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Palisades High Reopens After Year of Instability: ‘So Much Has Changed for All of Us’
Palisades Charter High restored classes in 36 temporary modular classrooms after fire destroyed 40% of campus, with full reconstruction to take 2.5 years, officials said.
- On Jan. 27, 2026, Palisades Charter High School reopened its main campus in Pacific Palisades after more than a year of reconstruction and remediation following last year’s fire.
- The Jan. 7, 2025 Palisades Fire destroyed nearly 7,000 structures and caused 12 deaths, with Jonathan Rinderknecht charged in connection, Cal Fire reported.
- Thirty-Six temporary modular classrooms serve students, furnished with equipment moved from the Old Sears building in Santa Monica, with logistics support from Corovan and safety clearances from the LA Health Fire Study Consortium.
- Students resumed classes starting with period zero at 7:30 a.m., greeted by cheering crowds while the Palisades Recovery Coalition provided coffee for families lining the streets.
- Financially, the school faces ongoing costs including lost textbooks worth more than $3,000,000, and athletics remain disrupted as Dr. Pam Magee seeks partnerships with Brian Goldsmith and LA City Councilmember Traci Park for rebuilding.
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Palisades High reopens after year of instability: ‘So much has changed for all of us’
LOS ANGELES — For the first time in more than a year, the hill on which Palisades Charter High School stands was awash with students Tuesday, an early morning homecoming for a school community still recovering from a year of…
Palisades Charter High School returns home after fire, marking a new chapter of recovery
By Michelle Edgar Palisades Charter High School will return to its main campus Tuesday morning, more than one year after the Palisades fire destroyed nearly forty percent of the school and forced students and faculty into temporary classrooms while extensive reconstruction and environmental remediation took place. The reopening marks a defining moment for the Palisades community, signaling not only the physical restoration of campus facilities b…
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