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Mar 1 2012

Superintendent announces plans to revisit all discipline cases

A Theodore Roosevelt High School Spanish teacher was free on bail this week following her arrest on suspicion of having sex with two students—the latest in a string of sex-abuse cases that have bedeviled the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Gabriela Cortez, 42, was arrested Feb. 22 and booked on suspicion of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, said Montebello police Lt. Luis Lopez. She posted $140,000 bail and was ordered to appear in court March 22.

Feb 3 2012

Mark Berndt was arrested and booked Monday for suspicion of lewd conduct with children

SOUTH LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A second teacher at Miramonte Elementary School near South Los Angeles was arrested today on suspicion of lewd conduct with two female students, just days after news broke about a former third-grade teacher who allegedly took photos of blindfolded and gagged children with spoons of semen held to their faces.

Martin Bernard Springer, 49, of Alhambra, was arrested around 10 a.m. when he came out of a school district building at 107th Street and Western Avenue, according to sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker.

Sep 21 2011

Veteran teacher taught at Queen Anne Elementary School

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Mar 4 2011

Foster Elementary School

COMPTON, Calif.—A former teacher accused of molesting three female students while he was assigned to Foster Elementary School in Compton pleaded not guilty today to three felony counts.

Ronald Sture Hoppe, 45, of Diamond Bar, appeared late this afternoon in Compton Superior Court, where he is charged with three counts of lewd act on a child under 14.

Hoppe, who was arrested Thursday, is accused of molesting one student between August 2005 and June 2006, the second between August 2007 and June 2008 and the third in November 2008.

Marisol Aguilar  |   OW Contributor
Oct 7 2010

Film pushes for charter schools

“Waiting for Superman” is a documentary by Davis Guggenheim, director of “An Inconvenient Truth,” that focuses on the deteriorating public school system.

Guggenheim’s film follows five optimistic children and their families (that he selected from across the country), who hope to win the lottery—the charter school lottery that is.

Charter schools are portrayed as the possible saviors of these five children. However, there are not many available seats for all the applicants, and only a few lucky ones will win the game.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
California
Yvette Hollingsworth was recently named chief compliance officer for Wells Fargo & Co. Hollingsworth, who most recently served as managing director and global head of operations compliance and financial crimes compliance & risk management for Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank, will begin her new role on June 1, 2012. Hollingsworth will be based in San Francisco, and will report to Caryl Athanasiu, executive vice president and chief operational risk officer in the corporate risk group. As chief compliance officer, Hollingsworth will be responsible for ensuring that all areas of the company meet compliance management responsibilities and abide by all applicable laws and regulations. Her team will continue to provide independent oversight of business-based compliance management activities.
District of Columbia
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Los Angeles attorney Paul Watford to serve on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: “It is great news that the Senate has confirmed Paul Watford, an exceptionally talented attorney, to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has a breadth of experience as a former prosecutor and a top appellate litigator and will make an excellent addition to the federal bench. However, I am very disappointed that more of my Republican colleagues did not join us in backing this highly qualified nominee.” When Watford is sworn in, he will be only the second African American serving on the Ninth Circuit.