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Special-education classrooms destroyed in possible arson at Cubberley Community Center

Original post made on May 2, 2023

An early morning fire on Sunday at Cubberley Community Center has displaced Palo Alto Unified School District students from an entire wing of a building and was possibly caused by arson.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, May 1, 2023, 5:33 PM

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Posted by Native to the BAY
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 2, 2023 at 2:55 am

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This is just super sad. And truly grateful no human were harmed. Although the emotional toll on those who attend and teach in these classrooms is yet to be evaluated or determined.


Posted by JB
a resident of Evergreen Park
on May 2, 2023 at 10:48 am

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This is terrible. I hope that there is a camera surveillance system so that this person (or people) will be caught. Why on earth do you pick upon the most vulnerable? Shameful.


Posted by EYC
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 2, 2023 at 11:46 am

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Terrible. Hope there are cameras can identify the criminals.


Posted by Anonymous
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 2, 2023 at 1:04 pm

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Very sad! And I hope the criminals who did this are caught ASAP.


Posted by Paly Grad
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on May 2, 2023 at 5:18 pm

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I was surprised that there are special education classrooms at Cubberley!

“Special education services were provided to 813,528 individuals, newborn through twenty-two years of age, in 2022–23. California provides specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities. This instruction is provided in a variety of settings that allow infants and their families, preschoolers, students, and young adults to be educated with their peers as much as possible; that is, in the least restrictive environment.”

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I’m surprised that all of the special education classrooms are not located on elementary, middle school or high school campuses. This would allow students in special education classes to be “with their peers as much as possible, in the least restrictive environment.”


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