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Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton In her fight to ensure fair and equal access for all public school students in California, Sally Smith is a champion for those without a voice and Public Enemy #1 to...
View ArticleIllegal fees collected for cap-and-gown; refunds owed
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton Parents who paid for caps and gowns for their graduating high school seniors this year are owed a full refund, the San Dieguito Union High School District has determined....
View ArticleHigh school student parking fees under scrutiny
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton At $40 annually per vehicle, the San Dieguito Union High School District collected over $77,000 in fees this year from students for campus parking permits. With an...
View ArticleNo blame game on illegal student fees
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton It would be easy to assume, after the last few columns, that the staff at the San Dieguito Union High School District deserves condemnation. Recent stories highlighting...
View ArticlePushing boundaries
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton Few issues cause parents more distress than changes in school boundaries. Who can forget the tumult when in 2002 the Del Mar Union School District moved hundreds of...
View ArticleFocus on senior portraits
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton As part of its contract with the San Dieguito Union High School District to shoot senior yearbook portraits, Keane Studios, located in Carmel Valley, receives personal...
View ArticleSalaries, benefits, and how columns grow out of control
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton Some of you have asked why my columns are so long. It’s a good question, because I never set out to write so much. It’s hubris to think my words are so important – I...
View ArticleYet another study on the benefits of later school start times
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton I can’t believe I’m writing about this again. My fourth column, written in October of 2003, focused on the mountains of scientific research showing conclusively that...
View ArticleSan Diego’s Rock Week of Wonder
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton It was a Week of Wonder in San Diego last week, with concerts by three of the biggest names from the 1960s and ’70s. In six days, our fair city saw Paul McCartney on...
View ArticleSan Dieguito enrollment study group formed, facilitator chosen
By Marsha Sutton Vocal community dissatisfaction with San Dieguito Union High School District policies on enrollment and attendance boundaries last spring has led the district to create a task force...
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