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Thursday, March 21, 2013  Edcouch-Elsa ISD Superintendent is reassuring families in his school district that a teacher will not have inappropriate relationships with students.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Former Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District Mariachi director and teacher's aide Homero Gutierrez is now facing criminal charges.

Monday, March 04, 2013  The allegations against a former mariachi director at the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District span over the course of two years.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Edcouch-Elsa ISD administrators have confirmed parents of one of their high school students reported their daughter had an intimate relationship with a school employee.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  The Edcouch-Elsa ISD school board voted to put Superintendent Frank Perez on on administrative leave amid an ongoing investigation.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Authorities temporarily evacuated Edcouch-Elsa High School after a student discovered bathroom graffiti containing a bomb threat.

Monday, November 19, 2012  All 7 Edcouch-Elsa school board members were in attendance Monday night as a packed house hung on their every word.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  It's out with the old and in with the new at Edcouch-Elsa ISD as a 6 pack of former students are elected as new school board members.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley high school football landscape has been rocked by a ruling against one of its traditional powerhouse teams.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  The former high school head baseball coach decided to part ways with Edcouch-Elsa ISD and resigned at Wednesday’s board meeting.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  The school board suspended Rubio and assistant coach George Franco after administrators said they saw evidence proving how their failed supervision of teammates on a bus led to an apparent sexual behavior between students.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  A head baseball coach is fighting to have his coaching duties reinstated, while another is fighting to get his job back.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  Jon de la Cruz has five family members who all work for the McAllen Independent School District. He says their names and salaries should have never appeared on a blog from the McAllen Monitor.

Monday, August 02, 2010  Two school districts from the Rio Grande Valley were rated as “Academically Unacceptable" for their students' performance in the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009  Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a two-vehicle accident involving a school bus filled with students in Elsa.