Parent tells United ISD board child was segregated at San Ysidro Elementary; calls for accountability

A parent of a San Ysidro Elementary student urged United ISD trustees on the March meeting to investigate alleged mistreatment and retaliation by campus staff, saying the district must act to protect students.

“I stand before you tonight, not just as a parent, but as an advocate for my child who has been targeted, segregated, and emotionally harmed by the very people entrusted with his education and well‑being,” Abir Alhadad told the board during the public comment period. She described her child, an 8‑year‑old, as “once excited to go to school, now coming home in tears, confused, and feeling punished for something he didn't do.”

Alhadad said the principal at San Ysidro Elementary, identified in her remarks as “Miss Mesa,” separated her child from classmates “not because of academic or disciplinary concerns, but as a vindictive act of retaliation.” She also criticized a campus counselor she named as “Miss Camarillo,” alleging intimidation and psychological harm and saying she had exercised her parental right to deny counseling from a specific individual.

Alhadad urged trustees to hold administrators accountable, demand training, and implement policy changes so “no child is ever treated this way again.” She asked the board to consider disciplinary action and systemic change and said staff nondisclosure agreements were silencing teachers who might otherwise report misconduct.

Board members did not state an immediate action in response during the meeting’s public comment segment. The board agenda later moved through multiple consent and legal items; the transcript does not record a formal directive or motion tied to Alhadad’s remarks in open session. The parent’s remarks were recorded in the public comment portion of the meeting.