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Community members tell board Centennial Middle School failed to follow Title IX procedures, describe student harm
Summary
On Jan. 8 at the Centennial School District Governing Board meeting, community partner Lindsay Troutman and a former Centennial Middle School student identified only as Ashley told the board they believe the district failed to follow Title IX procedures after multiple students reported a teacher for misconduct.
On Jan. 8 at the Centennial School District Governing Board meeting, community partner Lindsay Troutman and a former Centennial Middle School student identified only as Ashley told the board they believe the district failed to follow Title IX procedures after multiple students reported a teacher for misconduct.
Troutman said she worked at Centennial Middle School from October 2023 to April 2024 and relayed a timeline of reports she said were made about the same teacher: an initial report in June 2023 and additional reports between November and January of the 2023–24 school year. Troutman said students who reported the teacher were not contacted by the district’s Title IX coordinator and that parents were not informed. "Why didn't CSD do anything when the teacher was reported in June? Or when he was reported in November? Or January?" she asked the board.
The speakers said the alleged inaction had emotional consequences for students. Troutman said one student…
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