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Student and parents urge board action after TikTok account targets Leo Elementary students
Summary
A sixth-grade student and parents told the ABC Unified School District board that an anonymous TikTok account impersonating Leo Elementary posted yearbook photos and harassment, prompting calls for investigation, greater transparency and a district advisory process on social-media incidents.
A sixth-grade student and several parents asked the ABC Unified School District board on Oct. 1 to take stronger, faster action after anonymous TikTok accounts allegedly used school photos to harass students at Leo Elementary.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, Ishawn Shaw, a sixth grader who said classmates were too upset to speak, told trustees the account used an official logo and yearbook photos to shame classmates and spread false rumors. "We need the school board to come together and do everything they can to help us find these people and to show zero tolerance in the punishment," the student said.
Parents described delayed notification and students being…
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