Parents press board for consistent pickup verification and question PM testing accuracy

Sep 22, 2026

Parents at the meeting urged the district to strengthen student pickup verification and standardize emergency/contact records; another parent asked the district to review discrepancies between benchmark tests and PM assessments.

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Several parents used the public-comment portion of the meeting to raise safety and assessment concerns. Despina Gigis, a parent and nurse, urged the district to adopt a consistent verification step for student pickup and to ensure emergency contact records are accurate and accessible, saying one extra check “could prevent a mistake, an unauthorized release, or a tragedy.”

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