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This is the June 28, 2021, edition of the 8 to 3 newsletter about school, kids and parenting. Like what you’re reading? Sign up to get it in your inbox every Monday.
Hi, and welcome to the 8 to 3 newsletter. I’m Laura Newberry, a reporter on the education team, and I’m filling in for the vacationing Sonja Sharp.
In the summer of 2020, it was unclear when public schools in Southern California might reopen. At the same time, we were also learning more about how COVID-19 is spread.
We knew by then that we were far less likely to contract the virus outdoors. So as many of us pondered how K-12 education might resume as the pandemic raged on, there seemed to be one obvious solution: Teach kids outside.
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that in the wake of the alleged sexual misconduct at The Thacher School in Ojai, the Ventura County Family Justice Center (VCFJC) is available to assist all those who have been impacted by these painful events. The VCFJC is a collaborative community response to domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder and dependent adult abuse, human trafficking, hate crime and other violent crimes. The model allows for a variety of services to be offered to victims in one location, under one roof. All services are free of charge and confidential. Victims can receive assistance whether they have reported to law enforcement or not.
Detectives say they will interview named and unnamed victims, suspects, and witnesses in independent report commissioned by Thacher School
Ventura County Sheriff’s detectives have launched an investigation into a boarding school where decades of sexual abuse have been reported.
Officials with the Thacher School in Ojai hired an outside law firm to do an investigation after reports of abuse involving faculty members, staff, and students dating back more than three decades was reported.
The report documented numerous examples of sexual abuse and harassment. Sheriff’s detectives say some of the past incidents had been reported, but the majority weren’t. They say they will evaluate every allegation to see if a crime occurred, and if the statute of limitations will still allow for prosecution.
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