Teacher died in California wildfires

Students at Rincon Middle School in Escondido mourn loss of their teacher.

Oct. 31, 2007

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A sixth-grade teacher at Rincon Middle School in Escondido, Calif., was one of the fatalities in the wildfires that struck Southern California last week. Victoria Fox had taught in the Escondido district for 22 years, including the last six at Rincon. Fox's husband also died in the fire.
Click here to read The San Diego Union-Tribune article.

EARLIER: Students at Westwood Elementary School in Rancho Bernardo, Calif., have returned to classes after wildfires forced cancellations and evacuations last week. About 50 Westwood families lost all their possessions last week when flames struck within walking distance of the school.
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Assisted by community volunteers, the Red Cross and county officials, the Borrego Springs (Calif.) Unified School District is sheltering nearly 500 wildfire evacuees at the local high school. Most of the evacuees are from Santa Ysabel, Julian and the Palomar area.
To read The San Diego Union-Tribune article, click here.

Because of the threat of fire, all schools in the San Diego Unified School District and other districts in San Diego County, Calif., will be closed for the rest of the week.

Click here to read a message from the San Diego district superintendent.

Click here to read the San Diego district's message to staff members.

ALSO: Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified District and the Rim of the World Unified School District are closed Wednesday because of the threat of fire.