SLVUSD Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Ned Hearn is accused in a civil lawsuit to have raped and sexually abused a then-16-year-old girl when she was a student at Dixon High School in Solano County and he worked at the school. Hearn is denying the allegations.
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Enrollment dipped across many Santa Cruz County public schools last fall, threatening ‘huge impact’
The number of students in Santa Cruz County’s public schools fell to 39,724 as of fall 2020. The decrease marks the first time in nearly a decade that countywide enrollment fell below 40,000, and it threatens to impact districts’ staffing and budgets in years ahead unless it rebounds.
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Missing kindergarteners drive largest drop in 20 years in California’s K-12 enrollment
Charter schools experienced an increase in enrollment
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‘Inappropriate and shameful’: SLV superintendent apologizes, promises full probe of misconduct allegations
“Sexual abuse, harassment, intolerance, and discrimination will not be tolerated in our schools. If true, these incidents do not meet our standard for professional conduct,” Superintendent Laurie Bruton wrote, also providing parents with a litany of ways to report allegations.
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Former SLV High teacher headed to trial on child molestation charges
The allegations against the San Lorenzo Valley High School staffers have been shared with the Santa Cruz County…
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Campaign launches to recall embattled PVUSD trustee Georgia Acosta
Months after she was ousted from her role as president of the Pajaro Valley Unified School Board of Trustees, Georgia Acosta has yet to publicly address a series of questions raised about her attendance record and conduct as a trustee — including her role in the brief firing of the district’s superintendent. She is now facing a campaign to recall her from office.
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As SLV High reopens, teacher misconduct investigation hangs over school community: ‘It feels yucky’
Comments on social media are mounting, but few in the tight-knit San Lorenzo Valley community are speaking publicly about the allegations swirling at SLV High. Some, it seems, are still sifting through the details and what they know of those accused. Others talk to Lookout here.
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‘This is a pattern’: At least five people now raising misconduct allegations against SLV High teacher
Two former San Lorenzo Valley High School students are telling Lookout about their experiences with Eric Kahl, one of two veteran teachers placed on paid leave by SLVUSD. The allegations are part of a larger investigation into inappropriate behavior by district staff that is underway by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.
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Two SLV High teachers on paid leave as district investigates misconduct allegations against four employees
The allegations against the San Lorenzo Valley High School staffers have been shared with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, said San Lorenzo Valley Unified Superintendent Laurie Bruton, adding that “the district takes all allegations of this nature seriously.”
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California moving to pioneer free meals for all students
East Bay senator’s bill could make California the first state in the country to provide universal school meals.