Nearly 500,000 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will return to classes Monday, beginning the 2023-24 school year that Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said will focus on accelerating the success of every student. "Los Angeles Unified will never waver from putting our students' needs first," he said. We are, in fact, doubling down on our promise to make Los Angeles Unified the premier urban school district of choice in the country." "We must do more in order for the students of Los Angeles and their families to feel and stay safe," said Mayor Karen Bass. The Los Angeles Police Department's Community Safety Partnership Bureau recently launched a pilot program for students, parents and school staff, focusing on the harms and risks associated with drugs, specifically fentanyl.