Sandra became pregnant for the first time when she was only 16-years-old in 2004-2005 after falling in love with her school band s teaching assistant, Steven Velasquez, at Paramount High School in California.
Almost 20 years later a former student is coming forward in a lawsuit alleging a band director tried to cover up her pregnancy by forcing her to have an.
Almost 20 years later a former student is coming forward in a lawsuit alleging a band director tried to cover up her pregnancy by forcing her to have an.
In 2006, longtime musician Barry Cogert applied for a grant to bring together youth to rehearse jazz music and play in a community performance. Gathering together 10 middle school musicians, Cogert and his band rehearsed over the course of eight weeks. As the grant cycle came to a close, culminating with the performance, Cogert thought […]