MHUSD changes policies for absent alert system in light of missing teen
In light of Morgan Hill missing teen Sierra LaMar’s disappearance, Morgan Hill Unified School District has changed its notification system to alert parents earlier in the day.
MHUSD to discuss alternative school programs
Some Morgan Hill students could be learning in a different way in a new environment as early as the 2012-13 school year.
UPDATE: Student who provided pot-laced cookies in MHPD custody
Morgan Hill Unified School District officials said the student who distributed the marijuana-laced cookies to fellow Live Oak High School students Friday morning is currently in custody with the Morgan Hill Police Department. It is unclear at this time what gender the student is, but school officials said the student is younger than 18.
Four LOHS students sick after eating marijuana cookies
Four Live Oak High School students were treated after they ate maijuana-laced cookies this moring, according to a news release from the Morgan Hill Unified School District.
Former SJ cop’s sentencing for sex crimes delayed
The sentencing date for a former San Jose police officer from Gilroy charged with illegal sexual contact with two teen boys has been moved from April 30 to May 7.
Passionate educator, novelist, martial arts black belt appointed to Gavilan School Board
The Gavilan College School Board had some big shoes to fill following the recent death of late trustee Mike Davenport, whose March 2 passing left a vacancy on the college’s seven-person school board.
Are rural bus stops safe?
A child runs toward the iconic yellow and black school bus, backpack in tow, bus pass on a lanyard around his neck, smiling as a woman yells “Go, go, go!” He makes it just before the door closes.
MH students win science fair, two on their way to Pittsburgh
Morgan Hill students Mark Holmstrom, a junior at Live Oak High School and sophomore Theresa McLaughlin of Sobrato High School are the two winners of the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship.
School board OKs new grad requirements
It’s a guarantee now: the class of 2017 in Morgan Hill will be University of California and California State University ready.
Crime, behavior experts weigh in on Sierra kidnapping scenarios
Two renowned experts who have spent their entire careers profiling violent, shady criminals and analyzing human behavior say that Sierra LaMar’s likely kidnapper – or kidnappers – probably stalked the missing teen before grabbing her from the street outside her home, and the victim’s personality is the polar opposite of her captor’s - an attribute that could end up saving her life.













