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January 18, 2026

Pulling the plug on cyberbullying

It started a couple of weeks ago with an innocent friend request on Instagram — a popular social media site for sharing photos — when a user under the name of “Sobrato Bops” sent an electronic invitation to Kim Valles, a junior at Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill.

MHUSD Supe announces he is leaving

Wes Smith, Superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District for 3.5 years, announced to the community Tuesday via email that he has accepted an offer to serve as the Executive Director of the Association of California School Administrators effective July 1.

Central is moving to Burnett, but parents still pushing for revote

Seven frustrated residents took the podium one by one during the public portion of Tuesday’s Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education meeting with one clear message: Reopen the Burnett school site on Tilton Avenue as a neighborhood elementary school.

Student of the Week: Christopher Niemann

Each month, the principals of Live Oak and Sobrato High Schools choose a total of four students (two from each school) to spotlight. Sobrato senior Christopher Niemann, 18, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Charter school’s formal petition in Board’s hands

The leaders of Navigator Schools, a charter management organization attempting to launch a third school in Morgan Hill, on Tuesday officially submitted their petition to open a new school to the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education, which could approve a new charter school that would launch in 2014.

Student of the Week: Jocelyn Mendoza

Each month, the principals of Live Oak and Sobrato High Schools choose a total of four students (two from each school) to spotlight. Live Oak senior Jocelyn Mendoza, 17 is this week's Student of the Week.

Parent complaint at MHUSD leads to lawsuit against California Department of Ed.

What started as one parent’s complaint in 2009 about the treatment of their special needs child by staff in the Morgan Hill Unified School District has spurred a statewide battle against the California Department of Education and its enforcement of special education laws.

UPDATED: Supe says CDE got graduation, dropout data wrong for Morgan Hill

Superintendent Wes Smith says the graduation and dropout rates for Morgan Hill Unified School District, reported Wednesday by the California Department of Education, are not accurate.

Alejo targets risky school bonds with new bill

Assembly Bill 182, authored by Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) with Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) as a principle co-author, passed the Assembly Floor today with a vote of 75-0. This bill establishes strict parameters for school districts and community college districts when issuing capital appreciation bonds, or CABs.

Popular Dual Immersion Program could be relocated in near future

Hilaria Bauer, director of Curriculum and Instruction for the Morgan Hill Unified School District, takes many calls from current and future residents inquiring about programs offered within MHUSD.

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