The bell rings and classroom doors swing open, unleashing a flood of students into the hallways of Hillview Middle School, along with shaggy, four-legged Duke, one of the Menlo Park district s social-emotional learning dogs.
The first property approved by Atherton for a lot-splitting project allowed under new state law SB 9 is at 2 Lowery Drive. Its owners talked to The Almanac about their project, the approval process and their neighbors reactions.
There was cake, speeches and some tears as community members said goodbye to the Menlo Park City School District s beloved Superintendent Erik Burmeister, during a Dec. 15 board meeting. Burmeister s last day on the job is Dec. 31.
The Portola Valley School District will stop requiring students and teachers to mask up indoors starting March 14, but many Peninsula school officials are undecided if they ll align with new state guidelines that make masks optional.