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FCMAT provides links to California TK-12 news stories as a service to the industry. Some stories may require a newspaper subscription.
Jul 16, 2026
The former superintendent of the Shoreline Unified School District, which has schools in Sonoma and Marin counties, has begun serving his jail sentence for a child molestation conviction in 2023. Robert Patrick Raines, 72, of Petaluma was arrested in 2021 on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts against a child younger than 14, a felony.
Jul 16, 2026
A judge could dismiss a Fresno Unified trustee from a lawsuit after she allegedly defamed a renowned high school football coach.
Jul 16, 2026
A former Clovis Unified first-grade teacher is accusing her former principal of sexually harassing her, acting unprofessionally and pressuring her to resign after she complained about his behavior, according to a lawsuit filed in Fresno County Superior Court.
Jul 16, 2026
The Tulare City School District is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for failing to appropriately address allegations of sexual misconduct by district employees.
Jul 16, 2026
Third-grade teacher Diana Ortega was sitting in her school’s lunchroom, scrolling through social media in March when she saw a video of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents forcibly detaining and handcuffing a mother at San Francisco International Airport.
Jul 16, 2026
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has detained more than 650 children in California under President Donald Trump’s second term, an EdSource analysis of federal data has found.
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