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2 weeks ago | 
mercedsunstar.com | Nick Fenley
A sign in the Fresno Unified School District board chambers at the district office during a press conference at Fresno Unified on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2022. [email protected] Tensions in the longstanding feud between Fresno Unified and the teachers union escalated after the district's new superintendent confronted the union's president about its public critiques using a document containing quotes fabricated by artificial intelligence.
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2 weeks ago | 
fresnobee.com | Nick Fenley
A sign in the Fresno Unified School District board chambers at the district office during a press conference at Fresno Unified on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2022. [email protected] Tensions in the longstanding feud between Fresno Unified and the teachers union escalated after the district's new superintendent confronted the union's president about its public critiques using a document containing quotes fabricated by artificial intelligence.
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3 weeks ago | 
fresnobee.com | Nick Fenley
The Buchanan and Clovis North seniors who admitted to possessing alcohol on prom night won't be crossing the graduation stage alongside their classmates, after all. Steve Smith, an attorney representing eight out of nine students impacted by the matter, shared the update in a statement Tuesday morning.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Nick Fenley
The Buchanan and Clovis North seniors who admitted to possessing alcohol on prom night won’t be crossing the graduation stage alongside their classmates, after all. Instead, the students’ schools have contacted their families to schedule a time to pick up their diplomas outside their formal graduation ceremonies, according to Clovis Unified. Steve Smith, an attorney representing eight out of nine students impacted by the matter, shared the update in a statement Tuesday morning.
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3 weeks ago | 
fresnobee.com | Nick Fenley
The sign outside the Central Unified School District administration offices, photographed Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Fresno. [email protected] Following just over two months of interim leadership, Central Unified's school board has selected a finalist in the district's superintendent search. Dr. Mark E. Marshall of the Los Banos Unified School District was announced as the west Fresno school district's sole finalist on Monday. Trustees will cement the decision at the June 10 board meeting.
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3 weeks ago | 
napavalleyregister.com | Nick Fenley
A protester supporting a transgender female athlete at the California state track and field championships in Clovis was pepper-sprayed Friday during an altercation outside the track meet, police said. Clovis police spokesperson Ty Wood said officers responded to an incident between two adults at the intersection of Nees and Minnewawa avenues outside Veterans Memorial Stadium where protesters representing both sides gathered.
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4 weeks ago | 
fresnobee.com | Nick Fenley |Anthony Galaviz
Fernando Banuelos from Parlier, right, joins about 10 protesters outside Veteran's Memorial Stadium to push back against a trans athlete participating in the CIF Track & Field championship qualifying events Friday, May 30, 2025 in Clovis. [email protected] A protester supporting a transgender female athlete at the state track and field championships in Clovis was pepper-sprayed Friday during an altercation outside the track meet, police said.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Nick Fenley |Anthony Galaviz
A protester supporting a transgender female athlete at the California state track and field championships in Clovis was pepper-sprayed Friday during an altercation outside the track meet, police said. Clovis police spokesperson Ty Wood said officers responded to a physical altercation between two adults at the intersection of Nees and Minnewawa avenues outside Veterans Memorial Stadium where protesters representing both sides gathered.
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4 weeks ago | 
fresnobee.com | Nick Fenley
Local conservative leaders say it's unfair that some cisgender girls will compete alongside a transgender female at the upcoming state track and field championships in Clovis. "We should be focused on celebrating their hard work and accomplishments. But because the CIF, Gov. (Gavin) Newsom, and the state Legislature have failed our female athletes, there is a distraction that hangs like a cloud over this weekend's events," Clovis Mayor Pro Tem Diane Pearce said.
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1 month ago | 
fresnobee.com | Nick Fenley
The CIF protects transgender participation in sports in its bylaws. Nonetheless, two high school track and field athletes did not show up for the CIF state preliminary championships Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium following a week of intense criticism and transphobia directed at the two teens. CIF State The U.S. Department of Justice says it will investigate whether California's rules allowing transgender female athletes to compete in school sports violate the rights of cisgender girls.
