By Dr. Colleen Hawkins, Superintendent of Schools, Saugus Union School District (SUSD) A recent letter to the editor by Mr. Stephen Petzold made several assertions about SUSD school facilities bonds that were misleading. Our community deserves accuracy and transparency when discussing how educational leaders are prudently managing tax dollars. I feel compelled to set the record straight for Saugus. Tax ...

Cassandra Love, a mother of three,  announced Friday that she is set to run for election in Trustee Area 1 in the Saugus Union School District, (SUSD) this November.   “I am excited for the opportunity to work with the board in continuing to accomplish great strides for our students,” Love a SUSD Candidate said. “Fourteen of our 15 schools have ...

Last Monday the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) sent out a poll that asked parents to select their preference between keeping current campus access procedures or leaving the offices unlocked amid receiving complaints that locked doors create an “unwelcome atmosphere.”   In recent weeks the SUSD has reportedly heard from a number of district parents citing that the locked administration office ...

Three candidates are running to fill seats on the Saugus Union School Board (SUSD), after feeling a lack of leadership over the last few years.  On Wednesday, Sharlene Duzick-Johnson, Jesus Henao and Anna Griese drove to Norwalk and registered as a slate in hopes to fill the positions open on the SUSD board.  The SUSD candidates came together to form ...

In a letter to Saugus Union School District (SUSD) officials, representatives from American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a nonprofit organization, objected to the board’s decision to approve layoffs of school counselors in the district. See Related: SUSD Votes To Lay-Off Counselors Amid Changing Times Ed. Note: The following letter was provided to KHTS by ACLU. April 18, 2022 Dear Saugus ...

During a board meeting last week, the Saugus Union School District, (SUSD) Board voted to lay off all seven school counselors. During the SUSD’s meeting Tuesday, the board voted 4 to 1 to layoff the seven counselors in the District. California Education Code 44949 and 44955 requires school districts to notify employees, classified and certificated, which include school counselors of ...

The Saugus Union School District (SUSD) Board held a special board meeting Thursday evening to discuss the potential closure of Santa Clarita Elementary, the oldest school in the district, as it faces expensive repairs. In the meeting, the SUSD Board weighed options to deal with the “seismic risks” associated with Santa Clarita Elementary, including potentially closing the school.   Santa ...

Parents within the Saugus Union School District, (SUSD) are voicing concerns over how the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is directing staff to handle students that do not wear masks indoors. A parent of a third-grade student at Plum Canyon Elementary School contacted deputies Wednesday to conduct a welfare check on unmasked children who were inside a building ...

During a special meeting, the Saugus Union School District detailed their re-opening plan for schools in the district and voted to keep teachers from forced resignations. In a board meeting Monday, the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) governing board laid out a detailed back-to-school plan for their scheduled return date of April 19, which is set to allow elementary school ...

During a special meeting, the Saugus Union School District governing board voted to re-open their campuses for students as soon as Monday. With four votes in favor and one vote to abstain, the board voted for students grades 1-2 to return to campus as soon as Feb. 22, TK and Kindergarten to return as soon as Feb. 25, grades 3-4 ...