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Desert Sands Unified School District issued a “health update” regarding growing concerns of the spread of the coronavirus. Here’s the release: The impact of coronavirus has reached the Coachella Valley with at least one confirmed case at Eisenhower Medical Center. We have been told by Riverside County Health that there is currently no link to […]
A rowdy and packed school district meeting on Tuesday night. Desert Sands Unified teachers are irate over the district awarding assistant superintendents 13 percent raises. Some teachers were even asked to stay in the hallway for the meeting because hundreds showed up and the venue had reached capacity. The district said the pay raise move […]
Ahead of the first night of contract negotiations, a team of educators, known as the bargaining team got together at the Desert Sands Teachers Association. “We get all the feed back from the teachers. They will be bargaining on behalf of 1350 teachers, ” said Desert Sands Teachers Association President, Trina Gonzales-Alesi. At the last […]
A local valley school district is partnering with a national association to bring healthier school meal options. The School Nutrition Association is hosting a School Nutrition Industry Conference from January 12-14, in Indian Wells. All local school districts are participating in this informational session that includes the science behind play, a “THINKubator” challenge to increase […]
“It’s 2020 not 1920, you cannot just say anything you want to say to a child. I’m not going to be scared of you because I’m not,” said concerned parent Brenda Holley. Brenda Holley upset over how she says her six year old daughter was treated at Abraham Lincoln Elementary. “She said my teacher sprayed […]
The corrosion and mold found at Indio’s James Madison Elementary School made it to the congressional floor, Congressman Raul Ruiz brought up the issues at the local school while petitioning billions of dollars for upgrades at public schools. Ruiz discusses the risks students may face from outdated infrastructure at schools throughout the country, he did […]
Coming off a tornado of questions and concern from parents at James Madison Elementary School, the school district might have to repeat the process again. Starting Wednesday, inspectors are testing James Monroe Elementary School after James Madison, a different elementary school in Desert Sands Unified School District, was indefinitely shut down for rust, mold and […]
James Madison Elementary School is shut down this week after a contractor hired to modernize the school found several buildings to be structurally unsound on Friday. The buildings include the administration building, library and several modular classrooms. According to a report released by the district, the engineer found support columns to be so rusted at […]
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