Visalia Unified School District

Visalia Unified School District
Visalia, California California United States
District information
Motto	We Create Futures
Grades	K - 12, Adult
Established	1885
Superintendent	Todd Oto, Ed.D.
Students and staff
Students	32,000
Other information
Website	http://visalia.k12.ca.us

The Visalia Unified School District is a school district in Tulare County, California. VUSD was established in 1885, and is the oldest school district in Tulare County. The school district covers an area of 214 miles, and includes 24 elementary schools, a newcomer language assessment center, four middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, a continuation high school, an adult school, a charter alternative academy, a charter independent study school, a K-8 charter home school, and a school that serves orthopedic handicapped students and mentally ill students. The VUSD area has a population base of over 135,000 people, over 32,000 of which are served by the school district.

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In 2002, a case against the school district was brought by gay student George Loomis and the American Civil Liberties Union for discrimination and mistreatment he had suffered as a high school senior. One teacher said of Loomis' ear rings: "Only two kinds of guys wear earrings, pirates and faggots, and I don't see any water around here."

The school district settled out-of-court for $130,000.

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