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Parents, students urge Denton ISD to address bullying and Chromebook filtering; board enters closed session, later extends superintendent contract
Summary
A large public-comment segment featured students and parents alleging repeated bullying, failures of school response, and calls for accountability at multiple Denton ISD campuses; the board later entered closed session and unanimously approved a one-year extension of the superintendent's contract.
DENTON, Texas — During the second open forum at the May 13 meeting many students and parents described alleged bullying, failures of campus responses and procedural barriers to accountability. The public-comment period also included students asking the district to restore some online audio/video access for study and focus; the board entered closed session later in the meeting and, after returning to open session, voted unanimously to extend the superintendent’s contract by one year.
What speakers said about bullying and school response: Several speakers described long-running bullying episodes at middle and high schools (Harpool, Geyer and others), said campus-level complaints and grievances had not been effectively investigated, and asked the board for greater oversight and accountability. Student speakers recounted being targeted and having to withdraw from the district; parents described escalation…
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