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Parents press Lynchburg City Schools for accountability on volunteer screening and special-education hire
Summary
Three parents used public comment to urge Lynchburg City Schools to enforce existing volunteer screening, hold staff accountable after an alleged misconduct by a volunteer, and include family voices in hiring the division's next director of special education.
Three parents told the Lynchburg City School Board at its regular meeting that the division must enforce existing volunteer rules and improve transparency in hiring for special education leadership.
The comments came during the public-comment period, when Dr. Justin Hensley, Christiana Stafford and Kathleen Stafford described family experiences they said show a gap between written policy and how the division applies it.
Dr. Justin Hensley, who said he and his spouse have four children in Lynchburg City Schools and two children with individualized education programs, thanked the board for its work but urged the division to include families when it hires the next…
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