Parent tells Granite Falls board staff promoted walkout and spread misinformation; board to review submission

At the start of the public-comment portion of the meeting, the board read a written submission from a community member, identified in the transcript first as Jordan Bond and later referenced as Jordan Baughman, who described themselves as a parent, community member and taxpayer.

The submission alleges two primary concerns: that some district employees knowingly spread misinformation while discussing the recent levy and that at least one staff member promoted a political walkout in a professional capacity, including statements encouraging students to leave class. The writer asked the board to hold staff accountable for breaches of the district code of ethics and compliance with Washington state rules governing employee political activity.

The submission included three attachments listed in the reading: (1) a fact sheet of legal and policy areas for alleged falsehoods; (2) core legal and policy areas related to a staff-promoted walkout; and (3) a screenshot of a Granite Falls community page post. The board chair thanked the submitter and said the board would take the submission under advisement and discuss it later; no disciplinary action or formal investigation was announced during the meeting.

The transcript records the complaint verbatim in the public-submission reading. The board’s public response in the meeting was limited to acknowledging receipt and indicating the material would be considered in future discussion.

Because the allegation involves staff conduct and requests for discipline, any formal follow-up or investigation would require board action or superintendent-led personnel processes not recorded in this meeting excerpt.