![]() The school’s campus in San Ramon is functioning as usual today. “The safety of our students is our top priority,” Lamb said at the time, giving numbers for student counseling in her post. The co-PI’s, Jennifer and Carmen, will be partnering with chemistry and mathematics colleagues from College of Marin, Diablo Valley College and UC Berkeley to combine adaptive learning technologies with a socio/emotional component to increase student learning and success in chemistry courses for students with limited prior experience. He is professor of social science and history at Diablo Valley College. No mention was made of an incident earlier in the month when a male student allegedly made derogatory comments and in-direct threats against others – allegedly mailing a knife to a fellow student.Īlthough a statement about that earlier occurrence was issued to students by Diablo Valley College President Susan Lamb via the school’s email system at the time, it was not clear how – or if – the situation was resolved. Censored and the president of the Media Freedom Foundation. In a press release issued by the school district, officials attributed today’s closure to graffiti threatening gun violence at the school. People on campus Wednesday reported police activity at the Pleasant Hill campus and gave a variety of reasons for today’s closure, with few aware a male student was apparently counseled about making indirect threats against other students earlier this month. Listed below are numbers for counseling if needed as well as the number to report if you have any concerns or see suspicious activity.Įditor’s note: The article has been updated to correct that Jessica Platt is the mother of a DVC student and not a student herself.Students attending Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill were advised to stay away from the campus Thursday after a “potentially serious” threat was made – reportedly a threat of gun violence scrawled at an undisclosed location on campus. To read the full statement by Susan Lamb, check your Insite emails, and share to those who don’t have access. Lamb finished her email statement by saying, “As always, if you see something, say something.” “The safety of our students is our top priority,” said Lamb. However, it is clear that Lamb wants the students of DVC to know that they should feel safe and that this situation will be figured out, and handled. The adviser of the club has not yet responded to a request for comment.Īt the moment, there has been no update by DVC administration about whether they have made contact with the student in question to follow up on these allegations. And that our legislature needs to address threats and how we handle them…there have been numerous instances involving this student,” said Platt. “I just feel that it shouldn’t have taken since October for something to happen. Courtesy CCCCD Lamb will now negotiate contract terms with college district officials. Platt explained while she is grateful that something is being done, she questioned why action is only being taken now. MARTINEZ, CA The Contra Costa Community College District (District) has selected Susan Lamb as the next president of Diablo Valley College (DVC). Susan Lamb has been tapped to be the next president of Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. “He also sent a knife in the mail to one of the history club members over the winter break,” wrote Platt on her post. Albert Ponce In October Albert Ponce, a political science professor at Diablo Valley College, received harassment and threats to his safety after giving a lecture on race and politics during which he called the United States a white supremacist, patriarchal, heteronormative, capitalist system. The situation arose when Jessica Platt, the mother of a student at DVC who did not want to be named for fear of retaliation, posted a status on Facebook that has currently been shared over 700 times, explaining in great detail that there was a man associated with DVC’s history club who had been making dangerous threats to all members of the club ranging from misogynistic comments to, according to Platt, sending physical threats to members in the mail. “We want to reassure you that college administrators and campus police have been working directly with individuals who have knowledge of the situation and are taking action as appropriate,” Lamb wrote in the email. Diablo Valley College President Susan Lamb released a statement this afternoon via Insite email, acknowledging that DVC and authorities were taking action against a student who was making threats towards other members of the student body. ![]()
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