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Parent tells Flint board her child was bullied and barred from school property; requests meeting and investigation
Summary
A resident testified that her daughter and granddaughter experienced prolonged bullying at Brownell, alleged staff and a police officer prevented school access and that a December 8 letter barred the parent from district property; she asked the board and superintendent for a hearing and investigation.
Audrey Young Mohammed spoke at public comment to request an immediate meeting with the superintendent and the board about serious conduct she says affects her family at Brownell. "My granddaughter don't feel safe," she said, describing an incident in which her grandson became ill at school, had a high fever and a seizure and was taken to Hurley Hospital. Mohammed said she left the ER to speak on her daughter's behalf and then returned.
Mohammed alleged prolonged bullying of her daughter and granddaughter at Brownell by another student and, she said, by staff. She told the board that staff minimized signs of injury and that a school employee and a police officer told her daughter she was not allowed on school premises. "She has a letter that was dated December 8 that she's not allowed to return to any school property, Flint City Schools," Mohammed said. She also said a false claim was made that her daughter had a gun and that staff "said they searched her car" though Mohammed disputed that search happened.
Mohammed asked explicitly for a meeting with Superintendent John Jones and the board so that the district can investigate and respond. Board members acknowledged the comment and Superintendent Jones said he would follow up; another staff speaker (audio label 9) told Mohammed they would speak before the week was out and that the file and information exist.
The board did not take an immediate vote or issue a public finding at the meeting; trustees and the superintendent said the matter would be looked into and that HR and investigators would need to complete any review before the board acts. The speaker also indicated she could provide written statements to the board.
Because this report involves allegations about individual students and staff, the board said privacy rules and HR process limit what it can disclose in open session; trustees urged allowing an investigation to run its course before drawing conclusions.
