GUSD won’t name parents who lied about addresses
GILROY—Just weeks after vowing to get tough on lying parents, Gilroy’s schools chief has refused to release names of hundreds the district says falsified legal forms to get kids into its flashy, newer $158 million Christopher High School instead of the older Gilroy High School.
Student of the Week: Pranavi Kethanaboyina, 9th grade, GECA
What inspires you? My teachers, Girl Scout troop leader, and my parents all inspire me.
GUSD responds to demand to expel Audrie Pott’s attacker
GILROY—Gilroy Unified School District will not expel a Christopher High School senior who transferred here after he was involved in a sexual attack shared on social media and that lead to the victim’s suicide.
Parents of Audrie Pott demand expulsions
GILROY—The parents of a Saratoga teen who killed herself in 2012 after photos were taken and shared online of her being sexually abused while unconscious have called for the expulsion of the trio that pleaded guilty last year to the crime.
Police investigate ‘inappropriate’ graffiti at south MH school
Morgan Hill police are investigating offensive graffiti and other vandalism that appeared on the front walls of Paradise Valley Elementary School and neighboring properties sometime before the morning of Jan. 23, according to authorities.About 6:30 a.m., a custodian at the school noticed spray-painted tags on the school that included a swastika, the letters “KKK,” the name of the popular band “Metallica” and other “inappropriate signs, symbols and nondescript” drawings, according to Morgan Hill Police Sgt. Ray Ramos. The custodian promptly called police.The tagging at the school at 1400 La Crosse Drive was also found on concrete and doors outside the school, Ramos said.The resulting investigation also found similar tagging on the garage door of a nearby home. Two vehicles were also vandalized—one with a smashed windshield and another with more spray-painted graffiti, Ramos added.While some of the images depicted in the graffiti refer to intolerant or racist themes, police do not think the vandalism rises to the level of a hate crime due to the presence of other symbols or tags that do not necessarily support intolerance.Some of the tags included obscene drawings, rap lyrics and references to marijuana, authorities said.“We believe it was a group of juvenile adolescents who randomly targeted the school and adjacent house” and vehicles, Ramos said.The garage door that was vandalized was located at a private residence on La Escuela Court, police said.“Morgan Hill is an all-inclusive community that celebrates diversity, and our top priorities as a city and a school district are to support youth and keep our youth safe,” Ramos added.No suspects have been arrested or identified, and the investigation is ongoing, Ramos added. Investigators are reviewing surveillance video captured outside the school.Police do not yet know the estimated cost of the damages.School authorities were relieved that the school custodian noticed the vandalism and offensive tagging early enough so that staff could cover it up before parents and students arrived for school Friday morning, according to Morgan Hill Unified School District Human Resources Director Fawn Myers.She added that school officials will continue to work with police during the investigation so the community can “keep our neighborhood safe and keep our public spaces clean.”“I know the Paradise community is a close community, and it’s disheartening when a public space is vandalized, because all of us feel vulnerable,” Myers said.
