Students at STEM Academy in Los Angeles Unified work on a project inside a lab.
Photo courtesy of STEM Academy
A light 4.4-magnitude earthquake and an explosion rattled the Los Angeles Unified School District’s first day of school for the 2024-25 academic year on Monday.
District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said at a news conference on Monday afternoon at Venice High School that no LAUSD buildings were damaged in the temblor, and nobody was injured.
He was only aware of one school — Woodrow Wilson High School — that had to evacuate.
Students elsewhere had to duck under their desks and stay far from windows. Meanwhile, Carvalho said LAUSD is working with the district attorney to investigate the report of a fireball and explosion near Jordan Senior High School on Monday. He said the explosion likely took place at an Atlas metal recycling plant.
The superintendent also addressed the progress LAUSD…
