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Parent alleges school mishandled assault and special‑education needs, asks board for outside review
Summary
A Pittsford parent told the board his daughter was choked by another student and asked the district to order an outside evaluation after administrators said the incident was not captured on security camera video.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — During public comment at the May 13 Pittsford Central School District Board of Education meeting, a parent, identified in the meeting as Michael Passalacqua, alleged his daughter was choked by an eleventh‑grade student and said district administrators did not substantiate the complaint because “the alleged incident was not captured on security camera video.”
Passalacqua told the board he and his wife interviewed a witness who gave a statement consistent with their daughter’s account. He said the school’s response—described in emails from building administrators—relied on lack of camera footage and rejected the family’s request for disciplinary action. He asked the board to commission an outside evaluation of the incident rather than have the review handled solely by district administration.
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