Former Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic, who is being investigated by the California Fair Political Practices Commission over whether he improperly reported a dinner gift from Superintendent Bob Nelson, said Friday that he was never told Nelson had established a fixed price meal when he ordered expensive bottles of wine...
Slatic’s Afghan Translator Says He’s Safe Near Texas Army Base. Sister’s Still in Kabul.
An Afghan translator who told Fresno radio listeners "you guys are my only hope" last week as he sought to flee his homeland is now near Fort Bliss, an Army base in southwest Texas that is the destination for Afghan refugees, GV Wire learned from Terry Slatic on Tuesday. Slatic,...
Ex-Marine and Fresno Schools Leader Seeks Safety for Afghanistan Translator
The abrupt pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan ordered by President Joe Biden could mean a death sentence for the Afghan locals who have provided translation and other assistance over the the past 20 years, and likely will prevent local people in future Third World conflicts from helping U.S. troops,...
School Board Members Question Payout for Departing District Leader
The Fresno Unified School Board on Wednesday approved a severance agreement with deputy superintendent Ruthie Quinto by a 4-3 vote. The vote comes one week after Quinto's resignation was announced by superintendent Bob Nelson at the Sept. 9 meeting. Quinto said she was leaving to spend more time with her...
Fresno Unified Board Extends Trustee Slatic’s Censure for 1 Year
The Fresno Unified School District board voted Wednesday to extend Trustee Terry Slatic's censure by one year, saying that he has failed to make changes in his behavior that led to the original censure. The vote was 6-0, with Slatic abstaining as he did a year ago on the first...
Fresno Unified Board to Consider Renewing Censure Against Slatic
Fresno Unified School Board trustees on Wednesday will consider renewing the censure of controversial trustee Terry Slatic and asking the Fresno County Grand Jury "and other appropriate regulatory agencies" to launch an investigation of his conduct. A draft resolution to renew the censure, which the board imposed a year ago...
Pastors Accuse FUSD Trustee Slatic of Abusive, Racist Rant at Bagel Shop
Two Fresno pastors have lodged complaints with Fresno Unified School District that allege trustee Terry Slatic was belligerent, used profane language, and told one minister to "go back to the barrio" in a March meeting. The district said in a news release distributed late Friday on behalf of the school...
Fresno Unified Investigates ‘Offensive’ Tweets About DACA but Not Anti-Trump Facebook Posts
Fresno Unified School District has launched another investigation of an employee's social media postings that have been deemed offensive. The latest investigation involves a staffer at Design Science Middle College High School who reportedly tweeted in 2017 and 2018 about immigration and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or...
Slatic Recall Deadline Passes With No Signatures Submitted
There will not be a recall election of Fresno Unified School District Trustee Terry Slatic. A recall effort officially launched in January failed to turn in any signatures by the Tuesday deadline, according to Fresno County Clerk Brandi Orth. The group, organized by community activist Stacy Williams, needed to turn...
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...