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Board hears concerns about staff-survey language and urges unity amid reconfiguration debate

North Bend School District Board (work session) · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Trustees raised alarms about what they described as demeaning or hateful language in teacher and community survey responses. Several board members called for training, stronger community outreach and steps to heal divides while preserving students’ needs as the priority.

During the Jan. 20 work session, multiple trustees flagged language in staff and community survey responses they described as unacceptable and hurtful toward students and staff at the other elementary school. A trustee said comments from some Hillcrest teacher survey entries were “sick” and urged the district to address the tone…

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