My name is Kathryn Aranzasu, and I’m a mother fighting for the basic rights of my 8-year-old autistic and intellectually disabled son, Kamryn.

From 2023 to 2025, Kamryn has been unlawfully excluded from school by Central Unified School District in Fresno, California. He has only been allowed to attend five days of school—total—since enrolling in Kindergarten. Despite this, the district has quietly advanced him from Kindergarten to Second Grade without providing him with the education, therapies, or support he desperately needs.

This began when the school district denied Kamryn enrollment based solely on his vaccination status, even after their own nurse had cleared him due to his special education eligibility under SB277. When I tried to advocate for my son’s rights under federal IDEA law, they retaliated.

Even after I filed a state compliance complaint—and won—the retaliation continued. The Special Education Director refused to implement his IEP, denied every service and accommodation, ignored evaluations from professionals, and left my son with no communication support for his AAC device. Kamryn was medically and developmentally cleared and eligible, yet he was systematically excluded and erased.

My son has been robbed of speech therapy, special education services, social development, and basic dignity. For over two years, he has been isolated while the school ignored federal protections and retaliated against us for speaking up.

This isn’t just about Kamryn—it’s about the hundreds of disabled children whose rights are quietly violated every day. Families are being silenced. Children are suffering. And school officials are not being held accountable.

We demand:

Immediate federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into Central Unified’s discriminatory and retaliatory actions.
Enforcement of Kamryn’s right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
Accountability for school officials who obstructed his education in violation of federal law.
Reform to protect other children with disabilities from retaliation and systemic exclusion.
Kamryn is not a statistic—he is a child who deserves to be seen, supported, and educated. Please sign and share this petition to demand justice for Kamryn and all children like him.