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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO December 23 – 29, 2022
New TVUSD board bans CRT in Temecula schools
AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
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Volume 22, Issue 51
California Indian Education Act Roundtable is first step toward implementation
Julie Reeder Publisher
The newly elected TVUSD Board of directors voted to ban Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Temecula schools during a raucous meeting on Dec. 13. It was the first meeting for Dr. Joseph Komrosky (President), Danny Gonzalez and Jen Wiersma, who make up the new majority on the TVUSD board of directors. Wiersma said they were making good on campaign promises. The five-hour meeting was loud with students, parents and community members giving public comment for four of the five hours regarding the ban. However, a former TVUSD board member Barbara Bosch had previously stated that CRT was not actually being taught in Temecula. Wiersma said many parents have disagreed. The next day, hundreds of students walked out of their classrooms in protest of the ban, carrying signs with messages against censorship. CRT has been hotly debated across the country. Other districts have banned it, including Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, according to EdSource. TVUSD board member Steven Schwartz said Friday, Dec. 16, that he will ask board members at the next meeting to rescind the resolution and one that condemned racism until they can be vetted by an attorney. President Komrosky said, “In response to the last school board meeting, there was a clear dilemma: on the one hand, it was great to see the civic engagement of the students who came to the event to share their thoughts on the
From left, Assemblymember James C. Ramos, students So’a Nelson, Rhianna Salgado and Su’la Arviso, and Soboba Tribal Chairman Isaiah Vivanco at the California Indian Education Act Roundtable, Dec. 12. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photo Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News Tribal leaders and members, students, education experts and school representatives gathered at the Soboba Casino Resort Event
Center Dec. 12 to discuss the next steps needed to implement the California Indian Education Act. Assembly Bill 1703, a measure approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, was authored by Assemblymember James C. Ramos to encourage
school districts, county offices of education and charter schools to form California Indian Education Task Forces with Tribes local to their region, or historically located in their region. Ramos, the first and only
California Native American serving in the state’s legislature, is a lifelong member and former Chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in Highland. see ROUNDTABLE, page A-4
Placentia Avenue Interchange with Interstate 215 is now open
see TVUSD, page A-4
INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ......... D-1 Business ............................B-6 Business Directory .............B-5 Calendar of Events .............B-2 Classifieds .........................B-8 Courts & Crimes ...............B-5 Education ..........................B-5 Entertainment ...................B-1 Faith................................. D-5
RCTC opened the I-215 Placentia Avenue interchange onramps and offramps which provide an alternative to the Ramona Expressway ramps to the north, pictured here, and Nuevo ramps to the south. See story on page C-4. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Health ..............................C-5 Home & Garden ................B-5 Local ................................A-1 National News ...................B-4 Opinion............................ D-5 Real Estate ........................B-8 Regional News ...................C-4 Sports ................................C-1
Leadership changes for Lake Elsinore City Council Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
Natasha Johnson was selected as the Lake Elsinore City Mayor for 2023 and Council Member Steve Manos was named Mayor Pro Tem at the Dec. 13 city council meeting. Former Mayor Timothy
Sheridan and Council Member Brian Tisdale were sworn in with the constitutional oath of office to continue serving on the council. Council Member Robert “Bob” Magee will continue to serve as well. City Manager Jason Simpson shared the plaque that will be in-
stalled along a stretch of Riverside Drive to honor community activist Chris Hyland, who passed away in 2019. Many heartfelt comments were made throughout the meeting about Hyland’s contributions that made a huge impact. She was remembered as a strong advocate who fought hard for decades to
make positive changes to the city she called home. A group of high school students who recently completed the Dream Extreme Future Leaders program were presented with certificates of achievement. The mission of the see COUNCIL, page A-2
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