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Public commenters urge district action on bullying and remember a student lost to leukemia
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Summary
During public comment, residents asked the board to address bullying and raised student literacy concerns; one parent spoke about the recent death of her 17-year-old son and thanked Bay High students.
Several members of the public spoke during the hearing-from-the-public portion of the March 10 Bay County School Board meeting.
Chelsea Shuler described an off-campus attack on her student and urged the district to consider precedents that might allow school action on bullying that occurred off school grounds. Leonard Hall raised concerns about student reading levels. Lauren Chapman, identified as the new principal at AMI Academy, also spoke. Mary Burch shared that her son Blake, 17, had died after a leukemia diagnosis and thanked Bay High and students for attending the viewing and service. Katherine Heaton spoke about aspiring to become a nurse and thanked the school community.
The minutes record these public comments but do not show board action in response during the same meeting; any staff follow-up or policy review is not specified in the minutes.