Yik Yak – La Vista

New security measures lack enforcement

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

Following Costa’s two-day closure spurred by threats posted on Yik Yak, a social media application, drastic measures were taken to increase the level of security on campus. The new and improved safety measures enforced the inspection of students backpacks before impending onto campus and on regulations put on students leaving the campus, which created a safer environment. However, now these measures are executed less rigorously, which is putting students and staff in danger.
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Security measures should go back to post-Yik Yak standards

December 18, 2015 La Vista 0

By Maysen Marolda Following Costa’s two-day closure spurred by threats posted on Yik Yak, a social media application, drastic measures were taken to increase the level of security on campus. The new and improved safety […]

Lack of security puts students in danger

June 15, 2015 La Vista 0

By Ashley Werre Staff Writer The current security, or lack thereof, at Mira Costa following the November Yik Yak threats diminished due to an uncooperative faculty, which is in need of serious improvement, as the […]

After school is cancelled due to anonymous threats, students return to campus with heightened security precautions

December 12, 2014 La Vista 0

The Manhattan Beach Police Department is continuing its investigation into the anonymous threats made toward Mira Costa on the social media app Yik Yak, while the Manhattan Beach Unified School District is working with the state to resolve the two days of missed school on Nov. 17 and 18.
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Yik Yak should be used with caution

December 12, 2014 La Vista 0

By Katherine Cross Staff Writer The application Yik Yak has an unresponsive administration that cannot properly handle perilous Yik Yak posts, so Mira Costa’s administration is justified in blocking the application on campus. Because Yik […]

UPDATE: MBPD identifies one suspect of Yik Yak threats

November 20, 2014 La Vista 0

At 5 p.m on Nov. 19, the Manhattan Beach Police Department announced that they identified a suspect who composed at least one of the threats against Mira Costa High School posted on the anonymous app, Yik Yak, earlier this week.
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