The tactics for attacking segregation today are different from those employed in school districts generations ago. Across the city, some local districts and schools are trying other ways to mix student bodies without explicitly using race, as a way to avoid limits created by past Supreme Court cases.

The CEO and founder of The Limitless Leader, a leadership coaching and consulting firm that helps people learn how to better serve their community, company and personal careers, Hemphill has two decades of experience as a teacher, administrator, state director and adjunct professor.

The first question we must ask is, "What is it, physically, about our schools that leaves us vulnerable?" This question can evoke a variety of responses.

Los Angeles USD has approved the nation's largest districtwide cellphone ban, which will take effect in January and also targets social media.