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Parent tells Red Clay board a Warner Elementary student was assaulted twice in school bathrooms; board requests contact info
Summary
Sheila Martin, a parent of three Red Clay students, told the board her third-grade grandson experienced two bathroom assaults at Warner Elementary within two months and described unsanitary bathroom conditions. Board staff asked the parent to provide contact information for follow up.
On April 16 a parent told the Red Clay Consolidated School District Board of Education that her child, a third grader enrolled at Warner Elementary, was assaulted twice in school bathrooms in a roughly two-month period and described recurring unsanitary bathroom conditions.
Sheila Martin, who identified herself as the parent of students at Warner, said her grandson is in a gifted program and that the first incident occurred after he intervened on behalf of another child who was being bullied. She said the second incident began after another student threatened to urinate on students, and that her grandson chose not to fight back to avoid discipline. Martin also said her grandson told her that the school bathrooms are often "nasty with urine and feces on the floor." Martin asked the board to investigate the incidents and the bathroom conditions.
Board staff asked Martin to give contact information to Miss Stevens so staff could follow up. The board did not take a formal action or vote in response to the public comment during the meeting; Martin’s statement was recorded as part of the public-comment period.
Why it matters: Reports of repeated assaults and unsanitary bathroom conditions are a parent safety and operations concern that the district can investigate through school administration and safety protocols. The board’s meeting record shows staff requested contact information to enable follow-up rather than the board issuing immediate directives or actions.
