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Board elects Jocelyn Vargas president in 5–2 vote after heated debate over outside campaign spending and union ties
Summary
The Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees elected Jocelyn Vargas as president and appointed Valerie Garcia as clerk in a 5–2 vote after an extended, at times heated, discussion over external campaign spending and union ties.
The Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees elected Jocelyn Vargas as board president and appointed Valerie Garcia as clerk during the board’s organization item. The motion to present a slate naming Jocelyn Vargas for president and Valerie Garcia for clerk was put forward during the meeting and carried by a 5–2 vote.
The discussion that preceded the vote was lengthy and at times contentious. Several trustees…
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