SWAT Team Spreads Holiday Cheer to Special Needs Kids in Camarillo. Courtesy photo
CAMARILLO — Special needs students at the Phoenix-Los Nogales School in Camarillo got a big holiday surprise today when members of the Oxnard Police Department SWAT team arrived to present them with holiday gifts. The gifts included new shoes donated by the New Balance Factory Store in the Camarillo Premium Outlets and gift bags donated by Marquez Termite Control in Oxnard. Phoenix-Los Nogales paraeducator Becky Roberts first coordinated this holiday event seven years ago and is proud to see it still brining smiles to the faces of the students.
Phoenix-Los Nogales school supports kindergarten through fifth grade students with social-emotional and behavioral needs. It is operated by the Ventura County Office of Education.
About the Ventura County Office of Education: The Ventura County Office of Education provides a broad array of fiscal, training and technology support services to local school districts, helping to maintain and improve lifelong educational opportunities for children, educators and community members. VCOE also operates schools that serve students with severe disabilities and behavioral issues, provides career education courses, and coordinates countywide academic competitions including Mock Trial and the Ventura County Science Fair. Learn more at: www.vcoe.org.