Here we go again. Edwards was NOT required to register as a sex offender. Prosecutor on the criminal case was Melissa Mckowan.

Excerpt from Daily Journal:

In July 2013, Edwards, 55, was sentenced to nine months in jail plus sex offender treatment but not registration. He was originally charged with multiple counts of child molestation but settled the case by pleading no contest to two counts of felony false imprisonment and one misdemeanor count of child annoyance

So Edwards settled out the criminal cases against him for "felony false imprisonment and one misdemeanor count of child annoyance". This is an entirely different civil suit against the superintendent for a cover-up. What about these disturbing facts warrants leaving it alone - the alleged victim will have her day in court.

Why was the third comment that a person in pain posted here about the Menlo School district deleted today? The Almanac would be advised to start investigating instead of censoring.

I also read the comment that has since been deleted.

Editors, can you please inform us about your standards for deleting comments? "Menlo Voter" frequently calls posters and the public "idiots" and other derogatory names. Unkind accusations/labels are permitted; but, a simple sentence is deleted?

Thanks---

School District is trying to get the lawsuit dropped:

Web Link

The Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District wants the lawsuit by a former student tossed, saying she waited so many years after being molested by a janitor to file a claim that key witnesses have either died, moved to parts unknown or left its employment.

“She’s 12 years too late,” said Tom DeLapp who is speaking on behalf of the district on this matter.

Anne Campbell is running unopposed (again) for San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools, at $207,000/year of taxpayer money. Is this the best, indeed only, candidate we can find? Is it really OK to cover up information and then disparage a claimant for seeking justice 12 years later, once the claimant becomes aware of the coverup?

As a San Mateo County taxpayer, I am embarrassed by the "defense" position, and by our non-choice of alternative candidates. Shame on us for not shooting higher.

Is there any followup since the 2/28 article?

To SM County Taxpayer:

The case filed by Rozanne Pedro against the Belmont Shores school district and Superintendent Campbell is ongoing. Go to www.sanmateocourt.org. Case number is CIV527064.

An interesting development:

According to court documents, this week, the attorneys for the San Francisco firm representing Ms Pedro asked that Judge Joseph Scott be removed from the case, on the grounds that the judge is "prejudiced against the Plaintiff, her counsel and/or their interest in the case."

Will the recent $14M settlement in the Moraga lawsuit be relevant to this case?