On Tuesday, we heard from six-year-old Mark who says he was left alone inside a locked classroom at Peter Pendleton Elementary School in Coachella by his teacher because he didn’t finish his classwork. His mom Roxanne says he’s a special needs student and the school is aware of his diagnosis. “I got left alone from […]
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A La Quinta High School teacher who has been serving her community for nearly two decades is getting the short end of the stick, according to students after announcing her retirement. Jordan Nadler, who is the daughter and a former student of Mrs. Pedersen, tells NBC Palm Springs this is not fair. “She was removed […]
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Our College of the Desert students and faculty just received an unexpected opportunity from a local part-time Valley resident, and now everyone has a chance to participate! The College of the Desert’s Marks Art Center opened in 2003 and it is a little known gem in our Valley. Now, thanks to the generosity of the […]
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U.T.L.A. or United Teachers Los Angeles, is leading 32,000 teachers and staff to strike in the nation’s second-largest school district. “This is our fight, this is their fight, this is a fight that the community deserves to win.” Leticia Callela-Austin, a music teacher within the Los Angeles Unified School District, is talking about the strike. […]
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A community in Mecca is coming together, for education. Volunteers will be donating their time, starting in January, so that members of the community can be one step closer to getting their GED. However, this program is different from others in the Coachella Valley. This literacy program is geared to those who struggle reading or […]
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A former high school assistant football coach accused of having sex with a girl and harassing other students via social media failed to appear for a scheduled hearing Tuesday at the Riverside Hall of Justice, prompting a judge to revoke his bail and issue a warrant for his arrest. Windell Jerome Thompson, 22, was taken […]
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The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has requested more information from the Palm Springs Police Department in the case of a student who was allegedly body slammed by the executive director of Stepping Stones Learning Center in Palm Springs. The student, Kadyn Lantry, says he suffered serious injuries at the hands of Darrin Erb, Stepping […]
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The arrest of a middle school teacher who allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student has sparked a social media firestorm about whether or not the student is just as culpable as the teacher. Hundreds and hundreds of comments, more than two hundred shares, and over 40 thousand people reached. KMIR’s story about a Desert […]
