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Teacher pleads 'not guilty' to lewd acts with students
Original post made on Jan 6, 2016
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 12:20 PM
Comments
Posted by nat
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 6, 2016 at 1:14 pm
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 6, 2016 at 1:14 pm
I don't get this statement in the article: ..."charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a dependent while being a caretaker..."
This is not covered in the article - what does it refer to? The entire article deals with the students in her class.
Posted by sounds very unlikely
a resident of College Terrace
on Jan 7, 2016 at 12:18 am
a resident of College Terrace
on Jan 7, 2016 at 12:18 am
but who knows?
Posted by MP Mom
a resident of Stanford
on Jan 7, 2016 at 11:08 am
a resident of Stanford
on Jan 7, 2016 at 11:08 am
The kids went to a legal aid lawyer first? This story isn't sounding right and lacks merit to splash this teacher's name all over the media at this juncture. I truly hope there is more substantive evidence than heresay from these boys to ruin this woman in this manner. Ofcourse these things can happen, but it seems quite a premature rush to judgment.
Posted by Shame on you
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Jan 7, 2016 at 11:42 am
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Jan 7, 2016 at 11:42 am
@MP Mom and @sounds very unlikely
If this had been a story about two kids from Palo Alto high school, there'd be no denying there was truth to it. But because they are young men from East Palo Alto, their truth "sounds very unlikely"? Young men of color being overly sexualized is a part of their everyday reality. How dare you tell them it's a farce. The boys went where they had access. There is a legal aid facility close to the school. They went where they felt safe. A lawyer is a lawyer, and they needed help.
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Posted by Tired of EPA bias
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jan 7, 2016 at 12:23 pm
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jan 7, 2016 at 12:23 pm
Thanks "Shame on You" for putting this right.
Not only it would have sounded differently if it was the opposite (minority teacher and white kids) but also the title is misleading: the teacher is not FROM East Palo Alto, she was teaching IN East Palo Alto.
Posted by Crescent Park Dad
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jan 7, 2016 at 2:07 pm
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jan 7, 2016 at 2:07 pm
@ MP Mom and others: Read the article again please. A friend of the victims went to a legal-aid lawyer, not the victims themselves. Sounds like a good friend to me.
Posted by Robert DiMenna
a resident of Menlo Park
on Jan 7, 2016 at 2:30 pm
a resident of Menlo Park
on Jan 7, 2016 at 2:30 pm
I think "Palo Alto on Online" needs to stop propagating HEAR-SAY, and report FACTS.
When all is said and done, the facts may be very, very different, meanwhile they have destroyed this woman's life. I believe printing children's Hear-say is totally irresponsible.
Posted by Hmmm
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jan 7, 2016 at 2:36 pm
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jan 7, 2016 at 2:36 pm
As a long time East Palo Alto resident, I find the boys' accusations rather odd. Of course it's possible and maybe they are victims. But I'd find the accusations rather odd no matter where they took place. [Portion removed.]
