Education

Officers are expected to be deployed in 2027. Their return was heavily debated by parents, teachers and administrators.

The Chico Unified school board approved bringing officers back to high schools and some middle schools on Wednesday. It’s part of a grant-funded effort led by Chico Police to crack down on marijuana use on campuses.

A new program at Chico State aims to address teacher shortages across the North State by paying aspiring elementary school teachers while they earn their credentials.

The Trump administration is moving federal oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services, raising questions about what the change could mean for North State students with disabilities.

The Chico Unified School Board reassured the community that facial recognition technology would not be used. Some parents are still concerned about their students’ privacy.

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Chico Unified will keep its nearly $2 million school surveillance system, but district leaders are backing away from its artificial intelligence features, including facial recognition.