Seismic Safety in Schools: Thoughts?

Patch and California Watch teamed up to investigate how safe K-12 public schools across the state would be if a major earthquake strikes.

Hermosa Beach Patch met with the Superintendent Bruce Newlin and business manager Angela Jones of the as well as Hermosa View School Principal Sylvia Gluck to get the latest on safety measures at .

Here is a rundown of what we uncovered:

Bottom line: The two public schools in Hermosa Beach—Hermosa View and Valley schools—have been renovated in recent years to meet state safety standards. And, the Red Cross has even identified Hermosa Valley as a place for the community to gather in case of a big earthquake.

After reading our report, how do you feel about seismic safety of public schools, here in Hermosa or elsewhere in the state?