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Parents press Piedmont Community Charter board over suspensions, bullying; board points them to grievance process
Summary
At the Piedmont Community Charter board meeting, two parents described recent incidents at the middle school—one alleging bullying and another contesting a four-day suspension—and the board advised using the published grievance procedure while offering no immediate reversal of discipline.
Two parents urged the Piedmont Community Charter board on Oct. 10 to address student discipline and bullying at the middle school, and board leaders directed them to the charter's formal grievance process.
Kaye Bolanos, an attorney and Gaston County resident with three children at Piedmont, told the board her sixth-grade son received an in-school day plus a three-day out-of-school suspension after allegedly causing minor drywall damage. "I felt…
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