Clovis West gets to show off the $7.5 million overhaul of its Olympic Swim Complex, which reopened earlier this week with a dual meet with Buchanan High School and which will host the 30-team Clovis West Invite this weekend and the California Interscholastic Federation state swimming and diving championships in...
Fourth Hoax Call Aims at Clovis West. How the School Responded.
Clovis West High School was the target of yet-another phone call threat Thursday morning, the fourth in five days. The call came before 8 a.m. and before the start of classes at the northeast Fresno high school, spokeswoman Kelly Avants said. Law enforcement quickly determined it to be a hoax...
Despite Phone Threats, Clovis West Students Are Safe, Officials Tell Parents
Officials from Clovis Unified School District, the Fresno Police Department, and the FBI told parents and other community members Wednesday evening at Clovis West what actions are being taken to keep students safe in response to three days of phone threats. The speakers at a hastily scheduled community meeting in...
Clovis West, Fort Washington Schools Locked Down Again After Latest Threat
Clovis West High School and Fort Washington Elementary School went on shelter in place status Wednesday morning after yet-another phone threat was made, the district said. It's the third time over four school days that the northeast Fresno high school has been targeted with a phone call. As a precautionary...
Second Threat Forces Another Lockdown at Clovis West
Clovis West High School was on lockdown Monday morning for the second time in as many school days after Fresno Police received a phone call from a caller threatening a school shooting, Lt. Bill Dooley said. Dooley said police dispatchers received the call at 9:30 a.m. after it was forwarded...
Phoned Threat Leads to Lockdowns at Clovis West, Fort Washington
Two northeast Fresno schools went on lockdown Friday afternoon after a Fresno police substation received a phoned threat, Clovis Unified spokeswoman Kelly Avants said. Clovis West was placed on lockdown at 2:15 p.m. after police reported the threat, she said. Students at Fort Washington Elementary across Millbrook Avenue also were...
‘Trust Us,’ Says CUSD Superintendent About Handling Alleged Assault
As Fresno police and Clovis Unified continue the investigation of an alleged assault on the campus of Clovis West, the superintendent has a message to the community: trust us. "I know it's a lot to say trust us, I know the nuances of the situation and I feel very confident...
Fresno Unified Trustees Reject Slatic’s Nominee for Bond Committee
Four members of the Fresno Unified School Board took the rare step last week of rejecting a School Bond Oversight Committee member nomination made by one of their fellow trustees and recommended for approval by Superintendent Bob Nelson. What's not clear is whether the "no" votes signified the quartet's continuing...