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Outgoing Centennial board member delivers emotional farewell, alleges harassment and dishonesty by colleagues
Summary
A departing board member used her final remarks to praise staff but accused some colleagues of lying about her, of encouraging harassment of her family and of personal vendettas; the charges were made on the record with no formal response recorded.
Near the end of the Nov. 25 meeting an outgoing board member (not named in the transcript) delivered an extended farewell that combined gratitude for staff and schools with pointed allegations against fellow board members and others. She praised the superintendent, administrators and teachers and said she had "no regrets" for her service.
Her remarks included direct accusations that some board colleagues had lied about her and that others had taken actions intended to harass her family. She said, "I stood 2 feet away from some of you and your friends while you blatantly lied about me." She further alleged that "those of you who have actually paid off mentally ill people at 1 time...to harass my grown children," statements the speaker presented as personal experience.
The speaker framed her departure as standing by students and urged the community to be vigilant about who serves on the board, saying "ask yourself why you're here" and warning that some run for office for personal reasons. The transcript records no direct on-the-record rebuttal during the meeting and no formal board action in response to the allegations. The meeting then moved to adjournment.
Because the remarks include allegations about named-but-unspecified board conduct and about actions taken against private individuals, this report frames them as the departing member's claims and does not assert their truth. The transcript does not record responses or investigative steps taken on the record.
