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UC leaders respond to abortion ruling
Ukrainian refugee students in Poland answered letters from Davis Peregrine students in spades. Below right, a Ukrainian student named Nastya has a heartfelt response to messages from Davis kids.
By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer
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Ukrainian students get pen pals from Peregrine School By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer With millions of Ukrainian refugees now living in Poland, the Warsaw Ukrainian School was created for displaced elementary school students to continue their education. While their situation remains dire half a world away, dozens of letters filled with love and hope reached those students from the Peregrine School here in Davis. Months ago, the world was shaken when Russia invaded Ukraine. Millions of civilians
sought refuge from the senseless violence in Poland, and the Polish people have been scrambling to take care of them ever since. Among the caretakers is the family of Polish Peregrine teacher, Monika Frymus, who — like her family — was not going to stand idly by and watch fellow humans suffer. “My family has taken in a bunch of other families and I see social posts of other people I know who are very hands on over there,” she said. “Seeing that, I just felt a need to be a part of it but I’m far away. I’m
proud of them and what my country is doing, but it was a difficult feeling because on the other hand it’s such a horrible situation to facilitate.” Frymus explained her fundraising and letter sending initiative: “It was like, ‘let’s not just talk, let’s do something.’ And the idea of letters was the easiest thing we could do and
was something small along with raising some money.” Peregrine administrator
Leaders at the University of California spoke out Friday after the United States Supreme Court struck down federal abortion protections in its much-anticipated decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The 6-3 decision upended a half century of precedent and gave states the legal standing to ban or restrict abortion. “The Court’s decision is antithetical to the University of California’s mission and values. We strongly support allowing individuals to access evidence-based health care services and to make decisions about their own care in consultation with their medical team,” UC President Michael V. Drake said in a news release. In light of the Supreme Court ruling, about half of the states in the U.S. are expected to ban abortion in most circumstances. Elected officials in California have vowed to protect abortion rights. “Despite this decision by the Court, we will continue to provide the full range of health care options possible
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Donors give big for police dog’s surgery School board catches up on agenda with Friday meeting
By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A fund-raising effort for a retired Davis Police Department K-9’s emergency medical bills exceeded expectations, according to the nonprofit organization that rallied to his aid. In addition to covering the care of Riggs, a 4-yearold German shepherd who served in Davis from 2018 to 2021, the proceeds will go toward future K-9 medical expenses. Riggs was playing with his family last weekend when something suddenly went wrong. “His stomach had flipped and his spleen was torn. Doctors there did surgery
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Riggs, a retired Davis police K-9, enjoys play time on the beach. and corrected the stomach position and removed his spleen,” Julie Baldwin of the Foothills K-9 Association, a
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nonprofit that benefits active and retired police dogs, wrote in a Facebook post.
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It was approvals galore on a special Friday school board meeting on June 24. From the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) to the DJUSD budget, the board took care of business while keeping the meeting under an hour. Amongst the most important approvals was that of the DJUSD LCAP. The goals of the DJUSD LCAP include all students getting to experience 21st century teaching and learning, DJUSD educators closing the opportunity gap and school
communities and classrooms being inclusive and safe environments. Preceding the vote, however, was a brief presentation by the associate superintendent of instruction Rody Boonchouy. “At this point every year we’re proud to present our LCAP for board adoption,” Boonchouy said. “We’ve worked with our county office of education and sent drafts three times over the past couple months. Most of the requests for changes were fairly minor or required some budget modifica-
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