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Superintendent reports nearby shooting led to brief MCOE lockdown; board selects scholarship recipient and upholds two interdistrict denials
Summary
County Superintendent Steve M. Tietjen told the board that on May 16 an individual who had been shot walked to the Wolf Center seeking help, prompting a brief lockdown; the board later selected Joseph Oliveira as the 2025 Thruman Agricultural Scholarship recipient and upheld Weaver Union School District's denial of two interdistrict attendance requests for 2025–2026.
County Superintendent Steve M. Tietjen reported that on Friday, May 16, 2025, "there was an individual who was shot behind the complex in the alley who walked to the Wolf Center seeking assistance." The Merced County Office of Education complex was placed on lockdown while police searched the area; doors were later unlocked after the scene was cleared. No additional injuries or people involved were reported in the minutes.
In closed-session business concluded in open session, the board selected Joseph Oliveira of Hilmar High School as the recipient of the 2025 Thruman Agricultural Scholarship; the motion carried 4-0. The board also upheld Weaver Union School District's denial of interdistrict attendance requests submitted on behalf of Student #2025-02 and Student #2025-03 for the 2025–2026 school year. The roll-call vote on the appeals disposition was recorded as Hanks YES, Brett YES, Fagundes YES, Espinosa YES.
