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Parent urges Tooele Board to tighten suspension and expulsion policy after student hit in back of head

3291428 · May 13, 2025
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Summary

A parent told the Tooele Board of Education his 13‑year‑old son was punched in the back of the head at school and urged the board to change Policy 6009 to impose stricter suspensions and mandatory expulsions for physical assaults.

During public comment at the May 20 meeting, parent Derek Darcy told the board his 13‑year‑old son suffered a single punch to the back of the head at school and that the district did not notify him promptly or provide medical assessment.

"Asking someone who is struck in the head if they're okay is not…

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