15 years old. She was a freshman in high school. This is 2003. Reporter cerri was given Leigh High School year books from the victim. Theres a photo of the suspect, shawn thomas, both a teacher and a coach. In the staff and Administration Section a photo of his wife at the time, sarah thomas, listed as a dean. Thats who the victim says she reported the abuse to. Cerri says dean thomas reaction was shocking. Said, i cant believe you did this to me after everything that ive done for you. So that is why most people remain silent, because they arent believed and theyre victim blamed and thats exactly what happened here. Reporter in the criminal complaint some of the sexual encounters happened on campus in thomas portable classroom and in a storage room in the boys locker room. The complaint also says they were once caught in the act by the dean. In a statement to cbs news bay area, the district did not say whether sarah thomas is still employed by the district, but a sarah thomas is still
Announced that californians will announce if adults 21 and older will be allowed to possess one ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants for personal use. Its a travesty to think that when you have a police force and you will focus their efforts on someone who is engaged in personal activity, or when that, when we have rapists and murderers there. A coalition of police force oppose it. An objection that convicted heroin dealers would be allowed to sell marijuana. Recreational dispensaries will be taxed. Regulatory guidelines have been drawn from states that passed similar legislation such as prohibiting advertising near schools. Reporting live in San Francisco, nbc bay area news. Chuck, thank you. And just in, about 30 minutes ago, Governor Brown signing five out of six bills that crack down on tobacco. Now, among the new rules. 21 is the new 18. The legal age to buy Tobacco Products here in california, will now be changed to 21 years old. And another bill regulates ecigarettes tre
Reported he expected for the east bay this afternoon we have schools in parts of the south they once again being released early because of the heat that includes random highschool roughly half the classrooms in the Campbell Union High School District do not have air conditioning decided to dismiss tutors yesterday and today it that the Canada Community school as well as some fans of what are being brought in for students it is still was not enough. The have the desire know what the class will be dismissed early on friday schools that do not have airconditioning. James were here with the look of the forecast for today the to to for more triple digit whether. Michelle apon is one to be very warm again today for most of the bank looking at the divisor that we want to point out a few things most of it will be under the heat advisory areas across coastal northern they enclose the peninsula and that no longer under the heat advisory for today it will be mainly into much of the interior valle
Darya track the fate added to the schools and the kids picked up early real live as san jose and Leigh High School with more information on these closures. Reporter it is one of the high school is out with better closing early to avoid having children inside of the classroom during the afternoon hours when the supposed to reach triple digit heat ibrahim in the classrooms at Leigh High School in other areas close to not have air conditioning in imagine spending time and saturdays class shall be very uncomfortable was month high schools closed at 1140 here ed Lee Highschool not only of the stone is being dismissed early from class. Darya if you cannot typical enough these days without a see you can always go to one of the cooling centers it is easy and free in if the weather of days in the traffic of days without having to wait. George were finally starting to see some accidents in the clutch of hot spots developing in the east of them starting to add to the slowing and the southbound di
Cap and trade and our electric vehicle mandate and all the rest. We are not going the way other states, where they can say no, you jump through the hoops and then well give you a few crumbs. We are not taking the corruption. Were not taking the bait and california will continue to lead. Reporter well, he certainly is running high on the high octane rhetoric and bluster but the fact, his tank is empty. Its not full enough to get this thing passed in the state assembly. So we are seeing something new in the brown administration. Defeat. Thank you, phil matier live at the state capital. Thank you. And phil will be back later with the other big news from the state capital today, california a big step closer to allowing the terminally ill to kill themselves. That straight ahead at 6 30. Right now oakland unified is trying to sell teachers and parents on an idea. To move special ed. Students into regular classrooms. Da lin looks at the pros and the potential cons of this idea. Da. Reporter y