Fresno Unified schools promise big changes following student-led anti-racism protests [fresnobee.com]

Lara Kain 5/16/221:00 PM

By Brianna Vaccari, Image: Screenshot from article, Fresno Bee, May 7, 2022

Fresno Unified officials on Friday made a number of commitments to hundreds of students who marched from Edison High School to downtown Fresno to protest racism in schools.

The protest and commitments from district officials were sparked by new reports of students at Edison and Bullard high schools demonstrating racist behavior and circulating images on social media. Students at Bullard and Edison walked out of class on Friday in response. Advocates said the incidents that emerged this week are just the latest in a historic pattern, including a number of high-profile incidents in just the last three years.

Superintendent Bob Nelson made two immediate commitments to students to meet the demands of Black Student Unions from Edison and Bullard high schools.

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