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Two columns on Schools in the Enterprise Miss the Mark

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2007
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Two columns on Schools in the Enterprise Miss the Mark

Dunning yesterday in his column suggested that the "town owes Murphy a standing ovation."He suggests firs ...

Dunning yesterday in his column suggested that the "town owes Murphy a standing ovation."He suggests first:"like most superintendents, David Murphy had his supporters and his detractors … it comes wit ...

March 07, 2007
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Interim Superintendent Hired

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2007
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Interim Superintendent Hired

The Davis Joint Unified School District moved very quickly to replace the “retiring” Superintendent David ...

The Davis Joint Unified School District moved very quickly to replace the “retiring” Superintendent David Murphy. The school board hired J. Richard Whitmore of Lafeyette, California as interim superin ...

March 07, 2007
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Tuesday Briefs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2007
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Tuesday Briefs

ACLU Becomes Involved in Valley Oak Closure ControversyIn a letter to the Davis Unified School Board on M ...

ACLU Becomes Involved in Valley Oak Closure ControversyIn a letter to the Davis Unified School Board on March 1, 2007, the ACLU Northern California Division expressed concern about the impact of the c ...

March 06, 2007
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Criticism of the “Best Uses” Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2007
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Criticism of the “Best Uses” Report

Last week, the "Best Uses of Schools Advisory Task Force" delivered its final report that recommended the ...

Last week, the "Best Uses of Schools Advisory Task Force" delivered its final report that recommended the closing of Valley Oak Elementary School.While the group spent an admirable amount of time and ...

March 05, 2007
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Was Superintendent David Murphy Fired?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 04, 2007
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Was Superintendent David Murphy Fired?

On Thursday evening, Davis Joint Unified School District Superintendent David Murphy announced his retire ...

On Thursday evening, Davis Joint Unified School District Superintendent David Murphy announced his retirement.Reading from a prepared statement:“Since February 1, when I turned 60, my wife Robbie and ...

March 04, 2007
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Task Force Recommends Valley Oak Closure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2007
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Task Force Recommends Valley Oak Closure

The Best Use of Schools Advisory Task Force has voted by a 6-1 margin to recommend the closure of Valley ...

The Best Use of Schools Advisory Task Force has voted by a 6-1 margin to recommend the closure of Valley Oak Elementary. A full report will be drafted and presented to the Davis School Board at the Ma ...

February 24, 2007
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Panel May Favor School Closure, but does the School Board?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2007
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Panel May Favor School Closure, but does the School Board?

The Davis Enterprise reported last night that most of the school task force members are leaning toward cl ...

The Davis Enterprise reported last night that most of the school task force members are leaning toward closing a Davis elementary school due to declining enrollment. Valley Oak Elementary would be the ...

February 17, 2007
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New Harassment Policy in Schools Moving Toward Completion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2007
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New Harassment Policy in Schools Moving Toward Completion

Schools On Thursday Night, the Davis Joint Unified School Board took the next steps toward completing a n ...

Schools On Thursday Night, the Davis Joint Unified School Board took the next steps toward completing a new harassment policy when they unanimously approved much more specific, detailed, and strong po ...

February 04, 2007
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District Takes First Step Toward Tough New Anti-Harassment Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 19, 2007
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District Takes First Step Toward Tough New Anti-Harassment Policy

The People's Vanguard of Davis first reported on this incident on November 10 involving the harassment of ...

The People's Vanguard of Davis first reported on this incident on November 10 involving the harassment of a Harper Junior High School student based on his perceived sexual orientation. Since then, the ...

January 19, 2007
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New Revelations in the Fischer Harassment Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2007
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New Revelations in the Fischer Harassment Case

In the latest in what now has to be described as an escalating situation at Harper Junior High School, we ...

In the latest in what now has to be described as an escalating situation at Harper Junior High School, we saw this mention in the "Brieflies" in the January 3, 2007 Davis Enterprise:Davis police cited ...

January 09, 2007
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Enrollment Projections look Bleak in Fight to Save Valley Oak from Closure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2007
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Enrollment Projections look Bleak in Fight to Save Valley Oak from Closure

Thursday's school board meeting brought a heated discussed as the District unveiled new projections. The ...

Thursday's school board meeting brought a heated discussed as the District unveiled new projections. The projections show around a 400 student drop from 2006 to 2016 with around 200 of those being in ...

January 06, 2007
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Sunday Midday Briefs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2006
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Sunday Midday Briefs

Closing Valley Oak School will Disadvantage Children Already DisadvantagedUndoubtedly, one of my favorite ...

Closing Valley Oak School will Disadvantage Children Already DisadvantagedUndoubtedly, one of my favorite columns to read in the Enterprise comes from Jann Murray-Garcia and Jonathan London.Dr. Murray ...

December 24, 2006
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Briefs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2006
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Monday Briefs

Setting the facts straight about lawsuit against school districtThere seems to be a great deal of misconc ...

Setting the facts straight about lawsuit against school districtThere seems to be a great deal of misconceptions around the community dealing with the issue of a lawsuit filed against the School Distr ...

December 18, 2006
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Second Family to File Suit Against School District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2006
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Second Family to File Suit Against School District

A second student has stepped forward and is alleging that he was harassed while at Harper Junior High Sch ...

A second student has stepped forward and is alleging that he was harassed while at Harper Junior High School in Davis. The family is protecting their name in order to shield the student from the type ...

December 15, 2006
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School’s Out for Valley Oak Students?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2006
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School’s Out for Valley Oak Students?

I always encourage people to send me new ideas for stories, and I'm very thankful for this one. Frankly I ...

I always encourage people to send me new ideas for stories, and I'm very thankful for this one. Frankly I have not paid much attention to the proposed closure of Valley Oak School. I assumed it was me ...

December 12, 2006
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Lawsuit against the School District Proceeds

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2006
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Lawsuit against the School District Proceeds

It did not have to be this way. Guy Fischer only wants a safe environment where his son can attend school ...

It did not have to be this way. Guy Fischer only wants a safe environment where his son can attend school without fear of harassment. But unfortunately the school district has not done enough in Mr. F ...

December 08, 2006
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Wednesday Midday Briefs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2006
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Wednesday Midday Briefs

Law Suit by Fischer Family Goes Forward against the Davis Joint Unified School DistrictAs we reported ove ...

Law Suit by Fischer Family Goes Forward against the Davis Joint Unified School DistrictAs we reported over the weekend, the Fischers will file suit against the Davis Joint Unified School District this ...

December 06, 2006
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Update on the Junior High Harassment Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2006
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Update on the Junior High Harassment Case

We have been following for the last three weeks plus, the ongoing situation of a family whose son was har ...

We have been following for the last three weeks plus, the ongoing situation of a family whose son was harassed at Harper Junior High School in Davis. The incidents involved anti-gay slurs and repeated ...

December 02, 2006
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Schools Climate Still Needs Improvement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2006
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Schools Climate Still Needs Improvement

Schools In February of 2003, the Davis Joint Unified School district heard from well over 100 students, p ...

Schools In February of 2003, the Davis Joint Unified School district heard from well over 100 students, parents and community members about problems of violence, discrimination and taunting at the sch ...

November 21, 2006
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Father of Junior High School Student Speaks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2006
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Father of Junior High School Student Speaks

The following is a clip from Tuesday's Davis City Council Meeting. Guy Fischer, whose son has been harass ...

The following is a clip from Tuesday's Davis City Council Meeting. Guy Fischer, whose son has been harassed at Harper Junior High School spoke on the matter. ...

November 19, 2006
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