1. A FALSE POLICE REPORT
As a result of a 2000 false police report, CVESD teacher
Maura Larkins, who was co-administrator of her LATE
fathers estate, was arrested for trespassing in her late
father's home. It seems likely that the person who called
the police, Kathleen Elton, used the same story for her false
police report that she used to illegally collect Section 8
rental assistance. Elton likely told the police that a child
was living with her in the apartment of Maura Larkins' late
father. This was not true. In fact, Elton was living with a
man whom police arrested shortly after they arrested
Maura Larkins. Maura Larkins was kept only a few hours in
police custody; K.E.'s boyfriend was kept many months.
K.E. had a talent for getting police to arrest people. Shortly
before his death, Maura Larkins' father became stuck in his
bathtub. A tenant called his brother, who drove right over
and helped lift the elderly man out of the tub. K.E. caught a
glimpse of the Good Samaritan, called the police, and had
him arrested.
The report was exposed as false, and no trespassing
charges were filed against Larkins, but real life turned out
to be stranger than fiction when Larkins discovered that
K.E., the woman who made the false police report, had been
working with Larkins' brother.
Somehow Kathleen Elton managed not to get arrested
herself, despite all of Elton's threatening and illegal
behavior.
In fact, Chula Vista Elementary School District's school
board and administrators believed everything Kathleen
Elton said, and based their personnel decisions on their
illegally-obtained report of Kathleen Elton's allegations
against Maura Larkins.
How did Maura Larkins come to know Kathleen Elton? Elton
was the ex-wife of Larkins' brother.
Larkins' brother had previously announced that he was
quitting as Larkins' co-administrator, but he turned out
instead to be secretly working to acquire control of the
estate.
Within days of Larkins' arrest, her brother offered a secret
rental agreement to K.E., his ex-wife. How did K.E. come up
with the money to pay Larkins' brother?
K.E., who had committed welfare fraud in the past, was
committing it again. She obtained rental assistance for
living in this apartment by giving false information to the
agency involved.
As a result of a 2000 false police report, CVESD teacher
Maura Larkins, who was co-administrator of her LATE
fathers estate, was arrested for trespassing in her late
father's home. It seems likely that the person who called
the police, Kathleen Elton, used the same story for her false
police report that she used to illegally collect Section 8
rental assistance. Elton likely told the police that a child
was living with her in the apartment of Maura Larkins' late
father. This was not true. In fact, Elton was living with a
man whom police arrested shortly after they arrested
Maura Larkins. Maura Larkins was kept only a few hours in
police custody; K.E.'s boyfriend was kept many months.
K.E. had a talent for getting police to arrest people. Shortly
before his death, Maura Larkins' father became stuck in his
bathtub. A tenant called his brother, who drove right over
and helped lift the elderly man out of the tub. K.E. caught a
glimpse of the Good Samaritan, called the police, and had
him arrested.
The report was exposed as false, and no trespassing
charges were filed against Larkins, but real life turned out
to be stranger than fiction when Larkins discovered that
K.E., the woman who made the false police report, had been
working with Larkins' brother.
Somehow Kathleen Elton managed not to get arrested
herself, despite all of Elton's threatening and illegal
behavior.
In fact, Chula Vista Elementary School District's school
board and administrators believed everything Kathleen
Elton said, and based their personnel decisions on their
illegally-obtained report of Kathleen Elton's allegations
against Maura Larkins.
How did Maura Larkins come to know Kathleen Elton? Elton
was the ex-wife of Larkins' brother.
Larkins' brother had previously announced that he was
quitting as Larkins' co-administrator, but he turned out
instead to be secretly working to acquire control of the
estate.
Within days of Larkins' arrest, her brother offered a secret
rental agreement to K.E., his ex-wife. How did K.E. come up
with the money to pay Larkins' brother?
K.E., who had committed welfare fraud in the past, was
committing it again. She obtained rental assistance for
living in this apartment by giving false information to the
agency involved.
| 2. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED? Larkins had felt sorry for her ex-sister-in-law because she was homeless and unemployed, and for that reason gave K.E. permission to stay in the apartment of Larkins' father. Larkins was using the vacant apartment to conduct estate business. Larkins' desk, papers, tools, supplies, furniture and personal belongings were in the apartment. Larkins became concerned when tenants in the apartment building began reporting that there was odd activity at night in the apartment, with many individuals loudly walking up and down the stairs at all hours. Also, K.E. carpeted the back yard with beer cans thrown from the second-story apartment. Larkins had a fiduciary duty to make sure that the estate was not confiscated by authorities due to drug-dealing which appeared to be occurring on the property. Larkins believed that K.E. was taking advantage of her kindness, and would be better off in a place where the landlord did not have a personal connection with her. |
| Why did K.E. turn down a generous offer of $2000? Larkins, who has given tens of thousands of dollars of her own money to help the homeless, told K.E. that she would give $2000 of her own money to K.E.'s new landlord. K.E. took a gift of a $200 money order from Maura Larkins minutes before filing the false police report against Larkins and making a citizen's arrest of Larkins. K.E. never returned the money order. Why would K.E. turn down a generous offer of $2000? Because she had a better, secret offer from Larkins' brother! But Larkins' brother was not giving away his own money. He was giving away the estate's money. K.E. announced that she hoped to become manager of the estate's apartments. Larkins' brother wanted to keep K.E. in the apartments, despite the apparent drug dealing and deterioration of the property, in order to have K.E.'s assistance in ousting his sister as co-administrator. |
| March 2006 Sheriff Jim Anderson of Santa Barbara is under fire for selling sheriff's badges. Could ethical confusion in his department have resulted in the signing by Commander Sam Gross of the false declaration in the Maura Larkins case? The Sheriff's department has admitted under oath that the declaration filed in the Larkins case was false. Anderson's successor, sheriff Bill Brown, has not yet released the documents. |
| A false declaration was prepared by San Diego lawyer Deborah Garvin and given to a representative of the Sheriff's Department of Santa Barbara, who signed it under penalty of perjury. However, during his deposition by Maura Larkins, the sheriff's representative said that the declaration was not true! Why did Ms. Garvin violate California law? Attorneys should stay within the law when they defend clients. Deborah Garvin should not have suborned perjury to help Sheriff's Deputy Michael Carlson escape responsibility for his actions. |
Question #2:
BREAKING OPEN THE CASE
Who broke open the case regarding criminal acts
committed by Robin Donlan, Richard Werlin, and
Chula Vista Elementary School District?
Answer:
The young police woman who months earlier had
arrested Maura Larkins for "trespassing" in her
father's apartment!
BREAKING OPEN THE CASE
Who broke open the case regarding criminal acts
committed by Robin Donlan, Richard Werlin, and
Chula Vista Elementary School District?
Answer:
The young police woman who months earlier had
arrested Maura Larkins for "trespassing" in her
father's apartment!
K.E. might be disturbed, but she is an intelligent
and talented out-of-work actress. She whipped
into an extreme emotional state the young officer
who answered her call to police.
The young policewoman apparently couldn't think
straight after being exposed to Elton's histrionics.
When the acting police sergeant tried to talk the
policewoman out of arresting Maura Larkins, she
yelled at him so loudly that everyone on the block
could hear.
To justify the decision to make the arrest (and to
justify the rough physical handling Larkins
received), the policewoman wrote false
information in her report. She wrote that Maura
Larkins had tried to run away.
The problem with the policewoman's story is that
there was nowhere to run in the apartment, even
if Maura Larkins had been dim-witted enough to
come up with such a silly idea. (In point of fact,
the idea never occurred to Maura Larkins.)
The night before the arrest, Kathleen Elton and her
boyfriend (who shortly afterward spent many
months in jail), had hauled a large old iron
headboard up the narrow steps at the back of the
apartment, and had banged repeatedly on the
back door in an attempt to break in. Neighbors
reported a frightening shaking and pounding.
When that break-in attempt failed, Kathleen and
her boyfriend entered the apartment through an
attic opening located outside the apartment.
Fearing a repeat performance, Maura Larkins had
blocked all entrances to the apartment with
furniture. There was nowhere to run in that
apartment.
Obviously, the policewoman's story that Larkins
had tried to run away was preposterous.
Seven months later, CVESD administrator Richard
Werlin told the same false story.
It was at this point that Maura Larkins realized
that Richard Werlin had illegally acquired
information from a police report which did not
result in a conviction or in any charges.
Mr. Werlin and CVESD also committed a crime by
taking employment action based on false and
illegally-obtained allegations. The specific crime
committed by Werlin and CVESD was a criminal
violation of Labor Code section 432.7.
Why didn't Werlin and CVESD simply say they
were sorry, and allow Maura Larkins to work in
peace?
Because the school board had brought in a
superintendent, Libia Gil, for the purpose of
exerting arbitrary control over teachers without
regard to the law. Libia Gil had hand-picked
Richard Werlin to implement a policy of
dishonesty and intimidation to control teachers.
But Werlin had other talents. Among them was
the ability to form a close personal relationship
with Gina Boyd, the President of the teachers
union local. They established a policy in which
she refrained from disagreeing with him during
meetings with teachers.
and talented out-of-work actress. She whipped
into an extreme emotional state the young officer
who answered her call to police.
The young policewoman apparently couldn't think
straight after being exposed to Elton's histrionics.
When the acting police sergeant tried to talk the
policewoman out of arresting Maura Larkins, she
yelled at him so loudly that everyone on the block
could hear.
To justify the decision to make the arrest (and to
justify the rough physical handling Larkins
received), the policewoman wrote false
information in her report. She wrote that Maura
Larkins had tried to run away.
The problem with the policewoman's story is that
there was nowhere to run in the apartment, even
if Maura Larkins had been dim-witted enough to
come up with such a silly idea. (In point of fact,
the idea never occurred to Maura Larkins.)
The night before the arrest, Kathleen Elton and her
boyfriend (who shortly afterward spent many
months in jail), had hauled a large old iron
headboard up the narrow steps at the back of the
apartment, and had banged repeatedly on the
back door in an attempt to break in. Neighbors
reported a frightening shaking and pounding.
When that break-in attempt failed, Kathleen and
her boyfriend entered the apartment through an
attic opening located outside the apartment.
Fearing a repeat performance, Maura Larkins had
blocked all entrances to the apartment with
furniture. There was nowhere to run in that
apartment.
Obviously, the policewoman's story that Larkins
had tried to run away was preposterous.
Seven months later, CVESD administrator Richard
Werlin told the same false story.
It was at this point that Maura Larkins realized
that Richard Werlin had illegally acquired
information from a police report which did not
result in a conviction or in any charges.
Mr. Werlin and CVESD also committed a crime by
taking employment action based on false and
illegally-obtained allegations. The specific crime
committed by Werlin and CVESD was a criminal
violation of Labor Code section 432.7.
Why didn't Werlin and CVESD simply say they
were sorry, and allow Maura Larkins to work in
peace?
Because the school board had brought in a
superintendent, Libia Gil, for the purpose of
exerting arbitrary control over teachers without
regard to the law. Libia Gil had hand-picked
Richard Werlin to implement a policy of
dishonesty and intimidation to control teachers.
But Werlin had other talents. Among them was
the ability to form a close personal relationship
with Gina Boyd, the President of the teachers
union local. They established a policy in which
she refrained from disagreeing with him during
meetings with teachers.
| Question #3: How did Maura Larkins find out that Robin Donlan and her brother were the ones who initiated a chain reaction of criminal violations of Labor Code section 432.7 against her? Answer: Robin Donlan and her friends had a habit of sitting at a particular table in the teachers lounge, venting their anger at students, parents, administrators and fellow teachers. Ms. Donlan also had a habit of talking very loudly. One day Maura Larkins was working at the copy machine in the next room, and heard Ms. Donlan telling two co-workers about what she and her brother had done. |
| Question #1: MOTIVATION What motivated Robin Donlan and others to take these actions, which ended up costing hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars as the school district, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department, and the teachers' union paid lawyers to cover-up these actions? Answer: The answer lies in the dysfunctional clique culture that dominates many schools--starting with Castle Park Elementary School. This unhealthy teacher culture contributes considerably to the problems that cause millions of children in the United States to be cheated out of the good educations that taxpayers are paying for. |
| Copyright © 2007, 2008 Maura Larkins' San Diego Education Report. All Rights Reserved. |
| Law Enforcement Chula Vista Elementary School District |
| CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLOWED A TROUBLED WOMAN TO DICTATE ITS PERSONNEL DECISIONS Teacher Robin Donlan,* with the help of her close friend, Chula Vista Educators President Gina Boyd, used a variety of means--including criminal actions--to obtain control of staffing decisions at her elementary school. *Donlan brought herself to the attention of the press in 2004 and 2005 (the San Diego Union Tribune, the Chula Vista Star-News and La Prensa) during the aftermath of Maura Larkins' illegal firing. In 2000, Santa Barbara Sheriff's deputy Michael Carlson committed a crime against Maura Larkins to please his sister Robin Donlan. |
SAFETY AND SECURITY, in addition to justice, are damaged when public employees tell “bald-faced” lies. (Washington Post) The US government's case against a terrorist is set back in March 2006 by a dishonest government lawyer. The case against the terrorist was good enough. Why did the lawyer lie? Habit? |
| How Did It Happen? |
| Sheriff Jim Anderson |
| Perjury Michael Carlson and atty Deborah K. Garvin |
CTA
California Teachers Association
Board of Directors 2006-2007
Name Directorial District
Larry Allen A
Donald Bridge K
Paula Caplinger E
Larry Carlin D
Mikki Cichocki O
Tom Conry N (San Diego area)
Dayton Crummey B
Michael Green H
Dián Dolores Hasson J-HE
Lynette Henley At-Large
David Hernandez At-Large
Mignon Jackson J-LA
Dianne Jones P
Marc Knapp CTA/NEA
Don Dawson F
(until recently Robert C. Nichols was
director of region F)
Mary Rose Ortega J-LA
Cynthia Peña G
Lloyd Porter M
Pixie Hayward Schickele C
Bonnie Shatun I
Daniel Vaughn L
Other CTA leaders:
Marlene Scholz
California Teachers Association
Board of Directors 2006-2007
Name Directorial District
Larry Allen A
Donald Bridge K
Paula Caplinger E
Larry Carlin D
Mikki Cichocki O
Tom Conry N (San Diego area)
Dayton Crummey B
Michael Green H
Dián Dolores Hasson J-HE
Lynette Henley At-Large
David Hernandez At-Large
Mignon Jackson J-LA
Dianne Jones P
Marc Knapp CTA/NEA
Don Dawson F
(until recently Robert C. Nichols was
director of region F)
Mary Rose Ortega J-LA
Cynthia Peña G
Lloyd Porter M
Pixie Hayward Schickele C
Bonnie Shatun I
Daniel Vaughn L
Other CTA leaders:
Marlene Scholz
| California Teachers Association (CTA) Carolyn Doggett, Director Beverly Tucker, Head Counsel Barbara Kerr, President David Sanchez, Vice Pres. Dean Vogel, Secretary Treas. Rosalind Wolf, staff counsel Michael D. Hersh, staff counsel Bernhard Rohrbacher, attorney Ann Smith, lawyer for San Diego Metropolitan Employees Association (MEA), who also worked for Chula Vista Educators and CTA |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District CVESD Administration Lowell Billings, Tom Cruz, Dennis Doyle, Susan Fahle Former administrators: Richard Werlin Libia Gil Board Patrick Judd Pamela Smith Larry Cunningham Cheryl Cox Bertha Lopez |
Parham &
Rajcic Law Firm
Mark Bresee
(Mr. Bresee
later worked for
the Orange
County Office of
Education, then
San Diego
Unified School
District)
Jack Parham
Rajcic Law Firm
Mark Bresee
(Mr. Bresee
later worked for
the Orange
County Office of
Education, then
San Diego
Unified School
District)
Jack Parham
Elizabeth Schulman
Matthew C. Smith
Deborah Garvin
Matthew C. Smith
Deborah Garvin
Stutz, Artiano,
Shinoff & Holtz
Daniel Shinoff
Ray Artiano
Jeffery Morris
Leslie Devaney
Kelly Ruth Angell
Minnehan
Paul Carelli
Jack Sleeth
Christina Dyer
(Tina Dyer)
Shinoff & Holtz
Daniel Shinoff
Ray Artiano
Jeffery Morris
Leslie Devaney
Kelly Ruth Angell
Minnehan
Paul Carelli
Jack Sleeth
Christina Dyer
(Tina Dyer)
| SDCOE Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Lora Duzyk, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Diane Crosier, CALA Executive Committee Member: Tom Anthony Term expires June 2007 SDCOE Legal Services Council Chair: Tom Anthony Term expires June 2007 Members: Ed Brand Peggy Lynch Dave Cowles Don Phillips (as of Feb. 2006) |
CVE (2001-2007)
Chula Vista Educators (CVE) Board of
Directors and Representative Council
Jim Groth
( latest president)
Robyn Higginson
(Vice-president 2005-2007)
Joyce Abrams
Barbara Dunwoodie
Paula Lee Perry
Yolanda Abrenica
Monica Sorenson
Gayle Calliger
Nancy Potts
Andy Johnston
Guillermo Gomez
Donna Padilla
Lasha Allen
Sandra Casares
Gina Boyd (Former) President
Tim O'Neill (Former) Exec. Dir.
Robin Donlan
Peggie Myers
Chula Vista Educators (CVE) Board of
Directors and Representative Council
Jim Groth
( latest president)
Robyn Higginson
(Vice-president 2005-2007)
Joyce Abrams
Barbara Dunwoodie
Paula Lee Perry
Yolanda Abrenica
Monica Sorenson
Gayle Calliger
Nancy Potts
Andy Johnston
Guillermo Gomez
Donna Padilla
Lasha Allen
Sandra Casares
Gina Boyd (Former) President
Tim O'Neill (Former) Exec. Dir.
Robin Donlan
Peggie Myers
| Attorneys |
| May 4, 2007 CVESD teacher Robin Donlan is under investigation by the FBI, SEC, US Justice Department and the IRS. |
| May 2007 Lawsuit Against CTA and Head Counsel Beverly Tucker for perjury to protect Robin Donlan |
| A VIRTUAL ADMISSION OF GUILT? Maura Larkins' lawsuit against K. E. fo filing a false police report was settled for $75,000.00. Kathleen Elton had no money, of course, but Maura Larkins' brother, who had engineered Larkins' arrest in an attempt to acquire his father's home for himself alone, did. He agreed to pay $75,000 in return for Larkins' agreement to drop her lawsuit regarding the false police report and not to sue him. As part of the agreement, Larkins also gave her brother her $7,000 interest in a piece of property in Guatemala. |
| The police investigation of the Castle Park Elementary PTA embezzlement has ended. PTA President was arrested but not charged. |
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| Anthony Pellicano Private Investigator Anthony Pellicano was convicted on May 15, 2008 of federal racketeering charges for illegally searching law enforcement databases and wiretapping Hollywood stars to help clients in legal and other disputes. A former Los Angeles police sergeant also was convicted of racketeering and conspiracy. One-time superagent Michael Ovitz insisted he didn't know about Pellicano's methods and was not charged. |
| Others have been charged with crimes for the same offenses as Robin Donlan and Michael Carlson |
| Arthur Tesler Arthur Tesler, a former Atlanta police officer, has told the truth at last about a botched drug raid that led to the death of a 92-year old woman. Police shot Kathryn Johnston 39 times on Nov. 26, 2006 as they smashed into her house using a "no-knock" warrant. Tesler was threatened into silence on the matter, instructed to memorize a cover story. Eventually he "couldn't take it anymore" and told the truth. |
| Robin Donlan and Michael Carlson, Chula Vista's Cheryl Cox, and California Teachers Association's Barbara Kerr and Beverly Tucker committed similar offenses, but have used $100,000s of taxpayer dollars to cover up the truth. |
| More Cover-ups |
| Chula Vista Educators Board of Directors JANUARY 2008 Peggie Myers cvepresident@yahoo.com President 07-09 State Council 06-09 Full-Release CVE Office 427-1063 Monica Sorenson Vice President 07-09 Liberty Elementary School 397-5225 Nancy Potts npotts@cox.net Treasurer 07-09 Valley Vista Elementary 479-7171 Ext. 5339 JAMES GROTH jgroth@cta.org State Council 07-10 CTA Board Barbara Dunwoodie Secretary 07-09 State Council 05-08 monagin@cox.net Hilltop 422-8323 Ext.3333 Allan Insko PAR Chair 06-09 Sunnyside 479-0571 Ext. 5051 Joyce Abrams Area Director A 07-08 nautilus@san.rr.com Chula Vista Hills 482-7066 Ext. 2341 Andra Johnston Area Director E 07-08 Salt Creek 397-5494 Norma Pacheco-Davis [new member--was NOT involved in wrongdoing 2001-2005] Area Director B 07-08 pachecodavis@yahoo.com Los Altos 690-5880 Ext. 3848 Penny Martinez [new member--was NOT involved in wrongdoing 2001-2005] Area Director D 07-08 Valle Lindo 421-5151 Ext. 5254 OPEN Area Director C 07-08 OPEN Bargaining Chair 07-09 Executive Director Mary Ellen Berumen [New executive director] mberumen@cta.org 427-1063 Ext 205 [Berumen replaced Tim O'Neill, who worked closely with Jim Groth and Gina Boyd to cover up crimes at Castle Park Elementary School.] |
Depostion of Principal of Castle Park
Elementary September 10, 2002
Page 80 line 19
Q. Did Robin Colls [AKA Robin
Donlan] ever share with you any kind
of
information concerning a police
report allegedly, somehow, involving
Maura
Larkins?
A. Actually, that did come up at
some point when she [Robin
Colls/Donlan]was
talking, but she, herself, said, you
know, you don’t want to hear
anything about
that. And I’m not going to tell you. I
know that there is something, but I
have no clue what it is. She didn’t
want me to know.
[Robin is demonstrating awareness of
guilt.]
Q. So she said there’s something
in the police report?
A. It was a personal thing.
Q. Involving something that was a
non-school matter but that Robin
Colls was
aware of?
A. Uh-huh.
Q. Was that a yes?
A. Yes, I do recall hearing something
like that. I have no details
whatsoever.
Q. Was this in a face-to-face
conversation with Robin Colls?
A. Yes.
Q. And what year was that?
A. That was the year, I think she told
me about that this year, the year—
Q. 2002?
A. Two—1999, 2000 school year. It
was the year before.
Q. That this occurred?
A. It occurred in the 1999, 2000
school year.
Q. But you found out about it in
which year.
A. There was an incident that this is
referring to in my belief. They had a
problem with a staff member the year
before and—that’s what I understood
this to
mean anyway.
Q. Exhibit 19? [Exhibit 19]
Page 82 lines 1-25:
A. Yes. It happened in 1999,
September. [actually, 2000,
September]
It was like the first week back from
vacation. That’s when that happened,
and, I believe, that’s when Robin told
me
that there was an incident, there was
a personal, a side incident, but she
said
you don’t want to know about it
[because it would be a crime to
obtain this
information?]. And I said no, it’s
personal, doesn’t have anything to do
with
school, I don’t want to know.
Q. And she told you it involved
some sort of police report or law
enforcement
report?
A. I think so, yes.
Q. Did you ask her how she knew
that?
A. Uh-uh.
Q. No?
A. That was it. That’s all she
said. She said I have this thing going
on with her on the side. Outside of
school. You don’t want to know
about it.
Q. Was it an indication that she
had it going on, that it was something
personal?
A. It was a personal issue outside
of school going on with Maura and her
somehow, and I don’t know if it was
her or her family or—but that was it.
That’s all she said.
Q. Did Ms. Colls, rather, leave
you with the impression that it was
going
on—that somehow, Ms. Colls was
actually involved in this personal
incident?
A. That she or her family, you
know, she knows about it or it was—
something else going on outside of
school,
Page 83, lines 1-8:
[A. contd.] Something to do with
Robin and or her family and Maura. I
don’t know even why I remember
that. Somehow somebody told me,
and I think it was Robin.
Q. It had something to do with
either Robin or a family member of
Robin’s?
A. Yeah. I think if it was actually
Robin I probably would have wanted
to
know, just natural curiosity. I don’t
think it was against her. I think it was
a family member.
Elementary September 10, 2002
Page 80 line 19
Q. Did Robin Colls [AKA Robin
Donlan] ever share with you any kind
of
information concerning a police
report allegedly, somehow, involving
Maura
Larkins?
A. Actually, that did come up at
some point when she [Robin
Colls/Donlan]was
talking, but she, herself, said, you
know, you don’t want to hear
anything about
that. And I’m not going to tell you. I
know that there is something, but I
have no clue what it is. She didn’t
want me to know.
[Robin is demonstrating awareness of
guilt.]
Q. So she said there’s something
in the police report?
A. It was a personal thing.
Q. Involving something that was a
non-school matter but that Robin
Colls was
aware of?
A. Uh-huh.
Q. Was that a yes?
A. Yes, I do recall hearing something
like that. I have no details
whatsoever.
Q. Was this in a face-to-face
conversation with Robin Colls?
A. Yes.
Q. And what year was that?
A. That was the year, I think she told
me about that this year, the year—
Q. 2002?
A. Two—1999, 2000 school year. It
was the year before.
Q. That this occurred?
A. It occurred in the 1999, 2000
school year.
Q. But you found out about it in
which year.
A. There was an incident that this is
referring to in my belief. They had a
problem with a staff member the year
before and—that’s what I understood
this to
mean anyway.
Q. Exhibit 19? [Exhibit 19]
Page 82 lines 1-25:
A. Yes. It happened in 1999,
September. [actually, 2000,
September]
It was like the first week back from
vacation. That’s when that happened,
and, I believe, that’s when Robin told
me
that there was an incident, there was
a personal, a side incident, but she
said
you don’t want to know about it
[because it would be a crime to
obtain this
information?]. And I said no, it’s
personal, doesn’t have anything to do
with
school, I don’t want to know.
Q. And she told you it involved
some sort of police report or law
enforcement
report?
A. I think so, yes.
Q. Did you ask her how she knew
that?
A. Uh-uh.
Q. No?
A. That was it. That’s all she
said. She said I have this thing going
on with her on the side. Outside of
school. You don’t want to know
about it.
Q. Was it an indication that she
had it going on, that it was something
personal?
A. It was a personal issue outside
of school going on with Maura and her
somehow, and I don’t know if it was
her or her family or—but that was it.
That’s all she said.
Q. Did Ms. Colls, rather, leave
you with the impression that it was
going
on—that somehow, Ms. Colls was
actually involved in this personal
incident?
A. That she or her family, you
know, she knows about it or it was—
something else going on outside of
school,
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[A. contd.] Something to do with
Robin and or her family and Maura. I
don’t know even why I remember
that. Somehow somebody told me,
and I think it was Robin.
Q. It had something to do with
either Robin or a family member of
Robin’s?
A. Yeah. I think if it was actually
Robin I probably would have wanted
to
know, just natural curiosity. I don’t
think it was against her. I think it was
a family member.
| Very certain. See the Sept. 2002 deposition of the principal of Castle Park Elementary (BELOW) and the Rick Werlin deposition. Michael Carlson's sister Robin Colls/Donlan and other CVESD employees contradicted themselves again and again, or contradicted known facts. Their friends, and those who feared them, also lied. Gina Boyd, the president of Chula Vista Educators came to depositions of Castle Park teachers, to make sure witnesses didn't tell the truth. It was entirely inappropriate of her to "represent" witnesses against Maura Larkins, when she was also "representing" Maura Larkins. When this was pointed out to her, Boyd still refused to leave. But Gina was not present at the deposition of the principal of Castle Park Elementary. In that deposition, the truth about the illegally obtained and distributed police report came out. Below is the pertinent part of that deposition, taken for the Office of Administrative Hearings, but never used by Maura Larkins' attorney. |
| Deposition of the principal of Castle Park Elementary for the Office of Administrative Hearings |
| CVESD attorney Mark Bresee listened to this and other depositions, and then continued to work to hide crimes. CVESD and other districts rely on such attorneys. |
| How certain is it that Michael Carlson and his sister committed perjury in CVESD case? |
Many Americans were outraged that Nixon was pardoned by President Gerald Ford and was never prosecuted for any
crime. But isn't that how our justice system works? Isn't it true that powerful insiders in government, schools,
corporations and non-profits can commit illegal acts and it just isn't considered illegal because, as Nixon said, "if the
president does it, it's not illegal"?
David Frost told Richard Nixon that the American people needed to hear him say that he did more than make mistakes,
that his actions were wrong, perhaps criminal that he did abuse power.
crime. But isn't that how our justice system works? Isn't it true that powerful insiders in government, schools,
corporations and non-profits can commit illegal acts and it just isn't considered illegal because, as Nixon said, "if the
president does it, it's not illegal"?
David Frost told Richard Nixon that the American people needed to hear him say that he did more than make mistakes,
that his actions were wrong, perhaps criminal that he did abuse power.
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| David Frost told Richard Nixon that the American people needed to hear him say, "I did more than make mistakes--it was wrongdoing, perhaps crimes. I did abuse power." I believe that many other people in power ought to admit the same thing. Chula Vista Elementary School District administrators Libia Gil, Lowell Billings and Richard Werlin as well as CTA leaders Beverly Tucker, Tim O'Neill, Gina Boyd, Jim Groth and Peg Myers ought to say, "We put Castle Park Elementary through needless agony, a spiral of self destructive obstruction of justice that harmed hundreds of students, and forced the taxpayers to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover up our mistakes." Also, these individuals should make amends by helping to change the attitude of teachers toward the law. Our children learn from many of their teachers that the rule of law is something that is to be applied by the strong to the weak, but it is grossly inappropriate for the weak to demand that the law be applied to their superiors. |
| Where does the paper trail lead? |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District demonstrated its awareness of the illegality of its actions by preparing NO documentation regarding its actions on February 12, 2001, April 4, 2001, and April 20, 2001. |
| Kathleen Elton and Joe Hogan aren't the only ones to manipulate the police to achieve their personal goals. But why did the police officers in the above case, and the case below, not use more caution and deliberation in dealing with their situations? Man Allegedly Tricks Courts , Kidnaps Son Authorities Looking For Jean Philippe Lacombe, Jean Paul Lacombe Rosenda Rios, KSAT 12 News Reporter December 16, 2009 SAN ANTONIO ...Felony arrest warrants have been issued for Jean Philippe Lacombe, 41, who is accused of using the court system to kidnap his 10-year-old son, Jean Paul, on Oct. 16, from his school bus. Exclusive video from KSAT 12 News showed the boy on the ground, refusing to get up and leave his mother. An investigator is seen on the video explaining to the confused boy that a court order, signed by a local district judge, gave constables the right to remove him from his mother and give custody to his father. But now authorities admit Lacombe presented incomplete and misleading documents from Mexico. "I view it as someone who attempted to manipulate the system to implement a kidnapping," said Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed. The video shows the distraught boy saying goodbye to his little brother and his mother. According to Reed, the documents were misleading. "If he really does have legal order of custody, why did he run with the kid?" Reed asked. The order was signed on a Thursday and executed on a Friday. Lacombe and Jean Paul were due in court the following Monday but neither one showed up. Reed said the courts were tricked and misled. According to authorities, this wasn't the first time Lacombe has taken his son illegally. A few years ago, Lacombe abducted Jean Paul after losing custody of him. It took the boy's mother two years to get him back. |
Ex-cop accused of robbing armored cars
Henry K. Lee,
San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
August 26, 2009
A former Santa Rosa police officer has been implicated in four armored-car
robberies that netted more than $400,000, authorities said Tuesday.
Robert Starling, 35, of Santa Rosa, who worked for the department in two
stints from 2000 to 2006, is accused in two robberies in Santa Rosa and one
each in Novato and Sebastopol.
A second suspect, Andrew Esslinger, 26, of Santa Rosa was arrested in
connection with the Novato and Sebastopol robberies.
Starling's arrest came as a shock to the Police Department, said Sgt. Lisa
Banayat, a police spokeswoman.
"Any time a former police officer is suspected of committing a crime, I think
everyone in the department has a concern about the reputation of our
department," Banayat said...
The Progressive Seniors Theatre
Company is a group of about 15
elderly Washington crime victims who
perform several skits showing senior
citizens how to protect themselves
against crime.
Founded by Evelyn Blackwell, 68, a
counselor with the District-based
National Organization for Victim
Assistance, the group meets regularly
in NCBA Estates, a housing project for
the elderly in Northwest Washington, to
talk about coping with crime.
One skit written by Blackwell and
performed by her company is titled
"Am I My Brother's Keeper?" The
action is set in a neighborhood where
Mr. and Mrs. Nosey ...
Company is a group of about 15
elderly Washington crime victims who
perform several skits showing senior
citizens how to protect themselves
against crime.
Founded by Evelyn Blackwell, 68, a
counselor with the District-based
National Organization for Victim
Assistance, the group meets regularly
in NCBA Estates, a housing project for
the elderly in Northwest Washington, to
talk about coping with crime.
One skit written by Blackwell and
performed by her company is titled
"Am I My Brother's Keeper?" The
action is set in a neighborhood where
Mr. and Mrs. Nosey ...
California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-006 Specific (REV. 05/2009) ITEM #WC- 10
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2009 AGENDA
1 Specific Waiver
SUBJECT
Request by Waugh Elementary School District under the authority of California Education Code Section 52863 for a waiver of
Education Code Section 52852, allowing one joint schoolsite council to function for two schools: Corona Creek Elementary School
and Meadow Elementary School.
Waiver Number: 32-6-2009
1 Action
1 Consent
RECOMMENDATION
0 Approval 1 Approval with conditions 0 Denial
That the joint schoolsite council (SSC) which will serve during the period of this waiver, be composed of the following sixteen
members: the shared school principal; three classroom teachers, one other school employee and four parents or community
members selected by parents representing Corona Creek Elementary; three classroom teachers, and four parents or community
members selected by parents representing Meadow Elementary School.
SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION
Specific authority is provided in California Education Code (EC) Section 52863 to allow the State Board of Education (SBE) to
waive the SSC requirements of the School-Based Coordination Program (SBCP) Act that would hinder the success of school-
based programs. These waivers must be renewed every two years. All waivers of this type have been approved by the SBE for
schools too small to meet the SSC composition requirements of California EC Section 52852.
Pursuant to the SBE Waiver Policy: Schoolsite Councils for Small Schools Sharing Common Services or Attendance Areas,
available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/wr/documents/schoolsitepolicyr.doc, schools must have small numbers of students and
teachers, and have a common site administration, curriculum, or other shared services; or, have a geographic proximity or similar
student populations. Since the population of the schools are over 400 students this policy does not apply.
However, this district meets the criteria for the SBE Streamlined Waiver Policy available at http://www.cde.ca.
gov/re/lr/wr/documents/sbestreamlined.doc, achieving an Academic Performance Index (API) of 800 or above in the current
scoring cycle.
SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION (Cont.)
Therefore, this waiver has been scheduled for the consent calendar as Waugh Elementary School District has a 2008 API of 898.
SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES
The Waugh Elementary School District has two small elementary schools located less than a mile apart from each other and serve
similar student and parent populations. There is a common Parent Teacher Association, a common English Learner Advisory
Committee, and a common educational foundation. All curricula are identical. All teachers meet for planning staff development.
Since the primary purpose of the SSC is to advise on instructional improvement, it’s reasonable to address issues jointly. To have
separate SSCs would unnecessarily duplicate efforts and fractionalize employee, parent, and student constituencies.
The student population at Corona Creek Elementary School will be 464 and Meadow Elementary School will be 453, so they do
not meet the Waiver Policy criteria.
The SSC has approved this request. The California Department of Education recommends approval with the above conditions.
Demographic Information: Waugh Elementary School District has a student population of 917 and is located in a rural area in
Sonoma County.
Authority for Waiver: EC Section 52863
Period of request: July 1, 2009, to July 31, 2011
Local board approval date(s): June 16, 2009
Bargaining unit(s) consulted on date(s): September 1, 2009
Name of bargaining unit/representative(s) consulted: Waugh Teacher’s Association/Marlene Scholz
Position of bargaining units:
0 Neutral 1 Support 0 Oppose
Comments (if appropriate): None
Advisory committee(s) consulted: Waugh Schoolsite Council
Executive Office
SBE-006 Specific (REV. 05/2009) ITEM #WC- 10
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2009 AGENDA
1 Specific Waiver
SUBJECT
Request by Waugh Elementary School District under the authority of California Education Code Section 52863 for a waiver of
Education Code Section 52852, allowing one joint schoolsite council to function for two schools: Corona Creek Elementary School
and Meadow Elementary School.
Waiver Number: 32-6-2009
1 Action
1 Consent
RECOMMENDATION
0 Approval 1 Approval with conditions 0 Denial
That the joint schoolsite council (SSC) which will serve during the period of this waiver, be composed of the following sixteen
members: the shared school principal; three classroom teachers, one other school employee and four parents or community
members selected by parents representing Corona Creek Elementary; three classroom teachers, and four parents or community
members selected by parents representing Meadow Elementary School.
SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION
Specific authority is provided in California Education Code (EC) Section 52863 to allow the State Board of Education (SBE) to
waive the SSC requirements of the School-Based Coordination Program (SBCP) Act that would hinder the success of school-
based programs. These waivers must be renewed every two years. All waivers of this type have been approved by the SBE for
schools too small to meet the SSC composition requirements of California EC Section 52852.
Pursuant to the SBE Waiver Policy: Schoolsite Councils for Small Schools Sharing Common Services or Attendance Areas,
available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/wr/documents/schoolsitepolicyr.doc, schools must have small numbers of students and
teachers, and have a common site administration, curriculum, or other shared services; or, have a geographic proximity or similar
student populations. Since the population of the schools are over 400 students this policy does not apply.
However, this district meets the criteria for the SBE Streamlined Waiver Policy available at http://www.cde.ca.
gov/re/lr/wr/documents/sbestreamlined.doc, achieving an Academic Performance Index (API) of 800 or above in the current
scoring cycle.
SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION (Cont.)
Therefore, this waiver has been scheduled for the consent calendar as Waugh Elementary School District has a 2008 API of 898.
SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES
The Waugh Elementary School District has two small elementary schools located less than a mile apart from each other and serve
similar student and parent populations. There is a common Parent Teacher Association, a common English Learner Advisory
Committee, and a common educational foundation. All curricula are identical. All teachers meet for planning staff development.
Since the primary purpose of the SSC is to advise on instructional improvement, it’s reasonable to address issues jointly. To have
separate SSCs would unnecessarily duplicate efforts and fractionalize employee, parent, and student constituencies.
The student population at Corona Creek Elementary School will be 464 and Meadow Elementary School will be 453, so they do
not meet the Waiver Policy criteria.
The SSC has approved this request. The California Department of Education recommends approval with the above conditions.
Demographic Information: Waugh Elementary School District has a student population of 917 and is located in a rural area in
Sonoma County.
Authority for Waiver: EC Section 52863
Period of request: July 1, 2009, to July 31, 2011
Local board approval date(s): June 16, 2009
Bargaining unit(s) consulted on date(s): September 1, 2009
Name of bargaining unit/representative(s) consulted: Waugh Teacher’s Association/Marlene Scholz
Position of bargaining units:
0 Neutral 1 Support 0 Oppose
Comments (if appropriate): None
Advisory committee(s) consulted: Waugh Schoolsite Council