Rialto Unified School District is a school district in Rialto, California. The Superintendent is Dr. Cuauhtémoc Avila. The president of the Board of Education is Dina Walker.The school district has about 26,485 students, 3,800 staff, and a budget of about $200 million.HistoryThe district's first schoolhouse, which opened in 1888, was a part of the Brooke School District. The Rialto school district was formed out of the Brooke district on April 9, 1891.Holocaust writing assignment controversyin 2014, the school district and its interim superintendent were criticized for introducing a writing assignment which asked students to argue that the Holocaust did not happen. This assignment was given to all 8th grade students. Students were provided with a very limited selection of sources, including material from a known Holocaust denial website, but were not allowed access to the internet or other materials that show that this material had been discredited. A follow-up investigation by the The San Bernardino Sun found that (contrary to the district's initial claims) at least 50 of the 2,000 students taking the test ended up concluding that the Holocaust did not occur. The district has apologized and promised not to repeat the exercise, and also sent all the eighth graders to visit the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, a museum known for its exhibits about the Holocaust.WrestlingOn May 10, 2014 Kolb Middle School won the first ever championship for its district.They beat Jehue Middle School 36-34.
