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Placitas Elementary expansion planned to keep middle school students closer to home

Families in the Placitas community could soon have the option to keep their children at the neighborhood elementary school through eighth grade, as Bernalillo Public Schools moves forward with a plan to expand Placitas Elementary from a K-6 to a K-8 campus. The Bernalillo Public Schools Board of Education passed a pair of resolutions Dec. […]

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Corrales principal on leave, APS mum as investigation underway

The principal at Corrales K-8 School is on administrative leave, a district official told the Corrales Comment. Principal Alvaro Ramazzini remains on leave while an internal investigation proceeds, Albuquerque Public Schools Spokesperson Martin Salazar said. He declined to comment further, saying the issue is a personnel matter. Casey Reid-Kadlec, the principal of Inez Elementary School, […]

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Lawsuit alleges Bernalillo teacher abused student, district ignored prior warnings

A lawsuit filed in New Mexico’s Thirteenth Judicial District Court alleges a 5th-grade teacher at Bernalillo Elementary School subjected a 10-year-old student to months of physical abuse and racist verbal attacks while school officials ignored a history of prior complaints against her. The complaint, filed under the New Mexico Civil Rights Act and the Tort […]

Six Albuquerque schools to require clear backpacks in safety push

Six Albuquerque Public Schools will require students to use only clear backpacks starting Tuesday, the latest measure in the district’s efforts to address weapons on campus. Del Norte High School and five middle schools — Wilson, Kennedy, Hayes, Washington and Cleveland — will implement the policy, joining Taylor Middle School, which already mandated clear backpacks. […]