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Parent tells Dinwiddie board bullying is happening in elementary schools; board pledges action
Summary
A Southside Elementary parent described severe bullying—offensive slurs, threats and suicidal language—during public comment; board members acknowledged the problem, noted existing programs such as DARE, and urged formation/activation of an anti-bullying task force and continued parent engagement.
A Dinwiddie County parent urged the school board to take stronger, systemwide action after describing repeated, serious bullying incidents affecting her elementary-school child.
Wanda Woody, who identified herself as a parent from Dabney Mill Road with a fifth-grade daughter at Southside Elementary School, told the board she was "not here to attack a school" but said her daughter and other students have been subjected to name-calling with…
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