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Parent tells board she has compiled 92 bullying reports and accuses staff inaction
Summary
During public comment a parent, Stephanie Nack, told the board she compiled 92 reports of bullying and alleged the district has not responded adequately; the board record shows no substantive public response during the meeting.
Stephanie Nack addressed the board during public comment and described multiple instances of student and staff bullying she said have not been remedied by the district.
"I am here to put a stop to this and give a voice to those who do not feel comfortable enough to speak up," Nack said, and told the board she had collected 92 bullying stories from families spanning roughly the past 18 months with additional reports dating back years.
Nack described multiple categories of concern, including students being physically pushed or ordered to the ground, students being targeted with rumors that required police involvement, and examples she said involved staff members. She named one staff member, Deb Giddish, alleging repeated demeaning remarks in the lunchroom and recounted an incident in which, she said, a staff member removed a medically authorized brace from her son in the gym without asking.
Nack said the district's approach of bringing victims and alleged aggressors together in the same room for "talk it out" conferences retraumatizes the victims and discourages reporting. She said some families had asked that she not publish their stories and that fear of retaliation is why she was speaking publicly.
The board record shows no extended discussion or response to her remarks in the meeting transcript; the agenda moved next to the consent agenda after the public comment period.
Ending: The board received the comment during the public-comment portion of the meeting; no formal action or response to the allegations appears in the meeting record.
