After a Houston teacher sparked national outrage by giving a student a mock award at the end of the school year naming her “most likely to become a terrorist,” others … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High teacher to stand trial on charges of sex with student
A Merced High School science teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student waived his preliminary hearing on Monday and was ordered to stand trial. Blia … Click to Continue »
Read More »A child of immigrants, UC Merced chief mirrors the student population
UC Merced’s new police chief is an immigrant and first-generation college student, a reflection of the college’s population, officials said Tuesday. Chou Her was sworn in Tuesday as police chief … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced parent gives guitar to student whose house burned, was burglarized
Alejandro Baez gifted his guitar to his daughter’s classmate at Chenoweth Elementary School so 12-year-old Joe Tapetillo III could pursue his dream to be a musician after his guitar was stolen when his house caught fire last year. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High teacher accused of sex with student due in court next month
A Merced High School teacher who is accused of having sex with a student made a brief appearance in Merced County Superior Court on Friday for a preliminary hearing. Blia … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County education officials double down on support for immigrant student safeguards
The county’s top education officials have doubled down on their commitment to educate students, regardless of immigration status, by passing a “safe and secure schools” resolution. The resolution passed last … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos teacher held to answer on charges of sex with high school student
A former high school teacher and police officer from Los Banos on Tuesday was ordered to stand trial for his alleged sexual relationship with a high school girl about 10 … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘This is scary’ – Merced residents react as teacher is accused of sex with student
The news of a Merced High teacher arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with a 16-year-old girl was met mostly with “disappointment” from parents of students at the school on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High teacher arrested, accused of having sex with teenage student
A Merced High School science teacher was arrested last week after he allegedly was caught by a patrolling Merced County sheriff’s deputy in a parked pickup truck engaged in “inappropriate … Click to Continue »
Read More »Thank-you ‘notes’: Student carolers show appreciation for gift drive
Students in the choir at Fusion Charter School said thank you Wednesday in the best way they know how – through song. A half-dozen students serenaded Turlock Irrigation District employees … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced grad student among missing in deadly Oakland warehouse fire
A graduate student at UC Merced is among the missing after Friday’s deadly fire in an Oakland warehouse. Jennifer Mendiola, 35, was due to graduate from UC Merced in 2017, … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced confirms grad student missing after deadly Oakland fire
A woman pursuing her doctorate in psychology at UC Merced remained missing and feared dead Monday as authorities searched through an Oakland warehouse that caught fire and claimed at least … Click to Continue »
Read More »Student, alumni creating a culture of giving on campus
Management and business economics major Christopher Bernal is leaving a legacy at UC Merced as the first student to establish an endowed scholarship to support other UC Merced students in … Click to Continue »
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