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Members of the community made allegations about the qualifications of the Panther Prowler adviser, Michelle Saremi, as tensions soared during the May 7 Conejo Valley Unified school district meeting. The board was discussing the adapted version of board policy 6161.1 (now 6161.12), which removed an asterisk which removes a warning for mature content on…
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On Dec. 11, The Board of Education for the Conejo Valley Unified School District welcomed Bill Gorback, Jenny Fitzgerald and Cindy Goldberg. The newest board members were sworn in by superintendent Dr. Mark McLaughlin before the regularly scheduled board meeting. During the board meeting, former Board President John Anderson handed off the gavel to…
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First Avenue Vs. First Ave. CVUSD school board candidate Amy Chen listed her ballot designation as “Educational Nonprofit Director,” in reference to her role with the nonprofit organization Top Goal Education. Her alternative designation was listed as “Educational Organization CF,” in reference to her role in First Ave. Education (see Figure 1). Figure 1…
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Here is how a nonprofit works: the public can donate to the organization, which in turn, works toward achieving a certain transparent goal or promoting a certain transparent cause. Here is what is unethical: the public donating to an organization which abuses their power to influence political views. And here is what is illegal:…
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A political agenda, as defined by “The Practice of American Public Policymaking,” is a list of subjects or problems to which government officials as well as individuals outside the government are paying serious attention at any given time. Considering the modern connotation of the phrase, you might be surprised that there is no mention…
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In preparation for the upcoming CVUSD school board elections, several local groups have held candidate forums. Controversy arose at the first forum, hosted by the Conejo Council Parent Teacher Association, when sitting board member and candidate Mike Dunn delivered his opening statement and then refused to participate in the rest of the forum. Dunn…
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An unprecedented policy procedure at the Oct. 2 CVUSD school board meeting left both board members and community members perplexed. Vice President Sandee Everett had previously proposed an action item to censure Trustee Betsy Connolly under the premise of social media misconduct. Yet in the third hour of the meeting, when President John Andersen…
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Following public complaint as to whether the actions taken by CVUSD board members at the most recent board meeting on May 15 were lawful, a statement was issued on May 25 by Thomas Frye, Deputy District Attorney of Ventura County, finding board Vice President Sandee Everett guilty of violating the Brown Act. At the…
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Students take action into their own hands on gun-violence February 14 – Stoneman Douglas school shooting (Parkland, FL) Former student Nikolas Cruz walked on to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSDHS) with an AR-15 rifle. In six minutes he shot and killed 17 people. 14 of those people were students and three were adults.…
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Conejo Valley School Board trustee Mike Dunn is facing criticism for an email attacking Jessica Weihe, a local blogger, which he sent to her employer, Scott Harris. Weihe is responsible for the well-known “Anonymous Mommy” blog. Weihe’s blog is known for its liberal and outspoken opinions. The conservative school board, especially their recent controversies…