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'People that, at one point, were dear friends that had worked, people that were retired, they all came out to help us kick the year off in the right way.' Similar sentiments reigned across Los Angeles Unified as students returned to school, district officials said during a press conference at Gardena High School. And amid heightened immigration fears, district Superintendent Alberto Carvalho touted a 92% attendance rate districtwide — two percentage points higher than last year, a direct result of outreach that included more than 11,000 phone calls and 1,000 home visits. 'We're very proud of you, and I just want to echo our happiness and congratulations on all the things that you've done today, and we know that you're not going to stop, that this will be a continuation,' State Superintendent of Instruction Tony Thurmond said at the press conference. 'The state of California and our office will continue to support you in your work.' The district's Region South had the lowest rate of attendance, which Carvalho suspected was due to the area being home to more Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity and parents' fears. He did not disclose the number. Related In response to current immigration activity, he said the district would ramp up its iAttend program — where school and district staff knock on the doors of families and encourage students to return to the classroom — from a quarterly to a monthly activity. He also said that following a 300-student increase, or 7% uptick, in virtual academy enrollment last week, about 200 families changed their minds and reenrolled their children in one of LAUSD's regular, in-person campuses 'as a result of increased trust and confidence specific to the protection protocols.' '[Today] was a great day of joy, of happiness, of community that was celebrated by students, parents and staff alike,' Carvalho said. 'The fear is real, that the anxiety is undeniable, that the concern in the minds and hearts of parents is strong. But many parents told us that the steps we took [involving several tiers of protection and safety zones surrounding schools] … created an environment where parents believed that the best place for their children would be the schoolhouse.' ICE activity took place on Tuesday, near several schools, but no closer than two blocks away. The schools were: Danny J. Bakewell Sr., Primary Center and Bret Harte Preparatory Middle School in Region South Mendez High School, Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts and Castelar Elementary School in Region East Victory Boulevard Elementary and STEAM Magnet in Region North Everyone involved was quick to communicate and respond, and 'no impact was seen or felt by these schools as a result of these federal actions in the neighborhood,' Carvalho said. The superintendent also said the district is working actively with two impacted families. One is the family of an 18-year-old Reseda High School student who was detained while walking his dog and is currently in a detention center in Los Angeles. Carvalho said the boy's mother told him, 'My son is in a small space with 40 men, most of them, if not all of them, much older than he is. He is 18 years old, but he's a kid. He has not been exposed to anything in his life. He drinks water once a day. The food is insufficient.' The second involved a student who was taken to a detention center in Texas but has since been released. 'Armed men in hoods with masks jumping out of vehicles with militarized vests with long guns in hand. … It's shocking for most adults,' Carvalho said. 'Think for a second about the impact that this has on impressionable young children. … I'm a father. I would not want my child to witness that.' 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A man facing attempted murder charges after an arson attack on a busy bar in Northern Ireland allegedly shouted 'trick or treat' before throwing a lit petrol bomb directly at two people inside, a court has heard. John Patrick Nixon, 38, appeared before a district judge in Newry, Co Down on Wednesday accused of two counts of attempted murder in relation to the incident in Armagh city on Monday evening. Nixon, who spoke briefly to confirm his name, date of birth and that he understood the charges, is also charged with several other offences alleged to have been committed on the same day, including criminal damage to property and a vehicle elsewhere in Armagh earlier that evening. No defence application for bail was made at the remand hearing in Newry Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and Nixon, who is from Irish Street in Armagh, was remanded into custody to appear before a judge again next month. During the hearing, a detective constable told the court that the Toby Jug bar on Irish Street had a significant number of people inside, including children, when the attack unfolded shortly before 9pm. Customers were watching a football match on TV and traditional music was also being played when the incident occurred, the court heard. 'Police attended and spoke with victims and witnesses who stated that a male entered the pub, shouted 'trick or treat' and then threw a lit petrol bomb directly towards two people in the bar,' the officer said. Two men, one aged in his 30s and one in his 60s, were taken to hospital with burn injuries described in court as 'significant'. The detective constable told the court that CCTV from outside the bar showed a man taking something from a plastic bag, walking across the road, then lighting a rag protruding from a bottle. He said the CCTV showed a flash and orange flames and glow of fire coming through the doorway of the pub shortly after the man walked inside. 'The male suspect walks calmly out of the bar, walks across the street whilst removing an item from the waistband of his trousers,' he added. 'As a number of children and an adult came running out of the bar, he brandishes this item, which appears to be a large knife.' District judge Eamonn King was told that Nixon was arrested later that evening at an address on Chapel Lane in Armagh. The court heard that a petrol bomb and a plastic bag containing a knife were located at the same property. The detective constable said officers had also obtained CCTV footage from a local filling station at around 7.50pm that evening that allegedly shows the accused filling up a plastic bottle with £2.03p worth of petrol. As well as two counts of attempted murder, Nixon is also charged with arson with intent to endanger life; possession of a knife in a public place; and three counts of criminal damage. The criminal damage charges relate to incidents on the Keady Road in Armagh in the early evening of Monday. At around 5.30pm, police received a report that a brick had been thrown through the window of a home on the road and the window of a car had been smashed at the same property. A short time later, another 999 call was made reporting that a brick had been thrown through the kitchen window of another property nearby. CCTV from the area showed a bald man wearing dark clothing walking up the drive of one of the properties at the time. The detective constable told the court that a local resident had identified the male in the CCTV as Nixon. The officer said detectives had established that the description of the male who had caused the damage to the windows matched that of the male who had thrown the petrol bomb. The court was also told that Nixon made no reply to questions asked by detectives while in police custody. He will appear before Armagh Magistrates' Court on September 2 via video-link.
