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, serving most of

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and the unincorporated community of Lytle Creek. The Superintendent is Dr. Cuauhtémoc Avila. The president of the Board of Education is Edgar Montes. The school district has about 26,485 students, 3,800 staff, and a budget of about $200 million.

History

The district's first schoolhouse, which opened in 1888, was a part of the Brooke School District. The Rialto school district was formed out of the Brooke district on April 9, 1891.

Holocaust writing assignment controversy

In 2014, the school district and its interim superintendent were criticized for introducing a writing assignment which asked students to argue that the Holocaust did not happen. This assignment was given to all 8th grade students. Students were provided with a very limited selection of sources, including material from a known

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website, but were not allowed access to the internet or other materials that show that this material had been discredited. A follow-up investigation by ''

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'' found that (contrary to the district's initial claims) at least 50 of the 2,000 students taking the test ended up concluding that the Holocaust did not occur. The district has apologized and promised not to repeat the exercise, and also sent all the eighth graders to visit the

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'', July 11, 2014.

Wrestling

On May 10, 2014 Kolb Middle School won the first ever championship for its district. They beat Jehue Middle School, 36-34. The undefeated 5-0 Cougars faced Jehue (4-1) on May 15, 2015. Kolb beat them again, by a blowout of 60-15. They were the only school to score double digits on the Cougars all season. The Cougars were the First team in the district to have an undefeated wrestling season, 6-0.

Elementary schools

* Levi Bemis Bobcats * J. Calvin Boyd Bulldogs * Merle S.Casey Cougars * Sam V. Curtis Colts * Helen L. Dollahan Dalmatians * George H. Dunn Dolphins * Dr. Edward gggM. Fitzgerald Foxes * Dr. Ernest Garcia Grizzlies * Lida M. Henry Hawks * Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Huskies * J. P. Kelley Koalas * A. H. Morgan Mustangs * Georgia F. Morris Mountain Lions * W. A.Myers Dragons * Lena M. Preston Panthers * Samuel W. Simpson Seahawks * W. J. C. Trapp Timberwolves * Charlotte Nan Werner, opening July 200

Middle schools

* Warren H. Frisbie Middle School Falcons * William G. Jehue Middle School Jaguars * Ben F. Kolb Middle School Cougars * Ethel Kucera Middle School Coyotes * Rialto Middle School Tigers

High schools

* Wilmer Amina Carter High School Lions * Eisenhower High School Eagles * Rialto High School Knights * Dr. John Milor High School Mustangs * Charles Zupanic High School

References

External links

Rialto Unified School District

The Board of Education Joint StatementArchive
. Rialto Unified School District. - This is about the Holocaust controversy. * Klein, Karin.

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