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Parent tells board district's bullying documentation and thresholds lack clarity

Forest Hills Public Schools Board of Education · March 10, 2026
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Summary

A parent told the board the district's handling and record-keeping of repeated harmful behavior toward her son lacked clarity and transparency, saying the family was told no bullying records existed despite subsequent staffing changes; she asked for clear policy definitions and documentation.

During the board's public comment period on March 9, Karen Lewis told members she and other families had repeatedly reported harmful behavior affecting her second-grade son and that district records and responses did not reflect those reports.

"If the systems meant to protect students are not applied clearly and consistently, that affects every child in the district," Lewis said. She told the board that after raising the issue at a prior meeting the district assigned an…

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