Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) is a public school district in South Orange County, California. It includes 23 elementary schools, four intermediate schools, four comprehensive high schools, and four alternative schools. It serves all of Lake Forest, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods and serves parts of Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, and a very small portion of Irvine.[2] Most of Trabuco, Modjeska, and Dove Canyon is in the school district, and communities such as Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills are also served by the district.

Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Address
25631 Peter A. Hartman Way
Mission Viejo
, California
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
SuperintendentCrystal Turner, Ed.D.
Schools35
NCES District ID0633860 [1]
Students and staff
Students24,954 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers1,021.84 (FTE)[1]
Staff2,217.35 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio24.42:1[1]
Other information
Websitesvusd.org

Schools

High schools

Intermediate schools

Elementary schools

Alternative Schools

Saddleback Virtual Academy

The SVUSD Virtual Academy serves students at the Elementary, Intermediate, and High School levels.

Sex abuse allegations

On March 23, 2022, two former Mission Viejo High School students filed a civil suit in Orange County Superior Court alleging that James Harris, husband of SVUSD visual and performing arts coordinator Kathy Cannarozzi Harris and a substitute teacher at the school, groomed them and sexually abused them in the late 1990s. One of the plaintiffs was 15 at the time. The women allege that Kathy Harris personally observed the abuse, which allegedly occurred on the Mission Viejo High School campus and at her home. According to the filing,[3][4] they reported the abuse to the SVUSD several times over the course of two decades, but no decisive action was taken. Jim Harris denied the allegations to the Los Angeles Times. The SVUSD said it was investigating.[5] Kathy Harris still teaches at the school.[6]

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Saddleback Valley Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. "MySchoolLocator for Saddleback Valley Unified School District". locator.decisioninsite.com. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  3. "Orange County Superior Court". March 23, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Ex-substitute teacher in Mission Viejo sexually assaulted female students for years, lawsuit alleges". Orange County Register. March 29, 2022. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022.
  5. "They were groomed and groped, but O.C. school 'turned a blind eye' for decades, suit alleges". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2022. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022.
  6. "Mission Viejo High School Diablo Drama". Archived from the original on March 27, 2022.


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