Parents demand clearer communication after staff misconduct lawsuit and teacher investigation disrupt classes

Several parents urged the Issaquah School District Board of Directors on Thursday to provide clearer, faster communication and procedural transparency after public comment revealed a lawsuit and a separate investigation have disrupted classrooms. Melissa Stefani, a parent of a sophomore and a senior at Issaquah High School, said about 150 students have been affected by a disruption in the high school Spanish program and that communication from the district “has been minimal and inadequate.” She said students have been without appropriate instruction for 18 school days and that AP-level students are particularly harmed. The public commenters did not ask the board for investigative details, but repeatedly requested a public outline of the district’s protocols and a timetable for communication. Jason Lane, a parent of a student at (transcript) Denver Elementary, said he…