent, says the father of three boys.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Friday she is ready to drop her call for a six-month moratorium on student visas if colleges work more closely with immigration authorities to monitor foreign students in the United States. The idea for a temporary suspension of student visas was the most controversial aspect of Feinstein's proposal, announced last week, for tighter restrictions on foreign students after the terrorist attacks.

As incense burned and flowers piled up outside the school here where eight first- and second-graders were massacred the day before, government officials Saturday attempted to reassure hundreds of stricken parents gathered inside that they will beef up security and provide psychological counseling for students and families.

Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon has taken up the cause of a group of Panorama City parents who want the city or the school district to provide buses for children who must walk through the rough Blythe Street neighborhood to get to school. The councilman met with parents and officials from the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Department of Transportation Monday night at Panorama City union hall.

Many school districts in the San Gabriel Valley say they plan to launch emergency operating procedures if there are disturbances in their cities after the verdict in the Rodney G. King civil rights case. But barring an outbreak of violence in their neighborhoods, all school district officials in the region who were interviewed said they intend to keep schools open after the jury's decision is announced.

One of the largest school districts in Washington state has hired a retired army general to review allegations of racial discrimination and excessive force made by African American students who complained of being targeted by school security officers. Brig. Gen. Julius F. Johnson will oversee a panel investigating whether security personnel treat black students differently and, in particular, whether putting handcuffs on misbehaving students constitutes excessive force.

As incense burned and flowers piled up outside the school here where eight first- and second-graders were massacred the day before, government officials Saturday attempted to reassure hundreds of stricken parents gathered inside that they will beef up security and provide psychological counseling for students and families.

Educators in Glendale and La Canada Flintridge say they plan to monitor events after the verdict in the Rodney G. King civil rights case but anticipate little, if any, trouble in their cities. But the mood is more tense in some Northeast Los Angeles public schools, where educators are hoping for the best, but planning for trouble nevertheless.

A Watts mother of 10 has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Los Angeles Unified School District for refusing to allow her son to attend a junior high school outside the gang-plagued neighborhood where they live.