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Palisades Charter High Sets January Return to Campus Using Portables After Wildfire

Environmental clearances remain pending, with industrial cleaning underway.

Overview

  • Students will use surviving buildings plus about 30 modular classrooms placed on the baseball field.
  • District officials say the temporary classrooms are essentially ready, and work now focuses on preparing intact facilities.
  • The move ends months at a repurposed Sears site in Santa Monica, during which about one in six students left the school.
  • A $266.6 million rebuild runs through 2029, with phase two set to construct 30 classrooms and restore the baseball field.
  • Initial costs will come from voter-approved bonds as the district seeks disaster relief and insurance reimbursement, and some parents have raised safety concerns over potential soil contamination.