Panel Says Schools Have Racial Issue Under Control

The Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission has decided that the Alhambra school districts do not need outside help to deal with racial tension among students.

The commission had considered intervening after Asian and Latino parents complained that Alhambra High School District officials ignored the seriousness of two fights, possibly racially motivated, last school year at San Gabriel High School.

But the 15-member commission decided the high school and Alhambra City Elementary districts have enough resources and community input to deal with such conflicts. Eugene Mornell, the commission’s executive director, cited the recent formation of a multiethnic task force to make the districts more sensitive to cultural issues.