FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Police are investigating several videos posted to Instagram by a special education teacher for the Madera Unified School District.
In one clip, Kenisha Daily of Fresno says she’s “starting a black militia,” and will “rob some white people.”
Other videos on Daily’s Instagram, captured by concerned citizens, show her with a handgun, and then what appears to be a long gun.
The videos were quickly met with strong online backlash, and a multi-agency investigation.
Fresno and Madera police and the Madera Unified School District all told Action News they’re aware of the videos and looking into them.
In the meantime, the Lincoln Elementary School special education teacher was placed on leave, and under a temporary restraining order.
Daily has appeared in our newscasts several times.
In July of 2024, she received free braces as a part of the Smiles for Teachers program and said this as a guest during Action News Live at 3: “I realize that I am an avenue for my students to be able to integrate into the classrooms, into the community. And so, I’m reflective of them. And I have to make sure that I’m reflecting the best parts of them.”
More recently, she attended a community meeting with Fresno Police back in March and demanded more accountability and transparency over the department’s use of military equipment.
With the controversial videos now under investigation and circulating online, Daily said in a statement that she “viewed the post as entertainment and never meant to threaten, harm, or alarm anyone.”
She went on to say she is “genuinely heartbroken that a careless post has caused people to question my character and the trust they have in me. For anyone who had been impacted or made to feel uncomfortable, I am truly sorry.”
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