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Hudson’s Bay High School is pictured Friday morning, May 1, 2020.

2 Vancouver school officials step aside amid concerns over handling of teacher sexual misconduct allegations

Hudson’s Bay High School is pictured Friday morning, May 1, 2020.

January 4, 2025, 6:00pm Clark County News

Two administrators volunteered to step away from their jobs as the Vancouver school district continues its investigation into sexual allegations against a teacher they supervised. Read story

Hudson’s Bay High School as pictured in 2020 (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Hurt, betrayal: Hudson’s Bay students plan walkout in wake of accusations against teacher

Hudson’s Bay High School as pictured in 2020 (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

January 3, 2025, 1:56pm Clark County News

Hudson’s Bay High School students say they feel betrayed, enraged and hurt by the recent events surrounding a teacher who’s under investigation for alleged inappropriate behavior with female students dating back more than a decade. They plan to stage a walkout Monday morning. Read story

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Sexual misconduct case against Hudson’s Bay High School teacher dropped due to statute of limitations expiring

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December 27, 2024, 4:24pm Clark County News

Citing the statute of limitations, prosecutors Thursday dropped the sexual misconduct case against a Hudson’s Bay High School English teacher who was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old female student at school in 2013. Read story

Shadbreon Gatson, 43, of Vancouver, an English teacher at Hudson’s Bay High School, makes a first appearance Monday in Clark County Superior Court on allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor.

Hudson’s Bay custodian reported finding teacher, student having sex on Vancouver campus in 2013, court records say

Shadbreon Gatson, 43, of Vancouver, an English teacher at Hudson’s Bay High School, makes a first appearance Monday in Clark County Superior Court on allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor.

December 23, 2024, 3:15pm Clark County News

A judge on Monday ordered $100,000 bail for a Hudson’s Bay High School teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old female student at school in 2013, an allegation that was reported to school administrators at the time. Read story

Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools receives grant from Umpqua Bank

December 21, 2024, 5:57am Clark County News

The Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools, a nonprofit organization serving the needs of district students, has received a $7,500 grant from the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation. The grant will be used to support the Vancouver Public Schools H.O.P.E. Program, which serves homeless students and families. Read story

Fort Vancouver High School counselor Jennifer Pongracz, from left, senior education and college access policy adviser Maddy Thompson, Washington State University Vancouver campus director of TRiO Edward Esparza, Washington Student Achievement Council Sam Washington, and Gov. Jay Inslee sit on a panel May 1 during a FAFSA event at Fort Vancouver High School.

FAFSA runs smoother this year for Clark County students after a rough 2023

Fort Vancouver High School counselor Jennifer Pongracz, from left, senior education and college access policy adviser Maddy Thompson, Washington State University Vancouver campus director of TRiO Edward Esparza, Washington Student Achievement Council Sam Washington, and Gov. Jay Inslee sit on a panel May 1 during a FAFSA event at Fort Vancouver High School.

December 20, 2024, 1:30pm Clark County News

Clark County students are having an easier time filling out this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid form. Read story

Beds sit on the ground Friday at Vancouver Art Hub, which will serve as an overnight winter shelter.

Despite concerns, severe weather shelter ready to open in former Vancouver library building

Beds sit on the ground Friday at Vancouver Art Hub, which will serve as an overnight winter shelter.

December 13, 2024, 3:21pm Clark County News

On Saturday, two city of Vancouver buildings will open to those seeking overnight refuge from the cold. Officials say the shelters will provide not only warmth but also a path to permanent housing and support. Read story

The city-owned arts hub, left, next to VITA Elementary School, will serve as a warming shelter through March, igniting parents' concern.

City’s plan to open winter shelter near Vancouver Innovation, Technology and Arts Elementary upsets parents

The city-owned arts hub, left, next to VITA Elementary School, will serve as a warming shelter through March, igniting parents' concern.

December 10, 2024, 2:09pm Clark County News

Vancouver’s plans to open a winter shelter Saturday next to an elementary school have ignited fear and anger among parents. Read story

People touring the new emergency room building at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver walk down a second floor hallway June 28.

Clark County’s Top 10 employers have changed in the last decade but PeaceHealth remains No. 1

People touring the new emergency room building at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver walk down a second floor hallway June 28.

December 2, 2024, 10:45am Business

Clark County has changed dramatically in the past decade. Nowhere is that more evident than on the Columbia River Economic Development Council’s list of organizations that employ the most workers in the county. Read story

Former Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Steve Webb.

Former Vancouver schools chief Steve Webb steps in at embattled St. Helens district in Oregon

Former Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Steve Webb.

November 26, 2024, 3:34pm Clark County News

Former Vancouver Public Schools’ Superintendent Steve Webb has been hired as interim superintendent in Oregon’s St. Helens School District, where teachers have been arrested on sex abuse allegations. Read story