One person was hurt Monday when a car collided with a school bus in front of Martin Van Buren Elementary School in Indio. The crash was reported at 1:10 p.m. in the 47700 block of Van Buren Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. No children were on the bus at the time of the […]
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Cries of ‘welcome back’ and ‘we missed you’ could be heard across Ronald Reagan Elementary school in Palm Desert. It was an emotional day for Desert Sands Unified staff as they greeted students returning to campus for the first time in a year. “I’m going to cry. I have missed the children’s laughter. I have […]
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Desert Sands Unified School District is partnering with a major retail pharmacy to offer vaccines to its staff. Walgreens and DSUSD are providing a mobile vaccine clinic this weekend to innoculate up to 700 employees of the district. District staff will be notified and allowed to start scheduling appointments by Thursday afternoon. The event takes […]
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At Monday’s press conference, Gov. Newsom introduced a new bill to reopen schools. “You can’t reopen your economy unless you get your schools reopened for in-person instruction,” said Gov. Newsom. The bill offers billions of dollars to schools that open TK through second grade by the end March. “This is a $6.6 billion commitment, $2 […]
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Assistance League Coachella Valley is a volunteer member organization that helps provide to those in need across the Valley. This week two donation drives were administered. 500 hygiene kits were put in the hands of families who spent the day Monday picking up food at Painted Hills Middle School in Desert Hot Springs. The Assistance […]
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As Covid-19 case rates drop countywide, plans to return to in-person learning for local school districts are in full swing as they submit covid-safety plans and wait for the approval. NBC Palm Springs spoke to Desert Sands Unified School District to understand more about their covid safety plan submitted for students and staff, along with […]
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As valley students approach one year of distance learning, the CDC Director provided an update at the White House COVID-19 response meeting. “The data from schools suggests there is very little transmission that is happening within the schools, especially when there is masking and distancing occurring,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky. But not all California teachers […]
