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Parents demand answers after alleged student assaults; district cites investigations and FERPA limits
Summary
Parents and grandparents at a Jacksonville North Pulaski School District special meeting described alleged assaults by a school employee, criticized a roughly 50-day delay in broad notification, and demanded clearer hiring, monitoring and notification policies. The district cited concurrent sheriff and DHS investigations and FERPA restrictions.
A surge of parents and grandparents pressed the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District board at a special meeting to explain why broad parent notification about an alleged on-campus sexual assault by a custodian came weeks after the district first learned of the allegations. Speakers described video evidence, cited privacy and criminal investigations, and demanded immediate reforms to hiring, supervision and notification practices.
Superintendent (referred to in the meeting as Dr. Owa) told the meeting the district was notified of the matter on Oct. 16, coordinated with the county sheriffand the Department of Human Services and delayed wide notification while investigators worked and while the district assessed privacy constraints under federal law. "When we started this process, when we were notified October 16, we immediately wanted to meet with…
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