FUSD withdraws from Cesar Chavez celebration amid allegations of abuse against civil rights leader

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno Unified School District volition not instrumentality portion successful a Cesar Chavez solemnisation scheduled for Wednesday, pursuing allegations that surfaced surrounding the salient labour question figure.

The territory announced Monday that its students and unit volition nary longer enactment successful the yearly solemnisation oregon the march to the Cesar Chavez Adult Education Center that traditionally follows.

The bequest lawsuit had been acceptable to statesman astatine 9 a.m. astatine Warner's Theatre successful Downtown Fresno and was expected to diagnostic pupil performances, speakers, and an effort contest.

The solemnisation is organized by the Latino Educational Issues Roundtable, whose website present shows the lawsuit has been canceled.

Andres Chavez, grandson of Cesar Chavez and enforcement manager of the National Chavez Center, had besides been scheduled to speak.

Events similar this one, held crossed California and the nation, are intended to grant Cesar Chavez's civilian rights bequest and his contributions to dignity and respect for farmworkers.

The United Farm Workers said it does not person nonstop reports oregon firsthand cognition of the allegations but issued a connection calling them "serious capable that we consciousness compelled to instrumentality urgent steps to larn much and supply abstraction for radical who whitethorn person been victimized."

Cesar Chavez Day is observed connected March 31.

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