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Parent urges Niagara‑Wheatfield board to clarify code of conduct after delayed appeal and missed alternative instruction
Summary
At a Niagara‑Wheatfield Central School District board meeting, a parent called for a formal review of the district's code of conduct, saying appeals timelines and the district's provision of alternative instruction were unclear and delayed. The board president said the policy committee will review the code and related policies.
A parent urged the Niagara‑Wheatfield Central School District board on Monday to clarify its code of conduct and to enforce timelines for appeals and alternative instruction after what she said were delays that harmed her child.
"Tonight I am here to demand clarity, accountability, and fairness," said Britney, a parent who spoke during the board's public‑comment period. She described a sequence of procedural problems, including what she called an ambiguous definition of "defamation" in the district code of conduct, unclear appeal timelines and a delay in the district's offer of alternative instruction for her child.
Britney said the district's code of conduct defines defamation as "making false or unprivileged statements that harm an…
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