Fresno School Board candidate Kurt Madden told GV Wire on Thursday that he's dropping his campaign for the Bullard High Area 7 Trustee seat in November's election. But there's still three candidates in the race, at least for now: educator Terri L. Edwards, who filed her candidate intention statement...
High School Football in January? FUSD Superintendent Says It’s an Option
Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson knows how important high school sports are to students, their families, and the community, and how disappointing it will be if COVID-19 forces districts to cancel yet another season. Nelson said he's considering alternatives, such as supporting a delay of the football season until January...
Judge Presses Pause on Slatic Restraining Order Hearing
A Fresno Unified school board member will have to wait at least a month to learn the fate of a restraining order filed against him. In July, a Bullard High student/cheerleader filed a restraining order against Terry Slatic, saying she feared for her safety after Slatic held a meeting with...
Who is Taking Bullard Students Off-Campus for Birth Control Pills?
Students at Bullard High School are being driven off-campus during the school day to pick up birth control pills in vehicles that aren't owned by Fresno Unified School District and by people who don't work for the district, trustee Terry Slatic says. He's concerned about the district's potential liability in...
Who is Taking Bullard Students Off-Campus for Birth Control Pills?
Students at Bullard High School are being driven off-campus during the school day to pick up birth control pills in vehicles that aren't owned by Fresno Unified School District and by people who don't work for the district, trustee Terry Slatic says. He's concerned about the district's potential liability in...
Who is Taking Bullard Students Off-Campus for Birth Control Pills?
Students at Bullard High School are being driven off-campus during the school day to pick up birth control pills in vehicles that aren't owned by Fresno Unified School District and by people who don't work for the district, trustee Terry Slatic says. He's concerned about the district's potential liability in...
Fresno Unified Board Considers New Censure, Complaint Rules
The Fresno Unified School District board tabled a vote on a new bylaw detailing procedures for trustee censure at Wednesday's board meeting, just two weeks after the board took the rare step of censuring a fellow trustee. Board members said they wanted more time to review and provide comments on...
Slatic's Behavior Is 'Not Acceptable,' Says Board President
The only thing that approached the heat of the special Fresno Unified school board meeting dealing with trustee Terry Slatic was the temperature outside Thursday. Nearly 30 people from the public spoke at a meeting called to discuss Slatic’s behavior at his meeting with the Bullard High School cheer team....
Slatic Must Shape Up or Face Getting Shipped Out
It's obvious seven months into his service on the Fresno Unified school board that Terry Slatic misunderstands his trustee duties. A trustee's biggest jobs are to set the vision for the district, keep a close watch on the budget, and oversee the superintendent. Stellar trustees support administrators, staff, and students...
Fresno Unified Lays Out Response to Student's Racist Posts
Fresno Unified plans to double down on teaching students about the many aspects of racism and the urgent need to keep campuses safe, following an uproar over racially offensive social media posts that included a Bullard High student posing in blackface. District Superintendent Bob Nelson, standing alongside 15 people from...