after being silenced during her high school graduation speech.( will ) 17-year-old lulabel seitz saysess her own sexual assault. kron 4's charles clifford spoke with seitz... who says she has been overwhelmed by the response. back on june 2nd, petaluma high school valedictorian lulabel seitz took to the podium at her graduation. a few minutes into her speech, the honor student deviated from her prepared remarks. she expressed frustration with how she says the school handled her claims of being sexually assaulted by another student, that's when the school turned off her microphone.natssotat first i was really surprised and a little disappointed. i thought for once they would let a student speak. that didn't happen. my second though was i just had to stand there until they let me speak.the school district has said that her audio was turned off because she deviated from the script that was given to the school prior to graduation, something seitz admits she did on purpose.she says her previous attempts to have her alleged attacker disciplined had failed, so she took this opportunity to sp

(ken) 17-year-old lulabel seitz says she was sexually assaulted by another student at petaluma high schooled to address the issue during her graduation speech, the school turned off her microphone. kron 4's charles clifford spoke with seitz who says she has been overwhelmed by the response. back on june 2nd, petaluma high school valedictorian lulabel seitz took to the podium at her graduation. a few minutes into her speech, the honor student deviated from her prepared remarks. she expressed frustration with how she says the school handled her claims of being sexually assaulted by another student, that's when the school turned off her microphone.natssotat first i was really surprised and a little disappointed. i thought for once they would let a student speak. that didn't happen. my second though was i just had to stand there until they let me speak.the school district has said that her audio was turned off because she deviated from the script that was given to the school prior to graduation, something seitz admits she did on purpose.she says her previous attempts to have her alleged attack

(ken) 17-year-old lulabel seitz says she was sexually assaulted by another student at petaluma high school and when she tried to address the issue during her graduation speech, the school turned off her microphone. this afternoon, kron 4's charles clifford spoke with seitz who says she has been overwhelmed by the response. back on june 2nd, petaluma high school valedictorian lulabel seitz took to the podium at her graduation. a few minutes into her speech, the honor student deviated from her prepared remarks. she expressed frustration with how she says the school handled her claims of being sexually assaulted by another student, that's when the school turned off her microphone.natssotat first i was really surprised and a little disappointed. i thought for once they would let a student speak. that didn't happen. my second though was i just had to stand there until they let me speak.the school district has said that her audio was turned off because she deviated from the script that was given to the school prior to graduation, something seitz admits she did on purpose.she says her previous at

petaluma high school officials turning off lulabel seitz' microphone after she started talking about sexual assault. here is abc 7 news reporter kate larsen. sorry. we're having technical difficulties. we'll get that back for you. meanwhile london breed is widening her lead in the san francisco's mayor's race. >> breed's lead increased to 1,861 votes over mark leno. that's 200 more votes than yesterday. there's about 8,000 votes left to count. >> we are waiting to hear if the warriors will accept an invite to the u.s. capital. this letter was sent to coach steve kerr yesterday. pillows say and lee says the warriors have made the bay area proud. last week the president said he would not invite either team, the warriors or the cavaliers to the white house. >> chances are players and fans have a bit of a parade hangover. >> we caught unforgettable moments like javale mcgee, hijacking the microphone. >> no shirt on. we're seeing a different side of you. >> i lost my shirt. i don't need shirts for a parade. shout out to the warriors! >> one of my favorite moments. >> it was pretty amazing

after being silenced during her high school graduation speech. 17-year-old lulabel seitz says she wasg to address her own sexual assault ... but she was cut off mid speech.the school district says she deviated from the script that was given to the school prior to graduation, something seitz admits she did on purpose. ( will ) the school district has not commented.seitz says she will keep pushing for the school district to reform the way sexual assault issues are handled. (james) more breaking news we are following... watching the dow this morning... president trump has given the go-ahead to place tariffs on 50-billion-dollars in chinese products. the move represents a serious escalation of trade tensions between the world's two largest economies... china has said it will retailiate immediately... it is not clear which u-s good china could target. this comes on the heels of steel a

which is why, even when some people on this campus, those same pe -"> ( will ) when lulabel seitz later posted an uncensored version of her speech online... it contained a line claiming that school officials mishandled cases of sexual misconduct. the principal of petaluma high school says students had to submit their speeches for approval in advance... and that the line seitz wanted to say was not in the approved speech. the principal said students were warned that if they said anything that was not in the approved speech that their mics would be cut. ( james ) happening today... the bart police citizen review board will meet to talk about its use of force report. earlier this year... sahleem tindle was fatally shot by a bart police officer at the west oakland station. officers say tindle was armed and refused their commands before he was shot three times in the back. the family believes the shooting was ánot justified... and has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against bart. the alameda county district attorney's office says the case remains under investigation. ( james ) new this mornin

lulabel seitz says administrators cut her off when she veered off the approved speech to bring up the issue of sexual assault on campus. >> it infuriates me that she was silenced. that is a culture problem. when you are silencing women. >> after this, something has to be done. this can't never happen again and it can't happen starting today. >> reporter: people have signs that read, let her speak. >> let her speak! whoo! >> reporter: for lulabel's part? >> as much as some people call my whiny on the internet or anything, this was an important issue and i think a lot of people were touched by the message i guess. >> reporter: lulabel says she filed a police report after she was sexually assaulted on campus last fall but says the school didn't take appropriate actions. haley caldwell relates to her experience. >> at junior high, i experienced people grabbing me, grabbing my butt, like, making inappropriate comments at me when i just kind of wanted to learn so i reported m felt like i wasn't fully supported. >> i feel like, um, as, um, educators in this district, that we can do more, tha

. >> which is why even when some people on this campus, those same people -- >> this video of lulabel seitz delivering a graduation speech at petaluma high and hing her microphone cut has been widely viewed. seitz went off script talking about being sexually assaulted and feeling silenced. the decision to cut her mike has people like bailey speaking up about painful memories. >> for her to get her mike cut off when she's stepping up is really wrong, honestly, because it needs to be hold because at that high school, the's bullies. there's rapists. this is wrong. >> reporter: one parent who is also a junior high teacher says hetter >> that she has experienced what my daughter and other students have experienced, and it's time for us to do more as teachers and parents in this community. >> reporter: seitz was not at the meeting, but said she is hopeful the conversation leads . >> justryg to s all rug. they need to change for sure. >> reporter: now, some speakers tonight made suggestions like forming a sexual assault committee and adding curriculum for students. tonight board members and a supe

mireya villarreal spoke to the teen. >> it's always difficult saying good-bye. >> reporter: lulabel seitz of the obstacles they've overcome. but when she veered off her approved speech to bring up sexual assault on campus, her microphone was csilenced. >> my first immediate thought was "stand your ground." >> reporter: seitz ended up returning to her speech and posted her speech online including the part was shut off. >> the class of 2018 has demonstrated time and time again we may be a new generation but we're not too young to speak up. >> reporter: she says she filed a police report after being assaulted but doesn't feel the school did enough to protect her after she was attacked. >> i thought there's got to be something to make change. if i could present it to more girls, that would be enough. she was warned multiple times her mike would be turned a off if she deviated from her speech. the school said due to student privacy issues, we cannot and should not respond with specific information. we can say that whennishes of sexual assault come to our attention, local law enforce hnlt has i

she has been overwhelmed by the response. back on june 2nd, petaluma high school valedictorian lulabel seitz took to the podium at her graduation. a few minutes into her speech, the nor student deviated from her prepared remarks. she expressed frustration with how she says the school handled her claims of being sexually assaulted by another student, that's when the school turned off her microphone.natssotat first i was really surprised and a little disappointed. i thought for once they would let a student speak. that didn't happen. my second though was i just had to stand there until they let me speak.the school district has said that her audio was turned off because she deviated from the script that was given to the school prior to graduation, something seitz admits she did on purpose.she says her previous attempts to have her alleged attacker disciplined had failed, so she took this opportunity to speak out publicly. since then, seitz says she has been harassed and threatened online but has also received hundreds of messages of support. many from women who have had a similar experience.sot

which is why, even when some people on this campus, those same pe -"> ( will ) when lulabel seitz laterversion of her speech online... it contained a line claiming that school officials mishandled cases of sexual misconduct. the principal of petaluma high school says students had to submit their speeches for approval in advance... and that the line seitz wanted to say was not in the approved speech. the principal said students were warned that if they said anything that was not in the approved speech that their mics would be cut. ( james ) happening today... the bart police citizen review board will meet to talk about its use of force report. earlier this year... sahleem tindle was fatally shot by a bart police officer at the west oakland station. officers say tindle was armed and refused their commands before he was shot three times in the back. the family believes the shooting was ánot justified... and has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against bart. the alameda county district attorney's office says the case remains under investigation. ( james ) new this morning... sausalito police

petaluma high school officials turned off lulabel seitz's microphone after she started talking about sexual assault. at last night's school board meeting, a former student said she was also assaulted at petaluma school. >> he was allowed to come back to school. i had to try to get a restraining order against him for a year. he was trance ferted to another high school and he assaulted another girl because he got away with it. i just want that to never happen to another girl again. >> there's an online petition with thousands of signatures to remove petaluma high school's principal. the school board president declined to comment on it. >>> new this morning, a major decision that could be a big boost for the bay area. >> fifa voted to play a future world cup here in north america. matt keller live at levi's stadium for hopefully a very good reason. >> reporter: good morning. this could be big for the bay area. the 49ers say if levi's stadium is picked as the site for the world cup in 2026, it could bring millions of dollars to the region. fifa approved the u.s., canada and mexico bid. 1

lulabel seitz says it contained a line claiming that school officials mishandled cases of sexual misconducte high school says that line in the speech was not approved-- and they warned students their mics would be cut if they didn't follow the rules. (grant) joining us live now to talk about the incident-- is lula-bel seitz. (grant)(vicky) (grant) take a look at this incredible video. a nice day outside turns to chaos when strong winds take over a park in commerce city colorado. people quickly run for cover ... and some hit the ground to stay safe.then the winds pick up porta potties ... making them fly through the air several stories high. a man posted this to his facebook on monday. its unknown if anyone got seriously hurt. nat hail for 03(vicki) southeast of colorado springs ... a massive hailstorm. golf ball=sized hailstones smashed windshields and roof skylights. cars and homes looked like they'd been through a war. (vicki) meanwhile the western part of the state is in a historic drought. firefighters are struggling to contain a half dozen wildfires threatening homes.ken wayne is in th

which is why, even when some people on this campus, those same pe -"(vicki) when lulabel seitz latersored version of her spch online... it contained a line claiming that school offials mishandled cases of sexual misconduct. the principal of petaluma high school says students had to submit their speeches for approval in advance... and that the line seitz wanted to say was not in the approved speech. the principal said students were warned that if they said anything that was not in the approved speech that their mics would be cut. (grant) on the peninsula..... south san francisco police are searching for a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint last night. it happened on gellert boulevard near 280 just before ten o'clock. police say the man approached the woman and pointed a gun at her, demanding her belongings. after the victim handed her things over, the suspect fled on foot. officials are describing him as a black man around six feet tall, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a white mask. police say he had a black semi-automatic handgun. (grant) daly city police are warning residents