At their regular meeting on Wednesday, the William S. Hart Union High School District board outlined an updated COVID-19 guideline for the spring semester. During the meeting, Superintendent Mike Kuhlman explained the revised plan for COVID-19 safety, including masking, social distancing and isolation/quarantining. These guidelines are in effect for campuses in the Hart District as of Wednesday. For masking, campus ...

In an email sent to parents, the William S. Hart Union High School District detailed back-to-school guidelines based on the updated Los Angeles County Health Officer Order for masking both indoors and outdoors, reduced quarantine periods, negative coronavirus tests from close-contacts and more amid the Omicron surge. The revised Los Angeles County Public Health Order released on Dec. 31, 2021 ...

William S. Hart High School District officials and law enforcement are working to assess a “potential specific threat” aimed at Arroyo Seco Junior High School. In an email to parents Friday, Arroyo Seco Principal Dr. Andy Keyne, informed families of the potential threat circulating via social media, ostensibly to occur next Tuesday. “The threat specified Tuesday and it is unclear ...

Tensions ran high during a William S. Hart Union High School District meeting on Wednesday as parents with opinions of both sides of the issue expressed their concerns over COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools. Much of the frustration expressed at the meeting related to the decision to possibly explore a potential resolution regarding the state’s mask and vaccination mandates during ...

Seventeen employees were honored as the Classified Employees of the Year Wednesday night at the William S. Hart Union High School District’s governing board meeting. The Hart district classified employees, which includes custodians and assistants, health technicians and office managers, represent every school and the district office, according to District officials. The entire list of Hart School District Classified Employees ...

Vaccine and mask mandates were addressed and a Saugus High School teacher was honored at a William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board meeting on Wednesday. During a regular Hart District board meeting Tuesday evening, coronavirus mandates at schools were contested and Saugus High School teacher and California Teacher of the Year Jim Klipfel was recognized. Indoor mask ...

Multiple students have been suspended from Hart High School Monday after they allegedly “trashed” Hart High School’s bathroom after being encouraged by a nationwide TikTok trend. On Monday, multiple students were suspended after trashing the boys’ bathroom at Hart High school, said Jason d’Autremont, the principal of Hart, in an email to parents.    “From what we understand, this may be ...

Parents at La Mesa Junior High School reported seeing an increased precautionary law enforcement presence at the school on Monday after an alleged online threat. School officials announced Sunday night that a discredited social media threat aimed at La Mesa Junior High School had been discovered online, according to an email sent to parents. “With student and staff safety as ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astronauts orbiting Earth on the International Space Station (ISS) answered questions from William S. Hart Union High School District students in a call Tuesday. NASA astronauts on the ISS spoke to Hart District students at La Mesa Junior High School on Tuesday through a live video feed, answering pre-recorded questions from students. “We have ...

Students from across the William S. Hart Union High School District in the Santa Clarita Valley are set to have the chance of a lifetime to interact directly with astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, August 31. La Mesa Junior High School was chosen by NASA to participate in an Earth-to-space call that is scheduled to air live ...