Summary
A public commenter criticized district leadership and said Black students received a disproportionate share of disciplinary consequences, urging changes and criticizing the superintendent's approach to equity.
Rick (Ricky) Naylor told the board the district has not done enough to reduce disciplinary disparities affecting Black students and criticized district leadership and the superintendent by name. Naylor said Black students receive a disproportionate share of disciplinary consequences. "You look at our data. 56 percent of these consequences is going to black students," he said in public comment. He said previous promises to improve outcomes for Black students had not succeeded and urged the board to act. Naylor criticized the superintendent's responsiveness to community proposals and said the district had adopted a program he described as a "$30,000 bag program" that he said was insufficient. He also told the board he had mobilized activities for youth including field trips and called on board members to listen and respond to his proposals. The remarks were made during the public comment portion of the meeting; the board did not respond during that time. Naylor's statements represent his assertions; the meeting transcript does not provide supporting data or district response during public comment.
