Coachella Valley USD

UPDATE: VICTORY!!! ON NOVEMBER 10, 2015 COACHELLA VALLEY USD VOTED 7:0 TO MAKE ETHNIC STUDIES A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT!

Dear School Board Representative, We urge you to support the implementation of Ethnic Studies as a graduation requirement at the Coachella Valley Unified School District. As elected officials, you can help maintain our district’s vision by ensuring that our students are prepared to graduate, and attend college, as critical thinkers, with an understanding of various cultural and social issues. The implementation of Ethnic Studies as a graduation requirement benefits our students and our school district.

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jacqueline Aguilar signed 2015-11-09 20:46:34 -0800
Kasey Flores signed 2015-11-09 20:46:01 -0800
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viridiana mora signed 2015-11-09 20:30:41 -0800
Lucila Chavez signed 2015-11-09 20:28:27 -0800
Cecile Pineda signed 2015-11-09 20:22:42 -0800

depriving people of their history and their ethnicity is tantgamount to extinguishing that culture.

people must own their narrative.
Olivia Montes signed 2015-11-09 20:22:20 -0800
Lupe Lujan signed 2015-11-09 20:22:17 -0800
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Jorge Boche signed 2015-11-09 17:46:12 -0800
Roberto Maciel signed 2015-11-09 11:29:52 -0800

Without a past their is no future. I am a product of CVHS and I was not prepared for the culture shock experience waiting for me when I left for the university. We need to learn our own people’s history and those of other cultures in order to strive in our diverse society. Ethnic studies is a tool which can be used to empower our youth to recognize they have the ability to make a difference in our world.
isidro ortiz signed 2015-11-09 09:29:10 -0800

ADELANTE!
James Aguirre signed 2015-11-09 08:43:54 -0800
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