- The family of Elizabeth Gonzalez, a Fresno Unified student who died in 2022, spoke out about the need for reform at the district.
- A coalition of parents called on the district to implement changes Wednesday outside district headquarters.
- They want the district to stop doing internal investigations into student deaths, to create an independent parent committee, and to notify about pesticide use.
A group of concerned Fresno Unified parents spoke out about what they described as a lack of safety and transparency within the district at an event that also drew the family of an 11-year-old student who died in 2022 after an investigation later revealed incompetence among staff and a failure by administrators to properly investigate the incident.
The Fresno Community Parent Coalition gathered outside district headquarters Wednesday evening, bringing about two dozen parents, students, and community members.
Among them was the family of Elizabeth Gonzalez, who died after a Fresno Unified school nurse called the family instead of an ambulance when she suffered a severe asthma attack. A whistleblower nurse, who revealed the incident years later, told GV Wire the death was likely preventable had the nurse followed standard health protocols…