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Portola Valley: 'Inappropriate contact' with student under investigation

Original post made on Jan 21, 2018

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is investigating allegations by a former student at Corte Madera School in Portola Valley that a now-retired employee had "inappropriate contact" with her 10 years ago, Superintendent Eric Hartwig said today (Jan. 19).

Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, January 19, 2018, 6:10 PM

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Posted by paws
a resident of Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch
on Jan 21, 2018 at 12:23 am

Can't imagine keeping such a secret inside for 10 years. I hope that a proper and swift investigation is underway. The more people who speak up no matter how much time has passed is not as important as speaking up for oneself. More bay area schools are showing up in the news just like we saw with the sexual assault victims from the Catholic Church's over the past 2-3 decades.

It just takes one brave voice to make a difference.


Posted by PV PARENT
a resident of Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley
on Jan 22, 2018 at 3:01 pm

[The man has not been named because the investigation is incomplete and as a matter of fairness his identity has not been revealed; please don't speculate about the person's identity.]


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