Imperial Unified District School parent claims son is facing retaliation from district’s administration
Jessamyn Dodd
IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA) – A parent of a student in the Imperial Unified School District (IUSD) is claiming their son is facing retaliation from the district’s administration.
Jeffrey Jimenez says his son was suspended after reportedly filming a fight on campus at Frank Wright Middle School on March 5. He alleges the suspension is retaliation for reporting the vice principal following a previous suspension of the child which has since been expunged.
That previous suspension stems from an off-campus incident in which the vice principal allegedly suspended several students for fighting.
We obtained a letter from IUSD, which stated that even though there was enough evidence to justify disciplining the student, the school did not follow proper legal process.
The letter reads, “California Education Code § 48911 requires a pre-suspension informal conference to inform a student of the reasons and evidence for a proposed suspension from school and allow a response.”
“My son was involved in an incident off campus in February and Vice Principal Genaro Sanchez responded to that incident and didn’t do an investigation. Didn’t get any statements didn’t do anything. He immediately told us our son was suspended, didn’t do an investigation. Didn’t get any statements and that’s in violation of California law. Due process laws,” Jimenez told KYMA.
Our newsroom contacted the IUSD, but the Associate Superintendent of Educational Services, Summer Heraz, said the school is not at liberty to comment on student disciplinary action due to privacy.
We’ll keep following this story and provide you with the latest details as they become available.