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Parents demand reinstatement of Hazelwood principal; board member moves to restore his access
Summary
Following intense public comment about personnel changes at Hazelwood School, a board member introduced a motion directing the superintendent to restore access for the district’s principal on special assignment; the motion was introduced under Robert's Rules but no final vote was recorded in the transcript.
A wave of public testimony about conditions at Hazelwood Elementary culminated late in the meeting when a board member introduced a motion to direct the superintendent to restore access to Hazelwood for the principal on special assignment, John Keelier.
Multiple parents, teachers and former colleagues had spoken earlier in the public comment period about what they described as the abrupt removal of a well‑liked principal and recent staffing turmoil at Hazelwood. Speakers said students had lost continuity in classroom coverage, music and technology instruction, and access to counseling, and they called for board action to restore community trust.
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