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East Gresham parent urges district accountability after repeated bullying incidents involving second grader
Summary
At public comment, a parent said her second grader at East Gresham Elementary has experienced repeated bullying and that the school’s responses have not stopped the behavior; she asked the board for policy and record‑keeping changes.
GRESHAM, Ore. — At the June 4 Gresham‑Barlow School District board meeting, a parent told the board her second grader at East Gresham Elementary has been repeatedly bullied and that school responses have not halted the harassment.
Jamie Justice, identified herself as the parent of a second grader at East Gresham Elementary, told the board she has reported six incidents in about a month and that the school’s current responses — including assigning an adult to accompany her child outside class — have not stopped the behavior and may stigmatize the victim. “When these attacks are reported and continue, that teaches the…
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