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Public commenter urges district to address teachersocial-media post; board says it will investigate
Summary
At public comment, a resident read an allegedly profane social-media post she attributed to a Garden Grove teacher and asked the district to address it; the board said it is investigating and mindful of employee free-speech rights. The teacher named in the comment was Lisonbee Meyer (as reported by the speaker).
A Garden Grove resident called on the district to address a public-school teacher's social-media post during the public comment portion of the Board of Education meeting.
Honey, who identified herself as a longtime resident, read an excerpt she said was posted by a teacher identified in her remarks as Lisonbee Meyer at Barker (the speaker said the teacher "works at Barker"). The excerpt the commenter read included profanity and a disparaging reference to a recent death: "The flag at my school is at half mass today for a stupid effing a hole who believed it was acceptable for children to die in school shootings..." Honey said the post was "disturbing" and asked the district to address the situation.
Chairperson Lenwin acknowledged the comment and later in trustee remarks said the statement reported in public comment "does not represent our school district in any way" and that staff were "investigating to find out what it is and what we can or cannot do." Lenwin added the district is balancing employees' free-speech rights with community expectations.
No disciplinary action was announced at the meeting. The board said it would look into the matter and determine appropriate next steps consistent with district policy and law.
