Next school year bell to ring at 8:35 a.m.: La Jolla High, Muirlands leaders win later start time

The April 18 La Jolla Cluster Association meeting was buzzing with excitement, smiles and toasts — not just because the end of the school year is near — but because the long-fought battle for a later school start time (aka “healthy start”) was won.

The day before the meeting, Muirlands Middle School...