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Parents tell PV Schools board they feel children are unsafe; one requests investigation after alleged poisoning
Summary
During the call to the public, multiple speakers urged the board to investigate student safety and staff conduct. A parent alleged her child was poisoned at school and requested a district review; another parent described repeated dismissals of her daughter's safety concerns and alleged inappropriate assessments and punitive reporting.
Several callers used the public comment period to raise safety and personnel concerns, asking the Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board to review specific incidents and district response.
Stacy Harkender (introduced at the start of the public‑comment block) told the board her neurodivergent daughter ‘‘does not feel safe at school’’ and alleged staff at Whispering Wind Academy repeatedly minimized her daughter’s reports and in some cases conducted what Harkender characterized as inappropriate suicide assessments. "Our home is the place that she has a thriving homeschool…
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