Parent raises concern over lack of notification after summer‑school injury, and limited calendar access for households without internet

During the public‑comment period the board heard from Stephanie Smith, a Madison Heights resident, who described three concerns she asked the district to address: conflicts between free summer camps and the district’s summer‑school schedule, limited access to school calendars for families without internet, and a lack of notification after a June 27 incident in which her son was kicked at school.

Smith said her son was kicked “in the stomach” by another student during summer school on June 27. She said the school sent the child to the nurse and put him on the bus home but did not notify her; she learned about the event only after asking why her son was crying and then calling the number on a voicemail. “The school never called me. They never notified me or anything,” Smith said. She said the nurse told her the child was fine; the family later visited a doctor. Smith asked the board to clarify “what is the policy concerning if another child puts their hands on my child and I'm not notified?”

Smith also said the division’s summer camps sometimes overlapped with summer school and made a request that times be adjusted so students could attend both. She said online calendars and social media do not reach all families and asked whether the district could provide printed schedules to households that lack internet access.

Board members thanked Smith for raising the issues. The comments were made during the public‑comment portion of the meeting and no formal board action was taken at the session; the transcript does not show a formal staff response beyond the board’s invitation to contact school principals and administration for follow‑up.