Online post leads to student walkout at Visalia school

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A student-led walkout took spot astatine a Visalia Unified School District schoolhouse connected Tuesday aft officials accidental online comments were shared by students astir existent and erstwhile territory employees.

YourCentralValley reached retired to the Visalia Unified School District aft learning astir the imaginable student-led walkout astatine Mt. Whitney High School successful Visalia.

According to territory officials, the walkout took spot connected Tuesday morning, and it was successful effect to comments shared by students online astir existent and erstwhile territory employees.

"Students were heard and kept harmless during the two-hour walkout. We respect our students utilizing their voices to advocator for their information and the information of others," a territory authoritative said.

Below are immoderate facts regarding immoderate of the statements made connected the online post:

• Every VUSD worker goes done a thorough inheritance clearance process that includes a transgression grounds cheque done the FBI and Dept. of Justice databases, successful accordance with Ed Code 45125.
• Any and each reports of worker misconduct are promptly investigated, and due enactment is taken to guarantee the information and well-being of students and unit (Board Policy 1312.1; 4119.11; 1312.3; 5145.7).
• The schoolhouse is incapable to remark connected unit matters oregon disclose accusation astir idiosyncratic employees. As a result, accusation that circulates successful the media oregon online is often inaccurate and/or reflects misconstrued details.

According to the schoolhouse district, the two-hour-long student-led walkout ended with students gathering with Mt. Withney High School's principal.

Through this gathering and the enactment shown from our staff, students felt heard. We are arrogant of our students for utilizing their voice.

Details regarding the contented of the societal media station that led to the walkout are chartless astatine this time.