Jennah Pendleton

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

The longtime head dean of students at St. Hope Public Schools has for years spent his free time posting YouTube videos where he discusses his views on masculinity, dating and sex. Administrator Ken Powell runs a YouTube channel called Mr. 1950 to which he uploaded videos nearly every day.

3 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

St. Hope Public Schools’ charter renewal terms will undergo additional negotiation after the Sacramento City Unified School District board voted to table the approval of the charter school’s memorandum of understanding at a meeting Thursday night.

1 month ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

READ MORE Read our past coverage below: Expand All Students at Sacramento Charter High School talked openly for months about attending parties with alcohol and drugs that were hosted by the school football coach, according to records obtained by The Sacramento Bee. Three teachers told administrators about overhearing students’ descriptions, one hearing that students became so intoxicated at these gatherings that they needed rideshares to get home.

1 month ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

READ MORE Read our past coverage below: Expand All In August 2024, I received a 34-page audit report investigating St. Hope Public Schools. It detailed alleged violations, densely packed with unfamiliar, confusing acronyms, legalese and minute detail about labor contracts between nonprofits. Among all the technical language was one passage that caught my attention — it referenced an investigation into reports that a school staff member was providing alcohol to students.

1 month ago | sacbee.com | Jennah Pendleton

READ MORE Read our past coverage below: Expand All St. Hope schools have been well-acquainted with controversy since the charter organization re-opened the doors of Sacramento High School two decades ago. Established in 1856, the school is the second-oldest public high school in California. In June 2003, Sacramento City Unified School District contentiously decommissioned the high school due to poor academic performance.