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DSUSD adding new learning opportunities and expanding transitional kindergarten program

Desert Sands Unified School District students and staff are getting ready for their first day of classes Tuesday. The district is going into the upcoming academic year with new learning opportunities and expanded programs. Benjamin Franklin Elementary School principal Kirsten Knapp is also the director of the district’s expanded opportunity learning programs, which happen before and after school.

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Coachella Valley Unified School District welcomes students back to school

Students throughout the Coachella Valley Unified School District kicked off their 2022-23 school year. We caught up with students, families and staff throughout the district on their first day back. From Elementary to High School, students throughout the Coachella Valley Unified School District are feeling the back to school excitement. Some students like Anthony Luna

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Hardening School Security: I-Team investigates what’s being done to keep kids safe on campus

News Channel 3 is looking at the safety of students on campus and seeing some security changes underway. This follows several instances of end-of-the-school-year violence most notably in Uvalde Texas. As parents get ready to send their kids to classrooms around the Coachella Valley the requested details, dug through documents, and went one-on-one with heads

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Youth mobilize for walkability audit, make Eastern Coachella Valley communities more safe

Youth Leadership Institute is conducting a walkability audit in Coachella today with the help of local young people dedicated to making improvements throughout their communities.  Check out our live interview moments after the audit: Program manager at YLI, Paulina Rojas, said the audit is made possible through a grant from SCAG’s Go Human Mini-Grants Program,

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Exclusive: Embedding with Palm Springs police during active shooter simulation

The Palm Springs Police Department is putting renewed focus on active shooter training for its officers. Since late June, officers have been going through rigorous assessments to determine their strengths and weaknesses.  “This particular assessment is probably the first one we’ve done in about 7 years,” said Lieutenant Gustavo Araiza of the Palm Springs Police

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