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Parent alleges bullying and blocked summer-school access during Beaufort County public comment
Summary
During public comment a parent told the Beaufort County Board of Education her child was bullied and later blocked from online summer-school access and said the child had suicidal thoughts; the chair directed the parent to follow up with board members and did not record a staff response at the meeting.
During the meeting's public-comment period a parent described a personal, urgent situation involving her son. The parent said the child had been reassigned into a teacher-parent's classroom, that the child had a plan to commit suicide, and that the next day the student could not log in to his online summer-school work.
"My son committed had a plan to commit suicide," the parent said, and added that school staff later told her she had not obtained permission for home-based summer school; she said school access was then blocked despite prior email communication about the child's summer-school teacher.
Board chair Colonel Geier concluded the public-comment turn after the parent's time expired and asked the parent to return at the next public-comment period and to contact board members by email. No substantive staff response or corrective action was recorded on the public record during the meeting.
The allegation raises procedural and student-safety concerns that require follow-up. The meeting transcript records the parent's account but does not include a staff investigation or resolution; the board indicated the parent should pursue follow-up with the superintendent's office and board members after the meeting.
