Parents, players protest recent coaching change at Garza High School

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- For the 2nd twelvemonth successful a row, Justin Garza High School is successful hunt of a caller caput shot coach.

Action News has learned erstwhile Head Coach Chad Rothford is nary longer with the team.

This caller determination led a radical of parents and players to protestation extracurricular the Central Unified School District Office aboriginal Monday morning.

Many held signs, chanting 'two years, 2 coaches' and 'our boys matter' to dependable their frustration.

Guardians Baseball Booster Club President Alison Trukki, whose lad Luke plays connected the team, says she's acrophobic astir the program's future.

"Baseball is simply a tiny assemblage and everyone talks," Trukki said. "No 1 is going to privation travel enactment for this district, and the bittersweet happening is they're messing with each these boys for the 2nd twelvemonth successful a row."

Garza High Junior infielder Brady Griffin says the squad has hardly been fixed an mentation for the caller coaching change.

"We privation to play," Griffin said. "Without a manager we can't bash anything. We can't practice. Every different squad successful the Valley is getting amended portion we're here."

Following the protest, Action News reached retired to the district.

You tin work the afloat connection from the district, below:

"Central Unified School District is dedicated to ensuring the occurrence of the shot programme astatine Justin Garza High School. We admit the invaluable input we received from parents and student-athletes. While we volition not beryllium commenting connected idiosyncratic employment matters regarding Central Unified staff, we are pleased to denote that we person posted the exertion for the presumption of Head Baseball Coach for Justin Garza High School. Our medication is actively reviewing candidates and volition proceed to pass with parents and players passim the hiring process. The District, on with the Justin Garza Administration, is focused connected afloat supporting our shot squad to guarantee they person a palmy play with minimal interruptions. We worth the continued engagement of our assemblage and volition supply updates arsenic we determination forward."

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