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Parents demand records, policy changes after sixth‑grade outdoor‑school incident; district ends provider contract
Summary
Two parents told the Estacada SD 108 board that a high‑school student leader entered a girls’ cabin during shower time at a recent sixth‑grade outdoor school, and they asked the board to release investigation records and adopt sex‑based supervision rules. Superintendent Carpenter said the district has terminated the third‑party provider and will review how outdoor school is run.
Two parents pressed the Estacada School District at its March 11 board meeting to disclose a full investigation and change supervision policies after concerns about last week’s sixth‑grade outdoor school.
Nicole Dodson, a parent of a child who attended the trip, said she handed the board a document titled “what do student leaders do” and said that document appears to contradict the district’s public statements. “Tonight, I am here to speak about how our district is failing to uphold these expectations following last week’s program,” Dodson said, adding that parents were left asking how the situation happened and why families were not given accurate information when concerns first arose.
Another parent, Zach Hillegas, told the board he and other parents received consistent reports from students and alleged that a biological male high‑school student leader was assigned to a girls’ cabin and was present during an intimate hygiene…
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