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Parents tell Wake County board of failures in reporting, supervision and discipline; board pledges staff follow-up
Summary
Three public commenters told the Wake County Board of Education they found systemic failures in reporting, supervision and discipline, citing delayed incident reports, alleged mishandling of abuse/safety cases and undocumented seclusion; board staff agreed to follow up with families and investigate specific complaints.
At the Dec. 16 Wake County Board of Education meeting, multiple parents raised detailed allegations about how schools handled safety and discipline matters, prompting board members and staff to promise follow-up.
Joseph Deaton said he reviewed a court file from a 2023 abuse lawsuit and alleged that teachers in another district did not report “obvious grooming” and that school officials failed to notify the state education agency after the staff member resigned, allowing…
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