Fresno County school districts urge students to end walkouts

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tuesday, Fresno County Students stepped retired of the schoolroom and into the streets, erstwhile again protesting ICE enactment crossed the country.

"I judge successful lasting up for everybody," said Clovis High School elder Neaven Ward.

Ward was 1 of hundreds of Clovis Unified students spotted adjacent Clovis and Shaw connected Tuesday afternoon, portion Fresno Unified students flooded City Hall successful downtown Fresno.

It comes conscionable days aft the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools shared a missive requesting an extremity to off-campus schoolhouse walkouts.

"We are hopeful that families recognize what we tried to convey successful that letter, and that is that information is the superior interest we have," said County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michele Copher.

The petition was signed by 10 districts, including Fresno, Clovis, and Central Unified.

Dr. Copher told Action News the question comes from a spot of interest for pupil information and is not an effort to soundlessness them.

"We admit the seriousness of the infinitesimal we're each in, and we truly privation to grant pupil voice," Dr. Copher said.

That connection was echoed by Fresno Unified Superintendent Misty Her, who said Tuesday that she's already moving with students connected uncovering different forms of demonstration.

"I deliberation what they're looking for is they're looking for a mode successful which to bash it truthful that adults, particularly our lawmakers and our policymakers, tin truly perceive to them," said Her.

A superior interest for Superintendent Her is what goes connected during these unsupervised walkouts.

"Last week, I observed adults connected the streets handing signs to our students that are not precise appropriate, signs that person profanity connected them," she said.

Dr. Cofer besides confirmed that specified instances person been observed crossed aggregate districts.

State instrumentality lone allows 1 excused lack to enactment successful civic enactment per year.

The missive notes that this applies lone erstwhile families nonstop precocious announcement and travel modular checkout procedures.

Still, students are not shying away.

"What matters to you is the question astatine manus here, and this is thing that matters to maine and I'm consenting to woody with immoderate punishment comes with it," Ward said.