2 lawsuits claim FUSD allowed sex abuse to students Fresno Unified faces two new lawsuits from students who say they're victims of school staff committing sexual misconduct. "The big question we have is 'Why did the teachers and administrators allow this to happen?'" said attorney Greg Mullanax, who is one of the attorneys suing FUSD on behalf of a student. Justine Nelson: The lawsuits come a few months after police arrested a middle school teacher and a high school teacher's aide. When Justine Nelson walked out of the Fresno County jail last September, she was about a month into the school year at Tenaya Middle School, and she was possibly at the end of her career in education. Police say she performed sex acts on a 14-year-old eighth grader. And now, the boy's family is suing her and the school district. The lawsuit claims sexual abuse took place on the school's campus and staff should've stopped it, especially since there were enough ... Theresa Ramirez: Hoover High School teacher's aide Theresa Ramirez is in a similar situation. Police say she took a special needs student off campus several times over the course of a year. They say she gave him alcohol and drugs and had sex with him. And a lawsuit against Fresno Unified says school staff turned a blind eye to their daily disappearances, despite warnings. "One might look at it and say 'Well, they made a mistake one time and a teacher and a student left the same time,'" Mullanax said. "But this occurred repeatedly and that's what I don't understand is, do ... Continue reading... http://abc30.com/news/2-lawsuits-claim-fusd-allowed-sex-abuse-to-students/1719288/
