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The Redlands Unified School District serves the city of Redlands, California and the surrounding communities of Mentone, Loma Linda, and the eastern half of Highland, in San Bernardino County. Total enrollment was 21,170 in 2009. The district has 16 elementary schools that serve kindergarten through fifth grade, with five middle schools serving grades six through eight. The district has six high schools.
The Redlands eAcademy is a RUSD on-line school.[1] The school features a blended learning environment and serves grades K-12. The school opened in August 2013.[2][3]
Future expansion[]
In Loma Linda, plans are underway for a new school, Benjamin Barton Middle School, to be built.[4]
Controversy[]
In 2015, Redlands East Valley High School 2014 varsity cheerleaders were criticized for dressing up in costume gang attire with fake weaponry inside the school's gymnasium depicting a supposed "Latino Gang". The photo showed the High School students dressed in baggy jeans, heavy makeup and throwing gang signs.[5]
In July 2020, Redlands City Council declared racism as a public health crises after some residents shared experiences of racial slurs and name calling at local schools and in the community.[6]
In December 2020, Redlands Unified responded to a viral video depicting one of their students making a facial gesture targeted at the Asian community.[7]
References[]
^Details; CDE; California Government online; accessed April 2014.
