We take a look at the stories that are coming to the web and in
the paper. This week: A scholastic symbiosis and With a little help
from the state.
1. A scholastic symbiosis
Under clear blue skies, two of South County’s most disparate student populations came together for a morning of exercise and entertainment.
After dozens of mentally handicapped students were displaced by two suspicious fires that gutted Gateway School, some were faced with a surprising relocation to South County Community School – a campus that houses at-risk students who have not been successful in traditional middle and high school settings.
“We’re on this campus together for better or for worse,” said Heather Bass, a Gateway teacher whose 12 students were uprooted after the fire. “We’ve been working really hard to make this place home and we have. Now we just want to make some friends.”
2. With a little help from the state
With all this talk about combining emergency services with Morgan Hill, what would Gilroy’s fire service actually look like if it contracts with the county? What do residents think, and how exactly would this save the city money, if any?
