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MALIBU (CNS) - With rains subsiding after a three-day-long soaking of the Southland, Malibu schools reopened Wednesday, along with the Vinedale College Preparatory Academy in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
All Malibu schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District schools were closed Monday and Tuesday due to the storm. District officials had planned to reopen the Malibu campuses on Tuesday, but with multiple reports of mud and rock flows affecting canyon roads in the area, they reversed course Tuesday morning and opted to keep them closed.
All Santa Monica campuses in the SMMUSD remained open throughout the storm.
All but two LAUSD campuses -- Vinedale College Prep in Sun Valley and Topanga Elementary Charter School -- were open Tuesday. Vinedale reopened on Wednesday, but Topanga Elementary remained closed, and students were instructed to again report to Woodland Hills Academy at 20800 Burbank Blvd.
According to the LAUSD, 82% of students went to school on Tuesday, up from 63% on Monday. More than 93% of teachers were at work Tuesday.
LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said earlier that 90% of district teachers, bus drivers and classified employees reported for work on Monday.
Some California State University campuses were either closed or switched to modified operations Monday, but most returned to normal operations Tuesday. Students were advised, however, to continue checking with instructors and school officials to double-check the status of their courses.
Long Beach City College closed both its Liberal Arts Campus at 4901 E. Carson St. and its Pacific Coast Campus at 1305 E. Pacific Coast Highway on Monday, but reopened Tuesday.