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Parent tells Cypress board her son’s classroom experience left him ‘anxious, sad and unhappy’
Summary
A Landau Elementary parent told the board her son said a teacher called students 'pests' and that his mental health declined; the board instructed district staff to follow up and contact the parent for more information.
At the March 13 Cypress School District board meeting, parent Joanna Sebastiani used public comment to raise concerns about her son’s treatment in second grade at Landau Elementary School.
Joanna Sebastiani said her son "feels anxious, sad, and unhappy" and told her that his teacher "has been saying, calling the kids pests." She told the board the problem has continued for about a year and that she has considered transferring her child because his mental health and academic progress have declined. "What processes can be implemented to hold this teacher more accountable?" Sebastiani asked the board.
President Troy Tanaka and other trustees thanked Sebastiani for speaking; Tanaka said the board would have district staff reach out to the parent to follow up. The transcript records no further public comment on this complaint and no formal board action was taken during the meeting on personnel discipline.
The board’s public-comment response — a district follow‑up rather than an on‑the‑record personnel determination — is consistent with standard practice when a parent raises a personnel concern in open session. The parent asked for clearer accountability and processes; the board committed to having staff contact her to discuss next steps.
