Parent urges Gilbert board to review complaint alleging staff and student bullying at Town Meadows Elementary

Jonathan Pagnasat, a parent, told the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board that a formal complaint his family filed on June 4, 2025 alleges repeated "immoral, unprofessional, and abusive conduct by three school personnel" and a pattern of student-on-student bullying that left his son physically and emotionally injured.

Pagnasat said the district took five months to respond and that the family had to follow up twice before receiving any reply. "The process was slow, apathetic and disconnected from the seriousness of the allegations," he told the board, and asked the board to review Town Meadows Elementary's handling of the matter and place it on an upcoming agenda for a transparent review.

Why it matters: Parents said the incidents were not isolated, alleging physical assaults, humiliation, and repeated denials of support to the student. The complaint, Pagnasat said, documents incidents including an alleged laceration to the student's arm and multiple episodes of aggression by peers. The family requested the governing board to ensure the district's anti-bullying policy was enforced and to investigate whether staff failed to protect the student.

District response and board reaction: The clerk acknowledged receipt of the documents at the meeting and advised the parents they could also email materials to the board. No formal board action or vote was taken during the public-comment period. Board members reiterated the procedural limits on acting on matters not properly noticed on the agenda but said staff would accept the submission and follow the board's normal process for review.

Next steps: Pagnasat asked the board to put the matter on a future business agenda so the concerns could be addressed openly; the board did not vote to add the item during the meeting. The parents said they will pursue addition of the item at a later meeting and requested transparent investigation and remedial action.