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Parent tells board Rivera Middle staff failed to keep daughter safe after alleged campus assault, urges expulsion
Summary
A parent who is a psychologist and law-enforcement member said her seventh-grade daughter was assaulted at Rivera Middle School and that staff failed to keep the assailant in supervised custody or notify parents promptly; she urged the board to expel the student and review procedures.
During the public-comment portion of the Merced City School District board meeting, Dr. Melissa Perez said her seventh-grade daughter — a GATE student at Rivera Middle School — was assaulted on campus on March 30 at about 1:00 p.m. Perez told trustees the assailant had earlier violated a no-contact order and was supposed to be under staff supervision in an office; she said the other student eluded…
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