Parent tells Clarkston board he was banned from school and calls for investigator iscipline

During the second public-comment period, resident Jeff Dellinger told trustees he was prohibited from Independence Elementary on Oct. 7 and said the district—ailed to respond to a demand letter and a formal personnel complaint he submitted to Superintendent Dr. Ryan.

Dellinger alleged the stated reasons for his ban (yelling at a student, making derogatory comments about a child, aggressive posturing) were inaccurate and that Dr. Ryan ltered the district ccount of events after investigation. He criticized investigator Beth Clark—y name, accused her of conducting an unfair investigation and said she "should be fired." Dellinger said previous school responses to his emails about alleged bullying were inadequate and that he was punished for addressing another parent about his daughter's experience.

Board response and process: the chair reminded Dellinger his public-comment time had ended and did not record a substantive response during the meeting. The transcript does not show a board or staff rebuttal or a commitment to an immediate personnel action in response to the comment.

Why it matters: the comment raises allegations about district handling of conduct and complaint investigations and names a district employee; the board and district typically handle personnel and investigatory matters under established policies and procedures. The transcript records Dellinger llegations but does not document outcomes or the district's investigative findings beyond Dellinger sserting he was cleared in part by Dr. Ryan.

Provenance: Dellinger's remarks appear in the public-comment record at SEG 1343 nd following.