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Parents press board over bullying and assault; board approves consent items, an architect award and personnel discipline
Summary
During public comment, parents and community members urged action on student assaults, bullying and school lunches and described bus-safety incidents. The board then approved a modified consent agenda (pulled one gym refinish), awarded an architect for MCTech renovation, approved levy schedule and accepted two employee 10-day suspensions; vote tallies were recorded in the minutes.
Several community members used the board’s public-comment period on March 9 to press for changes to school discipline, bullying prevention and student safety, and to urge improvements to school lunches and bus-driver support.
Andrea Brown described an incident she called an assault on her child at school, said she has compiled more than 200 signatures and asked the board for meetings and better staff training on trauma and bullying. "No child should be afraid to go to school," she told the board, and requested follow-up contact from district officials. Another commenter described grease and foreign objects in school lunches and urged improved food standards. A bus driver recounted two bus…
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