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A 'chronic public health issue': Stanford officials troubled by campus sexual assault dataNearly 40% of undergraduate women who have attended Stanford University for four years have experienced some form of nonconsensual...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Oct 18, 2019 at 9:52 am | 9 comments | 2103 Views
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Menlo Park woman sentenced to three weeks in prison for role in college admissions scamA 50-year-old entrepreneur from Menlo Park who fraudulently claimed her son was black or Latino on college applications was...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by CA Native, on Oct 17, 2019 at 5:27 pm | 2 comments | 1841 Views
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Probation, community service and a $9,500 fine for Menlo Park parent sentenced in college admissions scamPeter Jan Sartorio of Menlo Park, the first local parent to be sentenced in the nationwide college admissions scam, received...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by Coincidence , on Oct 17, 2019 at 2:50 pm | 10 comments | 2522 Views
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Falling short on fluencyMountain View Whisman School District students learning English saw their language proficiency languish or even regress last...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by @Loss of Instructional Time , on Oct 15, 2019 at 12:19 pm | 30 comments | 5332 Views
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Bay Area helpline for mental health launches statewideA Bay Area mental health call line is now available to all Californians thanks to millions of dollars in state funding that...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2019Last comment by silly, on Oct 9, 2019 at 8:50 pm | 2 comments | 2042 Views
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Los Altos School District hosts Saturday meeting for input on Bullis Charter SchoolThe Los Altos School District is soliciting public input on how to use a future campus in Mountain View and long-term plans...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by Enrollment, on Oct 6, 2019 at 2:01 pm | 10 comments | 3078 Views
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Mountain View High School student dies by suicide, grief counseling availableGrief counseling and support services are available at Mountain View High School after a student died by suicide this week,...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by Isabel , on Oct 3, 2019 at 10:30 pm | 3 comments | 28333 Views
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Cupertino resident pleads guilty to molesting boys at Sanyu Learning Center in Mountain ViewA volunteer accused of molesting two children at the Sanyu Learning Center in Mountain View in 2017 pleaded guilty earlier...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Oct 1, 2019 at 5:37 am | 2 comments | 5132 Views
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Mountain View Whisman School board balks at safe parking program for homeless studentsMountain View Whisman school board members rejected the idea of offering homeless students a safe parking program at one...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Sep 25, 2019 at 8:39 pm | 13 comments | 5436 Views
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'Rape is not a punishment for getting drunk.' Chanel Miller speaks out during her first interview about being sexually assaulted by Brock TurnerChanel Miller was at the center of one of the most high-profile sexual assault cases in recent years. Until now, the world...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by A Fog, on Sep 23, 2019 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 2514 Views
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Letters to the editor: Teacher lawsuit, climate change, CaltrainA collection of recent letters to the editor about a lawsuit filed against Mountain View Whisman School District, climate...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019Last comment by Sean Murphy, on Sep 23, 2019 at 2:20 pm | 6 comments | 2720 Views
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County sets hearings on Stanford general-use permitLaunching into the final phase of the review process for Stanford University’s application for a permit to add development...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Josh, on Sep 22, 2019 at 10:23 pm | 1 comment | 2170 Views
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Local students walk out as part of worldwide Climate StrikeAbout 50 Los Altos High School students walked out of class and marched to Mountain View City Hall shortly before 10:30 a.m....
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2019Last comment by deny climate change, on Sep 22, 2019 at 8:20 pm | 35 comments | 3591 Views
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Teacher claims Mountain View Whisman district failed to prevent rape, assaultsA former Theuerkauf Elementary School teacher filed a civil suit last month against the Mountain View Whisman School District,...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by Gaby, on Sep 20, 2019 at 8:19 pm | 30 comments | 11513 Views
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Bill that would provide overnight parking for homeless community college students pushed to next legislative sessionThe author of legislation that would require California community colleges to open their parking lots overnight to homeless...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Sep 4, 2019 at 3:09 pm | 2 comments | 2669 Views
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Staffing shake-up at Bullis Charter SchoolBullis Charter School's board of directors quietly agreed over the summer to transition its longest serving administrator...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2019Last comment by A Tired Parent, on Aug 30, 2019 at 12:29 pm | 32 comments | 7821 Views
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At long last, Mountain View Whisman's new Vargas Elementary School opens its doorsExcitement hung in the air Monday morning as hundreds of kids and parents streamed into the new Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2019Last comment by Old Steve, on Aug 27, 2019 at 4:01 pm | 12 comments | 8111 Views
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HOA dispute leaves new school in the darkA dispute between PG&E and a Mountain View homeowners' association means the new Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School will...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2019Last comment by MVResident, on Aug 23, 2019 at 7:55 am | 48 comments | 2525 Views
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Behind UC's 'admission by exception' side door: sports, money, diversity — and secrecyWhile it's unclear if admissions by exception played a direct role in the college cheating scandal, it has surfaced as a...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 20, 2019 at 3:41 pm | 1 comment | 2823 Views
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Waldorf School offering new Parent & Infant Classes!Waldorf School of the Peninsula is proud to offer a new monthly Parent & Infant Circle beginning in September as part of...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by Vaccines, on Aug 9, 2019 at 3:48 pm | 1 comment | 439 Views
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