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Parents and a student tell board of alleged mistreatment and urge accountability

Lake County School Board · February 10, 2026
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Summary

A student and his mother described incidents they say involve staff misconduct and threats; commenters named multiple individuals and said paperwork seeking removal had been submitted. Board members acknowledged the comments but did not take formal action during the meeting.

During public comment at the Lake County School Board meeting, a student and his family described incidents they say involve staff misconduct and threats toward their child.

Student Noah Ortega told the board that during play at school a teacher “yelled at me” and “grabbed me by the shirt.” He also told the board: “Leeloo Schaefer threatened to burn down my house and kill my family, kill my friends, and kill me when I’m asleep.” The board thanked Noah for speaking but did…

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