Beckman Elementary is a public school located in Lodi, CA, which is in a small suburb setting. The student population of Beckman Elementary is 534 and the school serves K-6. At Beckman Elementary, 13% ...

Editor's note: The Record is continuing its series on whom we choose to honor by naming schools after them. Of the public schools in larger districts, several are named after prominent local citizens.

LODI - Lodi police Officer Shana Lopez stood before a class of Beckman Elementary School fifth-graders recently and asked a simple question: "What is a gang?" Twenty-five hands shot into the air like ...