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Why this site exists
This is not legal advice
Source: public accounts, district findings letter, & the independent investigator's report
The documented record
Names of district staff are omitted below and replaced with their role, since the point isn't any one person — it's the pattern, and the district's own response to it. Entries marked with a red dot reflect findings corroborated by the districts own records or investigation.
A practical starting point, not legal advice
What to do if this is happening to your family
Every family's situation is different, and deadlines vary by claim type. This is a general map of the process, written for a parent who just found out something happened and doesn't yet know where to start.
This page describes a general process under California and federal law. It is not legal advice, it does not create an attorney-client relationship, and it may not reflect every option available to you. Deadlines and procedures can change, and the right path for your family depends on your specific facts — please confirm current requirements and your own deadlines with a licensed attorney.
Family to family
Share your story, find other families
Submitted stories are reviewed before anything is posted publicly. We do this so nothing goes up that could put a family, especially a child, at risk — including deciding case by case whether to publish any contact info you share with us.
Before you submit: if your story involves your child, please write it from your own perspective and list your own email rather than your child's. Avoid including your child's full name if you can describe the incident without it. You're always welcome to submit anonymously using just initials or "a Pinole Valley family."