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Parents press Carmel Central board over discipline and staff social-media posts; board says external review is underway
Summary
Public commenters at the Sept. 15 meeting criticized district spending, raised a parental grievance alleging unfair targeting and fabricated evidence, and urged action after educators’ allegedly violent social-media posts; the board said it had appointed external legal counsel to investigate and will provide a timeline to the family.
Several members of the Carmel Central community used the board’s public-comment period on Sept. 15 to press the board about budget transparency, student discipline and staff conduct on social media.
Budget and procurement concerns
Longtime commenter Jerry Lee raised detailed questions about budget variances and procurement practices, citing differences between amounts budgeted and actual spending in categories such as substitute salaries and stipends and questioning purchase orders for student pouches and bus software. “Lots of checks, No balances,” Lee said as he reviewed figures where projected and actual spending diverged.
Parent grievance and investigation
A parent described what they called a pattern of unfair…
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