New Fresno Unified school building won t be named after Roger Tatarian after backlash
Fresno Bee 1 hr ago Monica Velez, The Fresno Bee
Jun. 3 A building on the newest Fresno Unified School District campus will not be named after H. Roger Tatarian, at the request of his family, who said the icon of Fresno s Armenia community should have his name on a school and not a mere building.
Board members voted 6-1 at Wednesday night s regular meeting to remove the Armenian author, journalist, and Fresno State professor s name from the student services and programs building. Trustee Terry Slatic cast the no vote.
The Fresno Unified School Board ignored community support to name the new campus after Roger Tatarian. Trustees instead chose Francine and Murray Farber.