Sherman Alexie

Late in the City Lights Theater Company world premiere production of “Toxic,” former student Jessie takes her fellow high school alums through a harrowing moment when she witnessed a popular teacher gunned down just feet from where she now…
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LOS ANGELES — A child is suing the Claremont Unified School District, alleging district and school officials failed to protect him from unruly fellow intermediate school students who bullied and attacked him on campus this spring and forced…
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OAKLAND – Three juveniles are facing charges in connection with a shooting at Skyline High School on Sept. 5, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. One is charged with assault with a firearm, a second with being a…
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DUBLIN — The former Castro Valley High School music teacher charged with sexually abusing a student has turned himself in to authorities and is in custody at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, the Alameda County Sherrif’s Office said. Keita…
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Low-income students served by nonprofits in Sunnyvale and Cupertino went back to school last month with the supplies they needed, thanks to distribution events in both communities. Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS) held its “Ready to…
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Arjun Gurjar and Sophia Tran have always been interested in science. For 17-year-old Arjun, that began when he got a DK Encyclopedia at age 5. For 16-year-old Sophia, it started with her high school psychology class, and a fascination with…
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Parents in Castro Valley are sharply criticizing school administrators for delaying an investigation amid early signs of improper behavior by a high school music teacher who was charged this week with sexually abusing a student. Visual and…
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