California Students Left in Dark Trying to Contact Relatives in Iran | KQED

Iran has been gradually expanding access to an expensive internet service for certain professionals and business owners. Full restoration of internet service will not occur until the war ends. No clear indication exists for when that end will happen. Separately, the First Amendment Coalition has filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles Unified School District over alleged unlawful withholding of public records. The lawsuit claims the district concealed records related to teacher and school employee misconduct, including sexual misconduct. The coalition says the district violated the California Public Records Act by stonewalling transparency and accountability for nearly two years. A reporter’s requests sought misconduct complaints and related documents, including allegations, investigatory reports, settlement agreements, disciplinary actions, and law enforcement referrals.

"The Iranian government has been gradually expanding access to an expensive internet service available to certain professionals and business owners. But it won't fully restore the internet until the war ends, and there's no clear sign of when that will happen."

"The First Amendment Coalition is suing Los Angeles Unified School District for unlawfully withholding public records related to teacher and school employee misconduct. That includes sexual misconduct. The organization said this violates the California Public Records Act, and that the district concealed many of the requested documents for nearly two years, stonewalling the public's fundamental right to government transparency and accountability."

"Nearly two years ago, she made a public records request to LA Unified for misconduct complaints against educators, and related records. In May 2025, the district said it would charge $8,000 in fees to "approximately 2,500 potentially responsive personnel files." Since then, the district has only provided records of certain settlement agreements."

"Among the records McDede requested in June 2024 were records related to claims of misconduct against teachers or other school employees, including allegations, investigatory reports, settlement agreements, termination or transfer papers, employment reclassification documents, records of disciplinary actions, and referrals to law enforcement."

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