Jose Luis Moncada, of Desert Hot Springs, was arrested last year and charged with eight counts of committing lewd acts with three children under 14 years old. The crimes occurred between 2004 and 2010, according to authorities. Moncada has pleaded not guilty to all counts and is currently out of custody on electronic monitoring. He has no other criminal history in Riverside County.
Separately, two women who say they were victimized by Moncada filed a civil suit last week against both the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Unified school districts. The plaintiffs, identified in court documents only as Jane Doe 1 and 2, say the districts had received reports of abuse but did not handle them properly and inform law enforcement.
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Passing of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Senate File 159 in the Iowa Senate, also known as the “school choice” bill, has created a contentious debate around the allocation of taxpayer funds to public and private schools.
“When you divert funds from schools, especially now, when students’ lives have been disrupted in every aspect, it will mean that students in public schools will miss out on important opportunities they would have been provided,” Marshalltown Education Association President Anita Ringgenberg said.
Senate File 159 being an “education omnibus bill” packaging together several changes to the public system, has one particular aspect drawing attention from school boards and educators across the state.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday requiring all schools to provide a 100-percent in-person learning option but it isn’t the only piece of legisl
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A BYU Student looks for her textbook order in the online order pick up of the BYU Store on Friday, Jan. 22. The store has revamped its client experience when it comes to textbooks due to COVID-19 and as part of a new textbook program. (Sydnee Gonzalez)
The BYU Store’s new textbook program faced some challenges this semester, but store employees are hopeful the program will run more smoothly in the future.
The store’s Student First program, which was launched in Fall 2020, increased the number of textbook rentals available through the store and guarantees the lowest rental book prices by matching any online price at a legitimate textbook vendor.