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Substitute teacher tells board she lacked disability accommodations; asks for reconsideration
Summary
A long‑time substitute told the board she is disabled and said she repeatedly failed to obtain accommodations from human resources, urging the district to reexamine her assignments and support; board took the comment under advisement.
During public comment, substitute teacher Leslie Kamen described difficulty obtaining workplace accommodations and urged the district to review her case.
Kamen said she has disabilities that require workplace adjustments and that when she sought help from human resources (naming Lewis Roberts), she felt ignored and was assigned rooms that required stair access. “I did everything. I worked hard...but I just needed the support of the administration here, and I didn't get it,” she said. Kamen described being steered to first‑floor assignments as an inadequate solution where suitable first‑floor positions are limited.
The board acknowledged her remarks and closed her three‑minute comment period; members thanked her for speaking and said they would look into the concerns. The district did not offer a response from human resources during public comment and no formal action was taken at the meeting. Kamen asked to be reconsidered for assignments and said some public accusations she referenced were false.
The district’s human resources office and the substitute assignment process were discussed elsewhere in the meeting in the context of pipeline and staffing supports; the board indicated follow‑up steps would be coordinated through appropriate administrators.
