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Parent raises concern at Cedar Hill ISD meeting over teachersuse of TikTok and studentsprivacy
Summary
At the citizen forum a parent said a teacher was making TikTok videos with students that included names and non-educational content; the parent said campus-level complaints had not produced a satisfactory remedy and the superintendent was notified.
During the public forum at the Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees meeting, a parent, Vanessa Smith, urged the board to address what she described as inappropriate use of TikTok in a first-grade classroom.
Smith said she has raised the matter with campus administrators after observing her granddaughters classroom on Feb. 6 and meeting with the principal on Feb. 28. She told the board the teacher continued to make TikTok videos that were not educational and included studentsnames; she described the content as "not educational videos" and said that when her granddaughter learned she might be removed from the classroom she "started crying hysterically and uncontrollably."
Trustees and staff responded on the record that the matter had been forwarded to the superintendent for further handling. The board chair told Smith the superintendent had been sent the complaint and would address her concerns; the transcript records the chair saying, "He will be addressing your concerns," and later directing Smith to wait for the superintendent to return her call. The parent said the principal said the teacher would be removed from the classroom on Wednesday; the transcript records that statement but does not state whether that step was carried out.
Board policy and the speaker instructions announced at the start of public forum limited discussion of specific student-discipline or personnel matters to administrative channels; the presiding officer reminded the speaker the complaint had been forwarded to the superintendent and could not be discussed in detail in public session. The transcript does not provide the districts policy number on social-media use or a staff response timeline.
No formal board action on this complaint was recorded during the meeting; the transcript shows the superintendent had been notified and staff indicated they would follow up with the parent outside the public meeting.
