Oct 31 2013
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 30 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A probe conducted by San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Special Education attorneys Buechler and Associates into allegations that members of the San Benito High School varsity cheerleading squad bullied and discriminated against a handicapped teammate were dismissed as “unsubstantiated,” SBCISD Community Relations Director Celia Longoria announced via a …
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Oct 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Yliana González, president of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees, was mum Friday about what progress has been made in the investigation into allegations made against suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. “If there is anything, then I need to share it first …
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Oct 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A family is seeking answers after they said a City of San Benito- contracted landscaper ran over and killed their dog with a tractor. The incident occurred on Friday, Oct. 4, at around noon as a man contracted by the city was cutting the grass in an empty …
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Aug 09 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In response to criticisms of decisions he’s made as San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools, Antonio G. Limón denied on Thursday ever acting unethically or unprofessionally. “My decisions have always been made within the scope of my authority as superintendent,” said Limón. “The fact that my decision was …
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Aug 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Alfonso Obregón may have to stick around for a little while longer; the question is how long. Facing a potentially lengthy investigation into San Benito CISD’s suspended superintendent, Antonio G. Limón, Obregón confirmed Friday his intentions to continue serving as the interim superintendent. Obregón said his contract ends Aug. …
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Aug 02 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Tuesday to possibly acquire the services of outside counsel to investigate suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Trustees were updated on the outcome of mediation held Tuesday between Limón and his attorney, Gus Acevedo, and school …
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Jul 31 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – An investigation is currently underway into numerous bomb threats reported at the Rio Hondo High School Band Hall. Rio Hondo Independent School District Superintendent of Schools Ismael Garcia said that at least one or more students received text messages involving bomb threats to a specific …
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Jul 12 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Officials and sources involved in the suspension and subsequent request for an investigation into Antonio G. Limón, who remains on paid administrative leave as San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools, cited on Friday a number of cases involving teachers accused of mistreating or acting inappropriately with students as additional …
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Jul 03 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – Investigators with the Texas Department of Public Safety are still investigating the head-on collision that claimed five lives on Sunday. It happened June 30 on State Highway 100 just outside Los Fresnos – a head-on collision between a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota RAV4 that resulted …
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