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Learn about our team, our mission, and our vision to assist the Desert Sands Unified School District.
DSUSD Community Watch
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Mission and Vision
DSUSD Community Watch is a watchdog organization advocating for student success, transparency, and parental rights. Our priority is to make certain that the policies and educational structure that impact students in the Desert Sands Unified School District are held in accordance with community values and ethics and are in compliance with California Education Code and other, state, federal, and constitutional laws.
DSUSD Meet the Team
Like so many shared experiences across the nation, Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) captured the attention of parents and community residents during the summer of 2020. Concerned parents and community members speaking out on issues regarding student success, transparency, and parental rights at Board of Education meetings started communicating and learning from one another at rallies, district events, parks, conferences, and community events. This same group conducted a recall of DSUSD Trustees in 2021-22 which resulted in the resignation of two Trustees, and the removal of an appointed replacement Trustee. With collaboration and support from non-partisan and non-profit organizations, co-founders, Kenny Snell and Dory O'Toole established DSUSD Community Watch (DCW) in March, 2023.

Kenny Snell
Co-Founder
Kenny was a high school teacher, and a parent, in DSUSD for 27 years, with some disruptions due to draconian and senseless covid restrictions. He taught World History, U.S. Government and Economics, International Baccalaurete Economics, Policy Debate (and coach), Computer Applications, and founded, developed the coursework for, and coordinated an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Academy--a California Technical Education program. Kenny, now retired, is passionate about grassroots advocacy and improving the quality of education in all of America, starting with the DSUSD. He researches (mostly) educational issues and publishes to Substack and the California Globe.
Dory O'Toole
Co-Founder
Dory is relatively a newcomer to FT residency in the Coachella Valley. Her interest in local government both city and school politics was provoked during the tyrannical movements of both state and federal officials as the Plandemic unfolded. Most disturbing were the abuses imposed on children within the school district to the unlawful mandates. As a Registered Nurse (retired) the human rights violations relative to bodily sovereignty and school districts practicing medicine without a license was the clarion call to start speaking up and out to the powers that be who were abusing our children on both a medical and academic plane. The clear attempt to instill totalitarianism thru tyranny has kept her engaged in righting the wrongs of Marxist ideologies fermenting in schools under the umbrella of DEI.

Could B. You
Passionate about Education reform
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