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Parents tell Carmel board DASA complaints went unheeded as trustees promise follow-up
Summary
Parents at the Carmel Central School District meeting on June 18 described repeated assaults and harassment they say were not properly reported or investigated under the district—s DASA procedures; trustees apologized, said DASA is mandatory for any employee who learns of an incident, and promised follow-up and reports to Albany.
At the June 18 Carmel Central School District Board of Education meeting, multiple parents described a pattern of alleged bullying and repeated failures by school staff to follow the district—s DASA complaint procedures.
Jessica Emerick Olsen, a parent who identified herself during public comment, recounted a sequence of incidents beginning in November in which her child was repeatedly sprayed with perfume and then subjected to homophobic slurs. "This is assault by law," she said, describing several separate reports she said were filed and never acted on. Olsen said multiple adults in the building failed to interview students, notify parents, or file the…
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