Jacobsen Middle School in Tehachapi is mourning the death of a teacher.The teacher was killed when she fell while hiking in Yucca Valley in San Bernardino County. 36-year-old Daena Kirk was found on a shale slope near Pioneer Town Friday afternoon. Memorial items have been placed on the school’s fence by students, teachers and parents, she had been with the Tehachapi Unified School District for ten years.

Sean Michael Lisle