Wait. We’re Talking About Banning Books? Again?
We’ll state flatly that we weren’t at last night San Ramon Valley Unified School District board meeting. We just couldn’t bring ourselves to go. It’s not that we’re afraid of the “Angry Parents,” the description most often used to describe people upset over, well, just about anything these days, all looking for an opportunity to…
Police Clear Walnut Creek’s Las Lomas High School After Shooting Threat
A report of a gun on campus and then an “active shooter” at Las Lomas High swelled exponentially Friday, bringing police on the run as apparently unrelated events contributed to the parental worry and student angst. Officers cleared the school one classroom at a time after the campus locked down in response to a threat,…
Stanley Middle School Principal On Admin Leave Pending SRVHS Investigation
From Lafayette School District Superintendent Brent Stephens: January 28, 2023 Dear Lafayette School District Community, This morning (Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023), the Mercury News published an article about the prosecution of a San Ramon Valley teacher for alleged sexual abuse against two minors. The article is one in a series of articles over the last…
Suspected Fentanyl Overdose Reversed At Lafayette High School Friday
A suspected Fentanyl overdose at Acalanes High School in Lafayette was reversed by the emergency application of Narcan during a scary moment on campus Friday, the afflicted student revived and taken to a local hospital for additional treatment. Although few in any official capacity would address the incident on the record, the overdose illustrates the…
Concord Teacher Arrested On Suspicion Of Child Molestation Charges
Letter from Adam Clark, Superintendent of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District: May 5, 2022 Dear MDUSD Parents and Staff: I am writing to inform you that Mt. Diablo Unified School District Administration was informed today (Thursday) by Concord Police that (name withheld due to early stages of investigation), a teacher who has previously taught…
Tensions High At Area Schools; Fights, Online Threats, Weapon Recovered
As if kids today didn’t have enough to worry about. Instances of student-on-student aggression, online threats, fighting and – on April 21 – the confiscation of a pistol from a student at Ygnacio Valley High in Concord have made the 2022 school year an especially hard one for students. In emails to parents, school districts…
Health Officials Reaffirm Support For In-Person Schooling
From Contra Costa Health Services: As Bay Area Health Officials, we are excited that more than a million Kindergarten-12thgrade students are returning to school for in-person learning this fall across the wider San Francisco Bay Area. In the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa…
COVID Outbreak Among Las Lomas High School Students; Off-Campus Party Suspected
Administrators at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek are reportedly working with county health officials to trace 20 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recently discovered among their students, believed to have been spread during a large off-campus party. To date, no cases of the virus are believed to have occurred as a result of on-campus…
Dublin Unified Trustee Catherine Kuo Killed In Traffic Mishap Wednesday
Dublin Unified School District Trustee Catherine Kuo was killed Wednesday after she was struck from behind and pinned between two cars while standing outside Fallon Middle School. Police report that the accident occurred at approximately 11:45 a.m., as Kuo was standing behind a car outside the school at 3601 Kohnen Way, when she was struck…
Some Of San Ramon Valley Unified’s Youngest Students Returning To Classrooms Wednesday
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District has announced it will welcome students back onto elementary school campuses beginning Wednesday, Feb. 10. On that day, district officials said, students in Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through Grade 2 will return to campus as part of the district’s multi-phase hybrid plan – which includes both in-person and remote…