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Parents and students clash publicly over Pinnacle High principal; board hears competing accounts but takes no action
Summary
Parents, students and community members delivered competing accounts about Pinnacle High School principal Chad Smith during the meeting's public-comment period; some asked for immediate administrative leave pending an investigation while others defended his record.
Several parents, students and community members used the meeting’s public-comment period to air sharply divergent views about Pinnacle High School principal Chad Smith. The board listened but, in keeping with open meeting law, did not respond or take action during the call-to-the-public segment.
Speakers critical of Chad Smith described confrontations and alleged misuse of authority. Karen Conway read a statement from Dr. Jill Bessemer, who asked the board to immediately place the principal on administrative leave while an investigation is ongoing. The statement said the principal "aggressively confronted" her son, threatened suspension and that the behavior was documented in…
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