LOS ANGELES – The Coachella Valley Unified School District has apologized to the U.S. Border Patrol after one of its recruiters was barred from attending a high school career fair earlier this week.
The border patrol officer was denied from participating in the Coachella Valley High School career fair in Riverside County on Wednesday, which sparked immediate backlash from one of the agency’s leaders in Southern California.
“Agendas in Schools? After being invited to a career fair @ Coachella Valley High, the principal told our recruiter to leave – no explanation given,” Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino based in El Centro, California, said on the social media platform X. “Students depend on leadership promoting an environment of learning and creativity, not agenda driven edicts.”…