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Parents and community members call for investigation after posts attributed to Lincoln High assistant principal draw alarm
Summary
Multiple parents and community members urged Tacoma Public Schools to investigate social-media posts they say were made by an assistant principal at Lincoln High School and described as threatening or racially divisive.
Multiple parents and community members told the Tacoma Public Schools board during public comment that social-media posts attributed to an assistant principal at Lincoln High School are alarming and should prompt an investigation.
A speaker who identified only as Lehi, and who said two children attend Lincoln, described a video and posts that she said referenced shooting the school and “leaving no witnesses.” She said the material is public and that she felt the posts created an immediate safety concern for her family.
Ted Adler, a Tacoma resident and Lincoln alumnus, told the board he had seen the material and urged periodic reviews of school employees in positions of daily contact with students. “There has to be some sort of periodic reviews to where we can to where the board can take a look at individual positions in the schools,” Adler said.
Kristen Bridal Brown, who identified herself as a concerned parent and citizen, described posts she said she viewed and read aloud for the board. “One recent post stated ‘America has a white male problem.’ I’m a mom of six white boys,” Bridal Brown said, and she called for three actions: an immediate investigation, transparency about accountability, and a public reaffirmation that racism in any form will not be tolerated.
Other public commenters asked how the district is ensuring students’ physical and emotional safety in the face of campus violence and troubling staff conduct. Caleb Fahey asked what measures the district is taking to foster healthy dialogue, critical thinking and student safety in light of such posts.
Board policy noted at the start of public comment that the superintendent or designee will follow up after the meeting if action is needed; board members do not respond to public speakers during the meeting. The transcript records no immediate board action on the specific Lincoln concerns during the session. District staff and the board did not provide an on-the-record response at the meeting; commenters said they expected a follow-up from the superintendent’s office.
