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Parents press board on hiring, background checks and explicit library material; calls for greater transparency
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the April 15 meeting urged the district to explain how an employee accused in a federal criminal complaint was hired, proposed changes to background-check procedures, and asked the board to remove or restrict access to a library book described as containing graphic sexual abuse of minors.
Several members of the public used the district's public comment period at the April 15 meeting to press Forest Hills Public Schools for clearer hiring safeguards, faster updates on a personnel-related criminal complaint, and action on library content.
Doug Lee urged the new superintendent to prioritize academics, saying test scores and enrollment are falling. Multiple speakers focused on a personnel matter: Vincent Mahler said a March U.S. District Court criminal complaint was filed against an employee alleging distribution, receipt and…
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