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William Tennant student tells board bathrooms were locked before dismissal; board hears videos and photos
Summary
A William Tennant High School student told the Centennial School District board that bathroom doors were locked before dismissal, presenting two videos and time-stamped photos and urging the board to resolve the issue so students are not intimidated for speaking up.
A William Tennant High School student told the Centennial School District Board of School Directors on Jan. 14 that bathroom doors at the school were locked before dismissal and that faculty members had tried to belittle students who raised the issue.
Tessa Bagnetti, a William Tennant student, said she had two videos on her phone showing failed attempts to open locked bathroom doors and printed photos with time stamps showing the doors locked before dismissal. “No student should feel that there will be faculty members who are there to protect them when they stand up for what they believe in,” Bagnetti told the board during the public comment period.
The student said other pupils had contacted her about locked bathrooms but were afraid to speak because of what she described as faculty “gossiping and belittling” students who went to the board. Bagnetti said one student who previously spoke to the board was summoned to the principal’s office and told the board would “do nothing to help us,” which she described as an intimidation tactic.
Board members did not take immediate formal action during public comment. Bagnetti told the board she had video and photographic evidence she was prepared to share so the matter could be addressed. The transcript records the comment and the student’s offer of evidence; it does not show a board directive, formal referral, or a staff response with a timeline for follow-up.
The matter was raised during the public comment portion of the Jan. 14 meeting rather than during a scheduled agenda item. The board will consider agenda business later in the meeting; no motion or vote appears in the transcript to resolve the specific bathroom claims.
The student’s remarks and claimed evidence were limited to what she presented publicly; the transcript does not include school administration responses to the allegations, nor does it record any immediate staff action.
Board members thanked the student for speaking; the transcript includes encouragement but does not contain a formal pledge of next steps on the record.
