Vaccination Rates Continue Their Decline in OC
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More parents in the county are delaying or avoiding vaccinations for their school-age children. This year, schools will institute a policy making it harder to opt out.
New Law Makes It Harder to Avoid Child Vaccinations
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Health officials brief Orange County’s school nurses on the state law that they hope will increase vaccination rates.
DA’s Office: Claims by Public Defender Are ‘Defamatory’
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Allegations that the DA’s office failed to prosecute a case because it is shielding a top investigator are “baseless,” prosecutors declare.
Public Defender: DA Investigator Involved in Kickback Scheme
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In a court document, the public defender’s office alleges that the investigator was involved in “criminal activity” with the former owner of an athletic supply company. The DA’s office calls the allegations “unfounded.”
OC Families Face Fierce Fight for Special Ed Services
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Local school districts rack up large legal bills in efforts to avoid paying for services sought by families, sometimes paying more for lawyers than the services would have cost.
Some Districts Refuse to Release Cost Records
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Voice of OC requested under the California Public Records Act legal bills for special education lawsuits from several Orange County school districts. Some complied, some didn’t.
DA Files No Charges Against High School Coaches
County Government
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The decision comes after a school district investigation concluded that coaches had violated at least nine state and federal laws.
OC Sheriff: Coach Kickbacks Investigation Handed Off to DA
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Sheriff spokesman says investigators have finished their probe into allegations that coaches received kickbacks and bribes.
More Details Emerge on Coaches’ Alleged Kickback Scheme
Norberto Santana, Jr. columns
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The woman who first reported the scheme says multiple laws were broken. The lawyer for one of the fired coaches calls the school district’s investigator incompetent.
Capistrano Unified Fires Coaches Accused of Kickbacks
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School board votes unanimously to dismiss coaches at San Clemente, Capistrano Valley and Dana Hills high schools.