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Community member accuses board of bias toward Muslim and LGBTQ+ students and says family is leaving district
Summary
During public comment a resident read a long letter alleging board members have made hostile public statements about Muslim and LGBTQ+ students and said she is withdrawing her child from the district; she requested board answers and distributed copies of her correspondence.
A community member (Speaker 6 in the transcript, not self‑identified) read a prepared statement to the board alleging that some board members have made public comments and social‑media posts hostile to Muslim and LGBTQ+ students and families. The speaker said the comments have caused fear for her grandchildren and questioned whether the board’s public statements represent all community members.
The speaker referenced specific past comments and posts, including a claim that some board members had described supporters of LGBTQ+ students as "groomers," and asked the board to respond to questions she said she submitted. She said her grandchildren are Muslim and said she has been "sickened and afraid" by what she has seen, then added that, after long consideration, her family has enrolled a child in a different district and she was resigning from local involvement; she distributed copies of her correspondence to the board.
Board members did not provide a substantive response during the public comment period; the item concluded with acknowledgment and thanks for the speaker’s statement. The speaker’s allegations were not debated on the record at the meeting, and administration did not provide a factual rebuttal in the transcript.
