“They banned Twilight at my school,” my outraged fifth-grade son announced last Thursday. What did he mean that his Walnut Creek public elementary school had “banned” the… Read more “Should elementary school kids be allowed to read the Twilight books? My son’s WC school library won’t buy them.”
Category: Kids and Schools
Eat out Thursday nights: Benefit Walnut Creek schools
Start a Thursday night family tradition: Eat out in Walnut Creek at a select group of downtown restaurants that will donate 10 to 15 percent of your… Read more “Eat out Thursday nights: Benefit Walnut Creek schools”
Dozens of Las Lomas students reportedly nabbed in Walnut Creek police jaywalking sting operation
Okay, I might be hyping up the headline for effect. Whatever. I was just at Whole Foods, waiting in line to buy some of their very yummy… Read more “Dozens of Las Lomas students reportedly nabbed in Walnut Creek police jaywalking sting operation”
Parents, even before Sandra Cantu’s kidnapping and murder, how much room did you give your kids to roam?
The March 27 disappearance of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu from her Tracy mobile home park, and the subsequent discovery of her body on Monday, has raised a lot… Read more “Parents, even before Sandra Cantu’s kidnapping and murder, how much room did you give your kids to roam?”
Beyond the egg-throwers, more reports of out-of-control teens in suburbia this weekend
Four teens from Danville and Alamo, who refused to leave an underage drinking party, wound up in trouble with the police, the Danville Weekly reports. Apparently, the… Read more “Beyond the egg-throwers, more reports of out-of-control teens in suburbia this weekend”
Yes, you can! Say no to STAR testing
In the next month or so, our kids who attend our public schools will be facing an annual rite of spring: several days of sitting down to… Read more “Yes, you can! Say no to STAR testing”
Crazy in Suburbia 