- Parents of former Golden Charter Academy students went looking for an alternative education model but found a school with punitive discipline enacted by “plainclothes police officers.”
- The charter school, which serves a predominantly Black student body, promises restorative practices, but parents compare it to juvenile hall.
- Fresno Unified is addressing multiple concerns with Golden Charter, aligning with complaints parents filed months ago.
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Kristina Holmes-McIntyre turned to Golden Charter Academy for environmental stewardship and culturally responsive education. Instead, she says she found a school with punitive and isolating disciplinary practices, and a staff who had more experience with criminal justice than education.
“I would describe the culture as that of an alternative behavior modification school,” Holmes-McIntyre said…