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Parents urge board to reevaluate aftercare contract and help resolve enrollment delays
Summary
Two public commenters told the board about urgent family concerns: a parent said the aftercare contractor Right At School called police on 10‑year‑olds and used force during a redirection; a grandparent reported a 45‑day enrollment delay and a CPS investigation at a neighborhood school and asked for board follow‑up.
During public comment, Tara Eby, a parent, urged the board to reevaluate the district’s aftercare contractor, Right At School, after multiple incidents her family described as unsafe. Eby said the contractor previously lacked required state certification for summer care (later resolved) and recounted a series of recent incidents, including a staff member grabbing her child's jacket hood during a redirection and, most sharply, staff calling police on 10‑year‑old children who were playing with a stick on the playground. "The provider that was on duty at Right at School made a very concerning choice to resolve the situation by calling the police on these 10 year old children," she said.
Eby also raised concerns about communication: she said there is no straightforward on-site phone number for parents to contact staff quickly, and that management callbacks were inconsistent. She asked the board to "be aware of this and consider reevaluating urgently the contract with this daycare provider."
At the same public comment period, Patricia Ryder described nearly 45 days of difficulty enrolling two grandchildren in the district and said Child Protective Services visited a neighborhood school and conducted an exam on one grandchild. Ryder said the family has been unable to secure a boundary exception and asked the board for follow-up to resolve enrollment barriers. Superintendent Dr. Maloney asked for contact information and agreed to follow up after the meeting.
No district staff provided a detailed record-level rebuttal on the transcript; the superintendent acknowledged both speakers and requested follow-up. The board did not take formal action on the contract or the reported enrollment delays during this meeting; staff indicated they would follow up with the families and the administration.
