Tag: Cherokee Point Elementary School

  • California Bill Would Restore Mental Health Funding in Elementary Schools

    Cherokee Point Elementary School Principal Godwin Higa talks with a student. | Photo Credit: Jane Stevens By Megan Burks A San Francisco Bay Area lawmaker has introduced a state bill that would restore mental health care funding for young children who experience trauma. San Diego educators have relied on a patchwork of programs since the…

  • The End of ‘Willful Defiance’ School Punishments (Sort of)

    When a child gets in trouble at Cherokee Point Elementary School, Principal Godwin Higa, talks quietly to the student to sort things out. | Photo Credit: Jane Stevens By Mario Koran On this, most school officials agree: “Willful defiance,” a kind of catch-all reason for ejecting students from class is overbroad and problematic. But for…

  • A New School of Thought on Discipline

    Photo Credit: Shutterstock By Mario Koran A report by the Harvard researchers who visited San Diego Unified says it best: The tough-on-crime, zero tolerance policies America used to fight the war on drugs in the past few decades shifted to schools. “Now, with 20 years of experience and insight into how this approach to school…

  • Feds to Begin Audit of San Diego Police Department in City Heights

    By Megan Burks Department of Justice auditors are in town to begin their assessment of the San Diego Police Department. They’ll be at Cherokee Point Elementary School at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to collect community comments on the police department. Former Police Chief William Lansdowne requested the outside review, which is expected to take six to…

  • Event: The Questions Facing the Police Department

    By Liam Dillon We have a great panel lined up Tuesday night to discuss the future of the San Diego Police Department. It starts at 6 p.m. at Cherokee Point Elementary in City Heights. Here are four of the biggest questions that we’ll tackle: Does SDPD have a bunch of rotten apples or a rotten…