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Parent alleges abuse, retaliation and asks Benton County board for independent probe
Summary
At the May 5, 2025 Benton County Board of Education meeting, parent Nikki Bowman said her 5-year-old was unenrolled after alleged abuse at Stafford Elementary and urged the board to launch an independent investigation into retaliation and possible Section 504 and Title IX violations; board took no public action during the meeting.
Nikki Bowman, a parent, told the Benton County Board of Education on May 5, 2025, that her 5-year-old son had been unenrolled after what she described as "abuse and neglect" at Stafford Elementary School and asked the board to open an independent investigation into alleged retaliation and violations of Section 504 and Title IX.
Bowman said the child’s unenrollment followed a disclosure of an assault and what she called ongoing targeting and retaliation by district officials. She said she had documented instances of bias, collusion and conflicts of interest and raised concern that the district had approved the person she accused to serve as a volunteer…
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