When a 6-Year-Old Is Accused of 'Sexual Assault'

It started as schoolyard roughhousing during recess, with one boy’s hand allegedly touching the upper thigh, or perhaps the groin, ......
By Scott James    1/26/12 5:33 p.m. PST

A Public School Kept Afloat by Private Donations

A public school is one “maintained at public expense,” the dictionary says. By that definition, San Francisco might receive an ......
By Scott James    2/24/11 9:00 p.m. PST

Meet Your Neighborhood Bully

It seems one can find a bully anywhere—even at an anti-bullying event. I’m standing on the patio of a Potrero ......
By Trey Bundy    11/10/10 7:28 a.m. PST

Where Manual Labor Is the Price of Academic Excellence

For parents at Miraloma Elementary School in San Francisco, the quest for academic achievement means getting their hands dirty. On ......
By Scott James    9/30/10 9:00 p.m. PDT

When Dangerous School Visitors are Family

The rape of a second-grade girl (allegedly by her 68-year-old step-grandfather) at Sanchez Elementary School last Thursday came as a ......
By Trey Bundy    6/08/10 11:39 p.m. PDT