Some California high school students were being sent home from school early or warehoused in the auditorium rather than being assigned meaningful academic classes.
By Matt Cagle
Rebecca Chamorro’s doctor said yes. Her hospital said no.
The hospital did not say the procedure Ms. Chamorro wanted was not safe. It did not say the procedure was not a medical necessity. Instead, the hospital said the procedure violated its ethical and religious principles.
In Orange County more than 2,000 individuals are homeless on any given night. Many struggle to survive in communities that criminalize their mere existence yet provide no meaningful resources to help them move off the streets and into long-term supportive housing.
The following article was first published in the Voice of OC.
Orange County’s emergency response plan fails to protect homeless people from El Niño storms.
By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli