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Richard F. Lawrence Jr. is a native San Diegan, however he is a Jamaican at heart. His family is from the island of Jamaica. He is the eighth of nine children and is the first in his family to graduate high school and attend a higher learning institution. He currently resides in Oceanside with his lovely wife Shelly, and son Nehemiah. Richard has a passion for addressing the social justice issues that plague our students who are often stigmatized because of their social class, ethnicity/race, or language deficiencies. He currently serves as Principal of Alternative Schools for the Temecula Valley Unified School District. He aspires to use his doctoral degree and Bouchet membership as means to gain the knowledge and skill to successfully advocate for the needs of students at both the local school district and higher education institutional levels.
