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Parents and a student say inappropriate images reached Watertown classrooms; ask board for transparency and system fixes
Summary
At a Watertown City School District board meeting, parent Stephanie Volansky and 11‑year‑old student Ethan Boyanski said inappropriate images appeared in a classroom earlier this year and urged the board to investigate systemwide failures — not only disciplinary action against a teacher. The board also limited public comment on UPK citing pending litigation.
Stephanie Volansky, a parent, told the Watertown City School District board that inappropriate images reached a classroom earlier this year and that the teacher who faced public scrutiny became a "fall person" for what she called broader administrative failures.
"She was placed on paid leave, publicly scrutinized, and ultimately pressured to resign while those responsible for approving the curriculum, reviewing materials, and ensuring content filters were functioning have faced no public accountability whatsoever," Volansky said during the meeting. She urged the board to explain "who approved the curriculum and why the filters failed" before returning…
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