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Parents and community members urge board to investigate bullying and disproportionate suspensions
Summary
Three public commenters raised allegations of racial disparities in suspensions and detailed bullying and assault incidents involving students at district schools; parents asked the board for investigations and corrective action, and the board said staff will follow up.
Multiple members of the public addressed the board during public comment, urging investigation and accountability for discipline practices and specific student-safety incidents.
A community representative (speaker 11, identified in the transcript as Lindsay) said data from a legal-services report showed racial disparities in school discipline, arguing that Black students are suspended at higher rates than…
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