Volume 20, Issue 20
Community
A world-record view at 10,000 feet. A7
Lifestyle
■ See inside for a variety of photos of community events.
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May 18, 2017 | Published Weekly
Student wellness a priority at San Dieguito district BY KAREN BILLING Throughout last week, a memorial grew in the parking lot in front of Torrey Pines High School, where in the early hours of Saturday, May 6, a 15-year-old Torrey Pines student was fatally shot by police officers after brandishing a BB gun. The student had a suicide note in his pocket. Coming together for the first time since the tragedy, San Dieguito Union
School District (SDUHSD) board members offered their condolences at the May 11 board meeting. “It’s been a really hard week,” said Torrey Pines student board representative Isaac Gelman. “We’re thankful for all of the support and all the love that we feel coming from the whole community around us.” Meredith Wadley, the district’s director of school and student
services, began work early on Saturday, May 6, to bolster mental health support on campus at Torrey Pines that Monday, May 8, bringing in additional counselors, psychologists and social workers to help students cope. “People wouldn’t have had the help they needed without Meredith,” SDUHSD Superintendent Eric Dill said.
Wadley provided a report on student wellness at the May 11 meeting, speaking about how the district works to promote social and emotional well-being on campus and create a sense of connectedness and safety for students. “It takes a village to provide support and services to our students,” Wadley said. “Working together, our SEE STUDENTS, A20
SDUHSD passes resolution opposing youth access to pot “
BY KAREN BILLING At the May 11 board meeting, the San Dieguito Union School District (SDUHSD) board approved a resolution opposing youth access to marijuana through commercial storefronts and commercial cultivation. Since the passage of Proposition 64, public agencies have been working on establishing regulations for the sale and cultivation of recreational marijuana in their jurisdictions. State and local governments must have regulations and local ordinances in place by Jan. 1, 2018. “This is a concern of ours and one of the things we’re watching is how the attitudes have changed on the use of marijuana over time and to see if there’s change with the passage of Prop 64,” SDUHSD Superintendent Eric Dill said, noting they will learn more from the results of their annual student Healthy Kids Survey. “One thing we definitely have seen with the normalization of the use by adults is the spillover effects as it becomes more easily available for youth.”
Once kids get off track, it’s very tough to get them back on. We want our kids to be successful in college and successful in classes and drugs take that away.
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Mo Muir, SDUHSD board member SDUHSD Vice President Joyce Dalessandro said it’s important to share the district’s stance but the cities and jurisdictions have the ultimate control. In January 2017, the city of San Diego legalized recreational pot dispensaries and opened up the possibility to allow farms, manufacturing facilities and testing labs. There are 15 dispensaries throughout the city; the closest location in North County is on Roselle Street in Sorrento Valley. The city of Del Mar has an existing prohibition in place for both medical and non-medical marijuana related businesses and the city of Solana Beach also has a ban in place for SEE POT, A22
ANNA SCIPIONE
PERFECT SEASON: TPHS FALCONS ARE CIF CHAMPIONS
The Torrey Pines girls lacrosse team recently won their second straight championship, topping off an undefeated season. For more, see page A13.
DM Council to voice concerns over Fairgrounds concert venue BY SEBASTIAN MONTES With what may be its only opportunity, the Del Mar City Council is planning on standing what ground it can next week over the $13.2 million proposal for an indoor arena at the state-run Del Mar Fairgrounds. The agency that runs the fairgrounds — the 22nd District Agricultural Association (DAA) — has been working on a plan to convert part of its off-track betting center into a 1,900-seat amphitheater capable of hosting 90 events per year. After approving more than $500,000 for
design funds in increments over the past six months, the DAA’s board of directors is poised to give its final OK on May 23. The project timeline has construction wrapping up as early as May 2018. Fairground managers have for years mulled what to do with the Surfside Race Place, which has seen attendance and revenues dwindle with the rise of online gambling. Its 1991 master plan allows for up to 5,000 daily visitors. Most days draw a few hundred. The DAA does not believe the project to SEE FAIR, A20
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