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California Schools Chief: Officers Needed on Some Campuses

SAN FRANCISCO — California's top schools official said Wednesday his office is working to re-imagine the role of police officers at the state’s 10,000 public schools but said some schools would still need officers on campus to protect students' safety. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said the officers would...

FUSD Probe Contradicts Slatic’s Claim of Student’s Threats

Fresno Unified’s internal investigation of a physical confrontation between trustee Terry Slatic and a Bullard High student offers a different narrative than what the trustee told GV Wire. The report, which redacted the names of all witnesses except a Bullard resource officer and Slatic, was released Friday afternoon by the...

Trustee Race: Islas Says De La Cerda Hasn't Done Enough for Students

Christopher De La Cerda cited boosting Career Technical Education and early learning, upgrading campus safety and expanding health services as accomplishments worthy of another four-year term on the Fresno Unified school board Tuesday night. But Veva Islas, who is challenging De La Cerda for the McLane High area seat, said that much...

Can You Reduce the Risk of a Mass School Shooting in Fresno?

The Parkland, Florida, mass school shooting that claimed 17 lives in February ignited student-led protests — including one at Fresno High School — as well as debate and concern nationwide. According to the latest Public Policy Institute of California poll, 73 percent of adults and 82 percent of public school...

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