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Zoe Morgan

Staff Writer, Palo Alto Weekly / PaloAltoOnline.com and Mountain View Voice

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About Zoe
Zoe Morgan joined the Palo Alto Weekly and Mountain View Voice in 2021. She covers education, youth and families, with a focus on using data to tell compelling stories. She previously worked as an education reporter at the Los Altos Town Crier.

A Mountain View native, Zoe received a dual degree from American University in journalism and public affairs, with a minor in data science. After graduating, she worked at the Grants Pass Daily Courier in Oregon, covering local schools, before returning to California in 2019.
Stories by Zoe
Stanford requires COVID-19 vaccines for all employees
Stanford is requiring all employees, whether working remotely or from the office, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8, unless they have a medical or religious accommodation.
[Monday, October 11, 2021]

Stratford School gets restraining order against neighbor accused of shooting air rifle at student
Stratford School Palo Alto has secured a temporary restraining order against a man accused of shooting a student with a BB gun last month.
[Friday, October 1, 2021]

Stanford announces plan to buy Notre Dame de Namur's 50-acre Belmont campus
Stanford University has reached an agreement to "work toward" purchasing Notre Dame de Namur University's campus in Belmont, both universities announced on Tuesday.
[Wednesday, September 29, 2021]

Woman released from jail in plea deal for 2016 stabbing death
A Palo Alto woman who was charged with murder for allegedly stabbing her sister-in-law 41 times in 2016 reached a plea deal last week and has been released from jail.
[Tuesday, September 28, 2021]

As Foothill reopens its campus, a quarter of the students return in person
Classes are back in session on Foothill College's campus this fall, but the majority of students are still learning remotely as the Los Altos Hills community college phases in its reopening.
[Thursday, September 23, 2021]

Stanford welcomes largest-ever incoming class as university reopens
Thousands of Stanford students have returned to campus for face-to-face classes for the fall quarter, which began Monday. This marks the first time since the pandemic hit that in-person instruction is the norm.
[Monday, September 20, 2021]

Public asked to weigh in on community college board redistricting effort
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District is asking the public for input on how to draw boundary lines dividing the district into areas from which its board of trustees will be elected.
[Monday, September 13, 2021]

The post-9/11 generation: Too young to remember, but not to reflect
Those who were alive on Sept. 11, 2001, carry vivid memories of that day. For a whole generation of young people, though, Sept. 11 isn't a memory at all. It's a part of history.
[Friday, September 10, 2021]

Shooting threat reported at Gunn High; police deem it a likely hoax
Palo Alto police officers responded to a report of a shooting threat at Gunn High School on Thursday that turned out to be a likely hoax.
[Thursday, September 9, 2021]

As school boards resume in-person meetings, will the public still get to comment from home?
During the pandemic, local residents got used to offering their comments at virtual school board meetings by Zoom or phone. But as school boards resume meeting in person, that continued remote access has come into question.
[Tuesday, September 7, 2021]