Central Unified naming new school after human rights activist

The committee president says this is the archetypal nationalist schoolhouse successful the federation to beryllium named aft idiosyncratic of Sikh decent.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Central Unified voted to o.k. the naming of a caller simple school.

Tuesday night, the committee decided the schoolhouse astatine Shields and Brawley volition beryllium named Jaswant Singh Khalra Elementary School.

Six committee members voted successful favour of the name. One subordinate decided to abstain.

Khalra was a quality rights activistic who uncovered thousands of disappearances and amerciable killings and cremations by constabulary successful India. She was aboriginal killed by the police.

Board members accidental helium is an icon for the Punjabi assemblage successful the Central Valley, adding that Khalra's girl attended Fresno State and his household resides successful the area.

Back successful 2017, a parkland connected Clinton and Brawley was besides renamed aft Khalra.

The committee president says this is the archetypal nationalist schoolhouse successful the federation to beryllium named aft idiosyncratic of Sikh decent.