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Community leader urges Palm Springs Unified to rename 'gang intervention counselor' position
2935377 · April 9, 2025
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Rick Saldivar of Chance Initiative told the board that the title 'gang intervention counselor' carries stigma and recommended alternative, more empowering titles to increase student engagement.
Rick Saldivar, founder and director of Chance Initiative and a program specialist at College of the Desert, urged the Palm Springs Unified School District board on April 8 to reconsider the title of a recently approved position labeled "gang intervention counselor."
Saldivar said the phrase can carry stigma and deter students from engaging…
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