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Parents and trustees press Carmel Central over repeated bullying reports and alleged lapses in DASA handling
Summary
Multiple parents detailed repeated incidents of bullying and said school staff failed to file or follow up on DASA reports; trustees apologized, pledged follow-up and said administration will present Safe Schools materials and investigate implementation gaps.
Parents at the Carmel Central School District board meeting on June 18 described a string of incidents they say culminated in repeated harassment of a single student and alleged failures by school staff to follow the district’s DASA (anti‑bias/bullying) procedures.
"This is assault by law," parent Jessica Emerick Olsen said, recounting that her child was sprayed with perfume multiple times, received homophobic slurs, and that parents and students were not contacted after repeated reports. "They were never even pulled and questioned after the incident was reported," she said, adding that written…
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