. >> aim same live at markham elementary school with the latest. >> the investigation is in full swing, we seen officers from the oakland police department and alameda county sheriff's department at the school and they are meeting with the families. so far there is nothing to indicate that the children made the story up. >> this grandmother came from markham elementary school looking for answers, her granddaughter is a student who reported the sexual activity going on among students. >> she saw them taking off their clothes. that she saw personal things doing on to each other. >> school officials are concerned there are two incidents in one classroom. one was taking their clothes off and one was two people engaging in oral sex. >> it's very shocking. i'm not sure if i want my granddaughter to come back to this school again. >> you have a beautifully principal here who holds her school down. i think it would be the ignorance of that teacher. >> it mazes me and i don't understand it but, it's on to parents, they don't teach that at school. >> they want a thorough investigation is played.

. >> aim same live at markham elementary school with the latest. >> the investigation is in full swing, we seen officers from the oakland police department and alameda county sheriff's department at the school and they are meeting with the families. so far there is nothing to indicate that the children made the story up. >> this grandmother came from markham elementary school looking for answers, her granddaughter is a student who reported the sexual activity going on among students. >> she saw them taking off their clothes. that she saw personal things doing on to each other. >> school officials are concerned there are two incidents in one classroom. one was taking their clothes off and one was two people engaging in oral sex. >> it's very shocking. i'm not sure if i want my granddaughter to come back to this school again. >> you have a beautifully principal here who holds her school down. i think it would be the ignorance of that teacher. >> it mazes me and i don't understand it but, it's on to parents, they don't teach that at school. >> they want a thorough investigation is played.

the teacher will not be here at markham elementary school. he was sent home while the investigation is underway. he is not accused of engaging in any sexual act. he his lack of supervision is being questioned. they are concerned that both incidents happened in the same classroom. >> on one career, two students were engaged in sexually explicit acts where one performed oral sex on another. in a separate incident, students were disrobing and in various states of undress. >> it's unheard of. this would battles never happened when i went to school or when my children went to school. this is just absurd, unbelievable. >>> when the principal heard about what happened, she sent out a letter to parents telling them that the teacher will not be coming back to school until the investigation is complete. she also apologized. the district has a counselor talking to the children to figure out how and why this happened. >>> the letter from the principal is posted on our website at www.abc7.com. >>> investigators will return to a canal and use sophisticated

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the incident took place last week at markham elementary school on kraus avenue. anne makovec reports the teacher is on leave while school administrators investigate. >> it's very shock. i'm trying it find out what's going on because i'm not sure if i want my granddaughter to come back to this school again. >> reporter: she says her granddaughter was the whistle- blower that set off this investigation reporting that second graders were involved in sexual acts in the classroom at markham elementary school. >> and she saw them taking off their clothes. and that she saw them doing personal things to each other the students. >> reporter: the school is investigating two alleged incidents from last week, one report of several students getting undressed and another of students engaged in oral sex. >> how can that happen in a classroom when you're supposed to be watching the kids, get all the way undressed? >> reporter: while the school believes the teacher was present, he said he didn't see anything. he is now on paid administrative leave per his union contract. >> we do

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administrative leave and while the district looks into two separate incidents that happened here at markham elementary school. last week, several students reportedly took off their clothes during class while a teacher was present and on another occasion, a boy and a girl two second graders engaged in oral sex in the same class. again, while the teacher was there. >> it's a shame that chimp of that age are engaging in that because they are either seeing it somewhere in their homes or innage around where they are. >> reporter: the principal learned of the incidents when a student told a staff member on wednesday according to the oakland tribune. the district has conducted several interviews to verify the report. some details are still vague like when these things happened but they believe the story is true and the teacher said he was not aware of such behavior in his class. counselors have been brought in the school and the principal sent a letter of apology home to parents yesterday saying this represents an unacceptable lack of supervision. i understand there is great anger over this news.

no doubt it will be the dominant conversation here at markham elementary school. they confirmed that there were two separate incidents in the classroom, a second great classroom while the teacher was in the room. first one involved several students who took some of their clothes off. second involved two kids who engaged in oral sex. when the principal heard about what happened, she sent out a letter to the parents telling them that the teacher will not be coming back to school until the investigation is complete. she also apologized. the district has a counselor talking to the children to try and find out why and how this happened. the school also plans to hold some classes for the children here to review what is appropriate behavior. live in oakland, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> checking other top stories this morning, investigators will use sophisticated sonar equipment to search a canal for a missing four-year-old boy. he was kidnapped on tuesday, police say his mother's ex-boyfriend snatched him from the grandmother's arm. a farm worker reported seeing a

>> reporter: counsels are on hand here at markham elementary school today to talk to any of the students that were in the class when it alleged incident happened. in the meantime, the district is talking to parents, students and teachers trying to get to the bottom of exactly what happened here last week. >> it's very shocking, trying to find out what's going on because i'm not sure if i want my granddaughter to come back here again. >> reporter: she says her granddaughter was the whistle- blower that set off this investigation reporting that second graders were involved in sexual acts in the classroom at markham elementary school. >> she saw them taking off their clothes and that she saw them doing personal things to each other, the students. >> reporter: the school is investigating two alleged incidents from last week. one report of several students getting undressed and another of students engaged in oral sex. >> how could that happen in a classroom when you're supposed to be watching the kids, let them get all the way undress? >> reporter: the schoolteacher was present but said he di

in a letter a dressed to parents of markham students, principal pam booker said this, quote, represents an unacceptable lack of supervision. i understand there is great anger over this news. >> i wouldn't send my child to that school again. i'd report the teacher, whoever, that's really bad. >> reporter: you would take your children out of that school? >> yes. >> it's a shame that children of that age are engaging in that because as we all know that they are either seeing it somewhere in their home or in an around where they are. >> it is shocking to think that this could happen at that age. but we have to confront the reality of our society and not put our heads in the sand. we just have to address it and try and put in measures to make sure that these things don't happen. >> reporter: grace lee, cbs 5. >>> second graders who observed what happened or were involved in the incidents are being offered counseling. >>> the mother of the man suspected of kidnapping a 4- year-old boy is now breaking her silence. it's been four days and there is still no signs of juliani cardenas or his alleg

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the principal of oakland's markham elementary says that two sexual incidents involving second graders is leading to a full investigation. parents, caregivers and staff received a letter from the school's principal, pam booker, in which she expressed "deep regret" about two incidents that happened last week but weren't reported until wednesday. according to the allegation, the first incident involved several students who undressed, at least partially, while acting disruptively in the classroom. the second incident concerned two students who engaged in sexually explicit behavior, also in the classroom. a teacher that is somehow involved in the incidents has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation. six 05 a.m., a look at the weather. things look clear and quiet. going into the weekend. we can't look for too much more. one no one in san jose will were dealing with again clear conditions down there. patchy valley fog in the north bay. the winds will be lighter than they were yesterday. not nearly as strong out wind pattern as we saw huge day. sonny mile for the we

both incidents happened last week in the same second grade classroom at markham elementry in oakland. officials did not know what was going on till a student came forward. >> reporter: investigators are trying to piece together how second graders took off clothe and had oral sex while their teacher was in the class room. >> the information leads us to believe there was a lapse of superviz that allowed these acts to occur. >>> the teacher has been put on leave and has been with the district for some time. investigators removed a hard drive of a computer from the school on friday. >> the children will need support. the staff worked hard here to provide as much a sense of normalcy as you can expect. >> administration was in the dark about what happened till this week when her granddaughter spoke up. >> she saw what was going on and saw through the window, the children -- she knows right from wrong. she knows that if she sees something that is not appropriate or something somebody is doing that's wrong, she knows she is supposed to tell. and i spoke to the principal, they said they were p

ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty is live at markham elementary school. what happened and where was the teacher? >> reporter: at this point we don't know where the teacher was exactly inside of the classroom or if he or she saw anything. we don't know either where the two students were inside of the classroom. i'm sure these are the questions that parents will be asking when they drop their kids off at school here in a couple of hours. now parents did receive notices from the principal yesterday afternoon telling them that initial findings confirm two second graders had oral sex inside the classroom last week. there was another incident in the same classroom last week with several students with at least partially undressing. >> no. >> i don't know how it can happen. >> they are imitating what they are seeing. they didn't learn it at school. >> reporter: ktvu first broke this story yesterday. a spokesman with the oakland unified school district said it all came to light when students told a teachers aid who told the school principal. district officials wil

at markham of mentors cool. crank as historic. >> here at markham elementary school with the disturbing news about sexual activity in the second grade class that one and detected. according to the district to have oil or oral during class, some students took off clothing. it only came to the principles attention. teacher was present at the time but says he was unaware to any of that. >> the judge did nothing wrong, the failure was in terms of the adult guidance, that should be placed curiosity is natural, there is a proper ways to express it. >> i should think he would be fired. i'm very upset rain now. about the situation. if i would've known that this morning i wouldn't have brought them to school. i just found out, i give them to god. the teacher has not been suspendedbeen suspended. >> a beautiful morning out there, live shot from san jose, morning haze, lots of sunshine out there. sunshine into the afternoon. sonny mild conditions for the weekend, dry weather continues into the next work week. let's jump in

oakland unified school district says they are investigating two separate incidents that happened here at markham elementary school. last week, several students reportedly took off their clothes during class while a teacher was present and a boy and a girl, two second graders, engaged in oral sex in the same class again while the teacher was there. >> it's shocking. we have to put in measures to make sure it doesn't happen. >> reporter: the principal sent a letter of apology home to the parents yesterday saying, this represents an unacceptable lack of supervision. i understand there is great anger over this news. the second grade teacher is on administrative leave while the district investigates what happened here. >> wow, this really is a disturbing story. sonja shin live in oakland, thank you. >>> the search continues today for that missing 4-year-old boy. this morning we are hearing from the mother of the suspected kidnapper. it's been four days still no sign of juliani cardenas or his alleged abductor. this is home video of juliani shot two weeks before police say jose rodriguez stormed into

this is likely going to dominate the conversation here at markham elementary school. they have confirmed that two separate sexual incidents occurred in the classroom while the teacher was in the room. one involved with students taking their clothes off and the other engaging in oral sex. >> this could never battles happened when i went to school or my children went to school. this is absurd. >> we know it's natural for young children to battles curiosity and it's not acceptable for it to happen when an adult is present. so we will be going over with the children how to restrain that curiosity. >> when the principal heard about what happened, she sent out a letter telling them the teacher will not be coming back to school until the investigation is complete. the district has a counselor talking to the children to find out how and why this happened. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> the letter is posted on our website. look at our home page. >> this morning, investigators will return to a canal and use sophisticated equipment to search for a four-year-old boy. he was kid

a second grade classroom at markham elementary school is where the incident allegedly occurred sometime last week. school officials said there was a claim that the teacher was in the classroom while two of the second graders ran around without any clothes on and a boy and girl engaged in oral sex. based on early findings, the school district says the accusations appear to have merit. >> i've never seen a situation like this where you've got children doing, you know, again, whatever it is ultimately that we learned that they did, in such a public space, with so many other children around. you know, clearly the difference in this case is that it's a very -- at least my understanding is that this is a very large group of people that were present when this happened. >> reporter: and counselors are expected to be on hand at the school again next week to speak to students. the teacher has not been identified. but has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. live in oakland tonight, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >>> the teenage girl gang raped outside t

., a pair of sexual incidents that markham elementary school in oakland. the school district says both these acts involved second graders at the school. both in the same class. several students that undressed partially while actively distracting the classroom. two students had oral. a teacher has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation. a federal judge will hear what evidence the jury will hear about barry bonds. its starch march 21st, today's hearing will determine what evidence tied to his personal trainer should be presented to the jury. anderson said he will refuse to testify. because of the refusal the judge has already excluded during test reportedly belonging to bonds showing positive steroid use. they are seeking the exclusion of more evidence, and witnesses connected to it. five 07 a.m., we will be back. the golden gate bridge, that visibility is good. another breezy day on tap. we will be right back. [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco

tara moriarty is joining us live from march elementary school to -- markham elementary school. >> reporter: we don't know where he or she was inside of that classroom. that teacher has been placed on administrative leave and students here are being offered counseling. teachers spoke with parents who expressed their shock and concern. we were the first ones to confirm with school officials yesterday that oral sex happened inside one of those classrooms between a boy and girl. we don't know the identity of the children involved. second graders are typically only seven or eight years old. >> it's not unheard of for children to engage in sexually explorative behavior at a young age. what is concerning about this incident it occurred in a classroom which is supposed to be a safe haven. >> reporter: now yesterday afternoon the principal sent a notice home to parents telling them initial findings confirm not only that incident but another in the same classroom last week with several students at least partially undressing. now we will of course continue to monitor this story. as soon as the studen

two second graders at markham elementary school allegedly engaged in oral sex inside a classroom last week. now the teacher has been placed on administrative leave. we have also learned that two other students took off some of their clothes in that same class. a meeting for parents is scheduled for next week. >>> friends of a man shot to death this morning say he was trying to turn his life around. the body of the man was found in a parking lot on admiral lane just after 5 a.m. friends say that he was there waiting to carpool to work. the church pastor said he was a carpenter and trying to put his passed problems with the law behind him. no word tonight on a possible motive or a description of the suspect. >>> two union city neighbors are at odds tonight over what happens to the three pitbulls that attacked a little boy. well, the boy's father said 4- year-old message gel did miguel did go over the fence to retrieve a ball and the pitbulls went all over him biting him on his body. >> one had his head you know fully in his head. the other one had his legs and shaking him. the third one

another incident where they may have taken off their clothes happened in the same classroom at markham elementary school. both incidences are believed to have happened last week. school officials only became aware after this year when a student came forward. the teacher is believed to have been in the classroom at the time and has played put on administrative leave. the district center, a letter to the parents informing them of what happened. at a meeting is being planned to answer any questions that the parents may have about the incident. >> unit pacific railroad has plans to stop the old new me auto plant. stand was here to look into it. >> the game away very disappointed. >> it is this went to the north of that facility where fremont city officials have hoped to rabat allies, union pacific railroad >> if you turn into really are and what you learn to build it into? they said they had railroad plans in conflict with the city hosts. they told the city that they plan on going forward with the freight rail facility. that means they want to do any sort of revitalization they will have t

two second graders at markham elementary school allegedly engaged in oral sex inside a classroom last week. now the teacher has been placed on administrative leave. we have also learned that two other students took off some of their clothes in that same class. a meeting for parents is scheduled for next week. >>> friends of a man shot to death this morning say he was trying to turn his life around. the body of the man was found in a parking lot on admiral lane just after 5 a.m. friends say that he was there waiting to carpool to work. the church pastor said he was a carpenter and trying to put his passed problems with the law behind him. no word on a possible motive or a description of the suspect. >>> two union city neighbors are at odds tonight over what happens to the three pitbulls that attacked a little boy. well, the boy's father said 4- year-old message gel did miguel did go over the fence to retrieve a ball and the pitbulls went all over him biting him on his body. >> one had his head you know fully in his head. the other one had his legs and shaking him. the third one was try

the second grade teacher in question was replaced by a substitute teacher here at markham elementary school. the school district won't confirm his name or whether he's actually been placed on administrative leave. all they will say is he's not allowed to come back to this campus until the investigation is over. now, some of the parents we talked to today say they don't want to see him, not until they really know what happened here. >> i mean, i don't know. just too disgusting to even think about it. >> reporter: that's the way a lot of parents were feeling about it as they picked their kids up in oakland this afternoon, disgusting and outraged. >> certainly an outlandish allegation. this should never happen and if it did in fact occur it's a completely unacceptable breach of the responsibility and the obligation to supervise of the adult in that classroom >> reporter: althoughgations are that two different sexually explicit incidents occurred in a second grade classroom. oakland school soaksman flint said that in the classroom on tuesday two students engaged in oral sex and on anothe

they believe it happened last week in the same classroom at markham elementary in oakland. as kate thompson explains they had no off clue until one student came forward. >> were interviewing students try to piece together how second graders took off their clothes and in a separate incident had oral sex what the teacher was in the classroom. >> information we have information that there is a lack of supervision that allowed these acts to occur. >> the teacher has been put on leave and with the district for some time. investigators removed what looks like a hard drive from a computer on friday. >> the children will need continued support the staff has worked hard here to provide a sense of normalcy that you can possibly expect given the situation. >> school administration was a dark as to what happened to this week until elizabeth said her granddaughter spoke up. she told it was going on, she's walking in the classroom and softer the window children with their clothes off. she is right and wrong and she knows that she sees something that's not appropriate or something somebod

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