Community member tells school board alleged safety complaints remain unaddressed after promotion of administrator

Niccolo Orosco told the Marysville Joint Unified School District board during public comment that he is “disappointed” and “not one bit surprised” by recent leadership decisions, and said serious student-safety complaints he filed more than a year ago remain unaddressed.

Orosco alleged a staff member circulated explicit images involving a middle-school girl and boys, that witnesses he identified were never interviewed, and that the district promoted a principal he said was involved in concealing those incidents. “You’ve promoted Mr. Reeves to superintendent despite his documented failures to address serious student safety concerns,” Orosco said. He also said he has been retaliated against after reporting problems: “I’ve had an account I use to access instructional resources deactivated.”

The board did not take immediate action during public comment; the district’s public-comments procedures and the Ralph M. Brown Act limit board members to clarifying questions and bar action on non-agenized items. Orosco asked the board why his concerns and the witnesses he identified have not been investigated; the transcript records no direct rebuttal during the public-comment period.

Why it matters: Orosco’s remarks raise specific allegations about student safety, investigatory steps and retaliation. Those are matters that typically require formal personnel or investigatory responses, protective measures for students, and careful handling under privacy and employment rules.

What the transcript records and what it does not: Orosco named specific allegations (sharing of inappropriate photos, alleged physical misconduct, failure to interview witnesses, denial of access to instructional accounts). The transcript does not record any district findings, disciplinary documents, personnel actions, or a board motion to open a formal investigation in response to his claims. The superintendent later provided general updates about school events and staffing but did not address the substance of Orosco’s allegations on the record.

Next steps noted in the meeting: The board continued with its published agenda after public comment and did not announce any immediate investigatory direction on the record. Under the district’s and state’s personnel procedures, concerns that involve alleged misconduct with students generally trigger formal investigative or protective steps; the public transcript does not show those steps being initiated at this meeting.

The transcript excerpt used for this article: the public comment spans the board’s recorded public-comment segment beginning at SEG 332 and ending at SEG 386. The primary speaker for this piece is Niccolo Orosco, who appears in the meeting record as a public commenter.