lyn vijayendran confronted him. as a result, at least one other student was at least also allegedly molested. >> do you think the principal was just naive? >> i think she didn't want this ugly thing to be true. >> the prosecutor said the principal was a nice person who made a terrible judgment call. >> i'm sure she's done a lot of wonderful things in her life. this was a big failure on a big day. >> vijayendran testified she hadn't gotten training on how to spot child abuse. jurors hope this will be a wake- up call for districts to do better. >> she got horrible advice from hr and she didn't do what she knew she should do. she had a suspicion and she didn't act on it, and the consequences were horrible. >> reporter: she was sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service. >>> a fabulous day, now it's a beautiful night in the bay area. cbs 5 meteorologist paul deanno tells us we broke some records today. >> we did. record highs in oakland, monterey. we had salinas with an all-time record high.

elementary school principal charged with failing to report molestation of 8-year-old girl if convicted lyn vijayendran faces up to six months in jail. the former principal at o.b. whaley trpltry tried to explain to the jury request they did not report a disturbing incident involving a teacher. she said she stayed quiet after the teacher convinced her he blindfolded that student as part of a lesson plan. >>> in fairfield police are looking for a couple stealing mail in the middle of the day. neighborhood watch group provided this video to police it shows a man and woman checking mailboxes and taking mail in the laurel creek area. they've hit half a dozen homes. police say one dives while the other steals. they are -- one drives while the other steals. they are hviding people not to leave mail in their boxes and pick up -- mail everyday. >>> shoplifters stole 180 pwras -- bras from victory secret, $11,000 worth of under garments on halloween afternoon the store was backed and no employees witnessed that theft. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is going to talk about the weekend forecast. >>> the fog is dissi

the main issue cop the division is whether lyn vijayendran of whaley elementary school had reasonable suspicion that abuse was going on. the teacher, craig chandler, explained to her that blindfolding a 8-year-old student and touching her and putting objects in her mouth was all part of a lesson. vijayendran faces 6 months in jail. the teacher is awaiting trial for molesting five children. deliberations are set to resume monday at 9:30 in the morning. >>> some muni service in san francisco was shut down for nearly three hours after a man was hit and killed while walking along the tracks. it happened near the montgomery street station when the man was hit by a train. authorities say the man simply walked off the platform, and into the tunnel. >> the areas are clearly marked. and there's a barricade keeping people out of the access area. interest. >> so far, officials have not announced 9 identity of the man, the operator of the muni light rail vehicle was placed on non-driving status, pending a very long. >>> san francisco police have arrested the man they say was caught on surveillanc

elementary school principal charged with failing to report molestation of 8-year-old girl if convicted lyn vijayendran faces up to six months in jail. the former principal at o.b. whaley trpltry tried to explain to the jury request they did not report a disturbing incident involving a teacher. she said she stayed quiet after the teacher convinced her he blindfolded that student as part of a lesson plan. >>> in fairfield police are looking for a couple stealing mail in the middle of the day. neighborhood watch group provided this video to police it shows a man and woman checking mailboxes and taking mail in the laurel creek area. they've hit half a dozen homes. police say one dives while the other steals. they are -- one drives while the other steals. they are hviding people not to leave mail in their boxes and pick up -- mail everyday. >>> shoplifters stole 180 pwras -- bras from victory secret, $11,000 worth of under garments on halloween afternoon the store was backed and no employees witnessed that theft. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is going to talk about the weekend forecast. >>> the fog is dissi

former principal facing six months in jail for failing to report the sexual abuse of a student, lyn vijayendran interviewed the teacher, craig chandler, but did not go to the police. chandler was arrested and charged with committing lewd acts on five children. >>> the video did him in, the san francisco police say the public led them to a man who violently attacked a muni agent last month. the surveillance video shows the attack and the man police say they were looking for. they say he attacked the muni man after he told him bikes were not allowed in the area. devin riley was booked into jail on battery charges. >>> and she is the other woman in the trial, ivory madison is speaking out and trying to sway the vote in san francisco. >> i live in district five, next door to a convicted batterer, who is also our sheriff, because christina lage thinks it is okay to abuse your wife and still run a major law enforcement agency. >> madison is now campaigning against alage, who replaced miriami, she wants the cell phone video explaining how her husband grabbed her arm during a fight on new year's eve. o

lyn vijayendran, who used to work at o.b. whaley elementary in san jose wiped away tears as the judge announced the verdict. the accused teacher, craig chandler is currently awaiting trial for molesting five children. >> when you have the responsibility of hundreds of children in your care, you can't afford to drop the ball at an important moment like that. >> the 36-year-old vijayendran was sentenced to two years' probation and 100 hours of community service. the judge told her she would like to see her use her experience by training other educators to comply with the state's mandated reporter law. >>> the man accused of vandalizing a muni bus plead not guilty, but apologized at the same time. 22-year-old gregory granes plead not guilty to felony vandalism charges today. police arrested him after this photograph was posted on facebook, prompting plenty of tips to police. he may have to pay part of the $700,000 it will cost to replace the bus. as of now, he is one of 12 people facing charges following the violence the night t

now lyn vijayendran shown here in a video off a social website faces six months in jail if a jury finds her of fating to report alleged child abuse. the abuse happened in october of last year. police later arrested craig chandler. he is charged with committing lewd and lascivious acts on five children and is now awaiting trial. this is only the second time in 20 years santa clara prosecutors have gone after a local educator for not reporting suspected abuse. >> her response was not to do anything. she did speak with mr. chandler and she kind of conducted her own investigation and determined that there was nothing to be done. >> reporter: the principal took notes while interviews the 8-year-old girl. the girl told her chandler blindfolded her while she was alone with him in a classroom and asked her to open her legs. she also reported chandler put something in her mouth and wiggled her body back and forth. attorney eric geffon says a lot of other people knew about his behavior and also didn't believe anything sexual was going on. he also said we are confident when all the evidence is exa

yesterday lyn vijayendran the former principal at o.b. whaley took the stand and explained she was initially concerned about what the third grade student described. but she did not report it because the teacher craig chandler convinced her the activity the 8-year-old described was part of a lesson plan about helen keller. >>> san francisco police launched gang crackdown in the mission district. a spike in shootings over the last two weeks, four injured, one killed, super surpriser and the chief blame rivalries between gangs. police are sending officers from other districts to patrol they've already arrested a dozen people in the last week. seized five weapons since monday. >>> memorial plans set for two victims of a small plane crash. >>> check out these temperatures compared to 24 hours ago double digit drop cooler los gatos by 11°, 10 mountain view, 14 half moon bay, 16 napa, santa rosa 15. what are those temperatures? running in the 40s and 50s much cooler than we were yesterday at this time. in fact, few 50s out there mainly 50 to 51°

yesterday lyn vijayendran former principal at o.b. whaley elementary took the stand she explained to the jury she was concerned about what a student described in october of 2011 vijayendran said she did not report it because the teacher convinced her the activity the 8-year-old girl described was part of a lesson plan of helen killer. if convicted she could face up to -- helen keller. if convicted she could face up to six months in jail. >>> police hope someone will recognize a man who beat a van ness station agent. the man tried to go through with a bike at jen told him bikes were not allowed on the muni metro, investigators say he choked the agent and jumped over the railing with his bike. you saw him walk down the stairs with that bike and small suitcase police say the 55-year-old agent followed him and tacked as he reached the platform after attack the man grabbed his bike and suitcase and ran the muni agent was beaten so badly he has yet to go back to work. >>> support for a measure that would abolish the state's death penalty is

lyn vijayendran has been charged with violating a california law when aspirin at whaley elementary school, she allegedly failed to report possible child abuse by a teacher. according to a police report, and notes, the teacher acknowledged conducting so-call helen keller he lessons by blind moling a student, and touching her and putting objects in her mouth. she she was fooled by -- said she was fooled by his explanation, and did eventually report had to officials. >> it really doesn't matter, because the principal is absolutely, personally, trained to be accountable and report this. not depend on anyone else's opinion. >> reporter: it was pointed out in the trial are she did not report to district officials until after complaints is your. chandler awaits trial for molesting five children, and yesterday, an attorney filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of a child and her family against the district, vijayendran, and other officials. >> despite all the red flags that happened with the locked door and the kid's loan and the helen keller, he was allowed unfeathered access to the children. snoop we