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Parents and advocates press school board for transparency after alleged student-safety incidents
Summary
Multiple parents and advocates urged the Clarksburg County and Scribe Board to be transparent about alleged student-safety incidents and to state a public position on related legislation; board members said legal limits on commenting during active investigations constrain responses.
Several parents and local education advocates used the public-comment period to press the Clarksburg County and Scribe Board for clearer public positions and faster family notification after allegations of student harm.
Megan Wise, a parent, educator and district advocate, told the board that ‘‘silence in this case is compliance’’ and said a board member had introduced legislation she described as dismantling collaborative conferencing for educators. Wise said the board’s silence while related bills advanced and while parents report incidents has eroded trust and undermines teachers’ ability to flag problems early.
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