Resident tells Wiseburn board her granddaughter was physically assaulted at Del Aire; board requests follow-up
Get AI-powered insights, summaries, and transcripts
Subscribe
Summary
At a Wiseburn Unified School District board meeting a resident described repeated bullying and a recent physical assault of her granddaughter at Del Aire Elementary and asked about supports for the students involved; the board requested an investigation and asked staff to follow up outside the public meeting.
Mary Anne Stanley Avila, a Del Aire resident and longtime special-education teacher, told the Wiseburn Unified School District Board of Trustees during public comment that her granddaughter has been the target of sustained bullying since first grade and described a recent lunchroom assault.
Avila recounted several incidents she said involved escalating physical assault: “First grade, there was a physical assault. . . Second grade, she was punched in the stomach. . . Friday, during lunch . . . the young man pulled her by her sweater . . . he then pulled her by her hair to the ground, straddled her, and began to hit her in the head with his lunch pail,” she said.
The matter drew immediate attention from board members. President Roger Banuelos thanked Avila for speaking and asked Dr. Silvers to “provide an update to look into the public comments that we received today,” a request the board said would be pursued outside the public meeting because Brown Act limits prevent board members from discussing or responding to the comment at length in open session.
Avila asked several specific questions of the district during her remarks: whether the student who she described as the aggressor has an individualized education program (IEP) or 504 plan, whether a behavior plan exists and is being implemented, whether a one-on-one aide is in place or has been requested, and whether funding had prevented required supports. She said school supervisors and cafeteria monitoring were concerns and asked whether interventions that apply to students with special needs were being implemented.
Board members told Avila they would pursue the issues outside the meeting. During the comment period Board Member Neil asked that the matter be handled offline and not discussed at the meeting; President Banuelos asked Dr. Silvers to look into the matter and report back. No formal action, motion, or vote on remedies took place during the meeting.
The public-comment exchange was the only comment item listed for the meeting; board members and staff emphasized limits on in‑meeting responses under the Brown Act and said staff would provide follow-up information directly to the commenter.