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Parent raises bullying concerns during Wappingers public comment; says DASA forms filed
Summary
During public comment at the July 1 board meeting, parent and advocate Amy Guerrero said her son experienced ongoing bullying, said she filed DASA complaints and requested follow-up; district staff offered to have personnel meet with her after the meeting.
During the public comment period of the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education's July 1 meeting, parent Amy Guerrero addressed trustees to raise concerns about bullying involving her son. Guerrero said she had filed DASA (Dignity for All Students Act) complaint forms and shared that she had not received a response through earlier administrative channels.
The board's public comment procedural guidance — read at the start of the comment period — informed speakers that state and federal privacy laws prevent discussion of specific students or personnel in public comment and that the board would not provide a response during the meeting but would route issues to appropriate staff. District staff offered to have an appropriate personnel member meet with Guerrero after the meeting.
Why it matters: Public comment raised an allegation about student bullying and described prior use of the district's complaint process; the board and staff indicated follow-up would occur through administrative channels rather than on the public record.
