By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com This one’s a twist. The San Benito High School varsity cheerleading controversy reached the courts on Friday when a judge signed a temporary restraining order (TRO) filed by an attorney representing Noe Treviño and his niece Alexandria Hernandez, the 17-year-old disabled member of the cheer squad who accused fellow …
Tag: Interim Superintendent Alfonso Obregon
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Nov 05 2013
Cheerleader who claimed bullying kicked off squad
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Another chapter in the saga of the San Benito High School varsity cheerleading controversy was written on Monday when Alexandria Hernandez, the disabled 17-year-old senior cheerleader who accused her teammates of bullying and discrimination, was kicked off the squad for allegedly violating the cheer constitution. In response to a …
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Nov 02 2013
Obregón candid on cheer controversy; steps up school security
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If you’ve already surmised that the increase in security at San Benito High School has a little something to do with the varsity cheerleading controversy, consider it a good guess. In an exclusive interview with the San Benito News on Thursday, San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Interim Superintendent …
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Oct 31 2013
UPDATE: Cheerleader who accused teammates of bullying pleads ‘not guilty’ to misdemeanor assault
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The handicapped San Benito High School varsity cheerleader who accused fellow members of the cheer squad of bullying and discrimination was arrested Thursday morning for misdemeanor assault, authorities with the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Police Department reported. According to district police, 17-year-old Alexandria Hernandez, an SBHS cheerleader …
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Oct 15 2013
CHEER DRAMA: T-shirt controversy leads to physical altercation reported at SBHS pep rally
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Controversy stemming from a dispute over a t-shirt erupted into a physical altercation at the San Benito High School pep rally on Friday between a varsity cheerleader and a parent. Colleen Duncan, 52, confirmed on Tuesday that she has filed a report with the San Benito Consolidated Independent School …
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Aug 31 2013
CONSIDER THIS: Miller Jordan deserves better
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The years 1992 to 1995 were important to me. It was a time when Nirvana, Pearl Jam and U2—three of my favorite bands—dominated the charts, ruled the airwaves and were in heavy rotation on MTV; the Dallas Cowboys were winning Super Bowls and Sega Genesis gamers everywhere were in …
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Jul 17 2013
SBCISD hirings made; changes to come
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Administrators with the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District are working to keep up with the comings and goings of principals and teachers. At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, members unanimously approved Interim Superintendent Alfonso Obregón’s recommendation to employ 12 professionals at multiple campuses—some of whom …
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Jul 05 2013
22 teachers hired; principal reassignments expected
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A total of 22 secondary teachers were hired at a special meeting of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday, July 2, but more personnel changes may still be in the district’s future. Interim Superintendent Alfonso Obregón discussed the possibility of there being one or two …
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Jun 28 2013
SBCISD trustees to mull more job changes
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Expect more changes in personnel at the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. But as of Thursday, two vacant principal positions were filled. It only took the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees approximately an hour and a half of closed session discussion at a June 27 special …
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