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Grandmother tells Flint board her grandson was threatened with a knife at school; board pledges follow-up
Summary
A Flint grandmother said her grandson was repeatedly attacked, threatened and stalked at school by the same student who she alleges carried a knife; the board president said he would meet with the superintendent to follow up and administrators acknowledged receiving redacted witness statements.
During the public-comment period, Shantel Jones told the Flint School District board her grandson, Christopher Davis Jones III, has "been beaten, threatened, and stalked" by the same student and that staff told her they were aware that the other student had a knife. Jones said she has redacted witness statements from about eight students and has volunteered to monitor her grandson at school if necessary.
"The school said, yes, they knew about the knife," Jones told the board, and that staff and teachers had told her they were "scared for themselves as well as the children." She asked the board to "come up with something where all the kids can get a fair education." President McNeal said the board would not respond immediately in the meeting but that he would meet one-on-one with Superintendent Jones to pursue the concerns.
Superintendent Jones and board staff acknowledged receipt of statements and indicated staff would follow the communication protocol that directs school concerns first to teachers, then principals, then human resources and finally to the superintendent when appropriate. The meeting record does not show an immediate remedial outcome; the president committed to a follow-up meeting with the superintendent to seek answers.
The board did not take immediate formal action during the meeting on this matter; board staff said the president would meet the superintendent to address the concern raised by the commenter.
