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Parents and students tell Huntley 158 board about repeated bullying and a threat at Marlowe Middle School
Summary
At the Feb. 19 Huntley Community School District 158 board meeting, parents and students described repeated bullying at Marlowe Middle School and a Feb. 9 threat in which a student allegedly told another they would be shot; commenters said documentation and disciplinary follow‑through were inconsistent and asked the district for a fuller investigation.
Mary Holzkoff, a Huntley parent of five, told the school board that her daughter Hadley has been the target of repeated harassment and physical aggression at Marlowe Middle School, and that incidents escalated this school year. According to Holzkoff, a student she identified as Jaden called Hadley a “trans freak,” pushed her and attempted to choke her with a necklace in August, and on Feb. 9 told Hadley three times that he would “shoot her with a shotgun,” then mimicked shooting with a Chromebook.
Holzkoff said she reported the earlier incidents by email to staff members including…
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