AND THIS IS WHERE I LANDED FOR MY 1ST TEACHING JOB,THINKING I WAS IN A GOOD PLACE NEAR PALM SPRINGS (when ,in fact,I was on the opposite side of the valley(the poor side of town),a much different story;albeit nonetheless,still some very good kids (&a few really bad ones,yet that's all it takes),;but the administration was a different story).I stuck it out for 2 years.
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"/...police 10 to one. Authorities have described the
gang, often known as VCR, as an "umbrella gang" that
oversees six to eight other gangs, including Coachella
Tiny Locos, 50 Boys and chapters identified by Avenue
52 and Avenue 53. Together, they have terrorized
Coachella for decades...."
MY MEMORIES of COACHELLA VALLEY USD & COACHELLA VALLEY NEWS UPDATES: this was a site originally on posterous which I had to salvage after they suddenly sold out and shut down...it's about my time teaching there before coachella became famous for the music festival (although that's not far from the school where I taught)...i will also be adding periodic news updates about the valley 020715
mc
