Safety: May 2008 Archives
It's a sad day in the Valley when the Build-a-Bear Workshop store in the Northridge mall gets robbed at knifepoint. According to police, the incident occured just before closing time yesterday.
But how long will it be until something like this happens in the middle of a busy Saturday, with children cramming the store?
Two different schools in different districts on opposite sides of town are grappling with charges that teachers or staff abused students, both on campus and off. In one case, the allegations involve a well-liked, respected veteran instructor at Santa Monica Middle School; in the other, an assistant principal was shipped from campus to campus by other staff who knew about the charges!
Shellshocked parents are looking at incompetent administrators in their schools, and a character history that seems to mean absolutely nothing. How many more children have been hurt that we don't even know about? Personally, I'd say homeschooling is looking better and better.
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