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Parent tells Butler Board she filed police report, says she ‘no longer trusts the school’
Summary
During public comment at the Dec. 18 Butler Board meeting, Renne McDaniel said she had filed a police report and raised concerns about her child's injuries and withheld food, naming district staff she said she had met with; the board later entered executive session and no public resolution was recorded.
A Butler resident raised a safety and trust concern during public participation at the Butler Board of Education meeting on Dec. 18.
Renne McDaniel, who identified herself with an address listed in the minutes as 6 Plane Street, told the board she was ‘‘advocating for her child’’ and said she had concerns about her child’s presumed injuries and alleged withholding of food. McDaniel said she had met with district staff including Mr. Manco, Mr. Brown, Dr. Papa and Ms. Talasco and that she had filed a police report. She told the board she was ‘‘no longer trusts the school or classroom.’’
The public comment was recorded in the meeting minutes under Public Participation #2. The minutes do not include a public response from the board or administration and do not record any formal action taken in open session in response to her remarks. After public comments the board moved into executive session, citing personnel and finance exemptions under the Open Public Meetings Act; the minutes do not indicate whether the earlier public comment was the subject of that executive session or whether any personnel or student-discipline matters were discussed. The minutes state the board returned to public session at 7:05 p.m. and adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
The minutes do not provide additional detail about the nature of the allegations, any investigation status, or whether any follow-up steps were assigned publicly. Because the item concerns potential personnel or student-discipline matters, the board is limited in what it may disclose publicly under law. The minutes note that administrators and board members are not permitted to publicly discuss personnel matters, student discipline, or other issues requiring confidentiality during public comment.
The board packet and minutes list the public comment verbatim as summarized above; there is no recorded public rebuttal or administrative clarification in the minutes. Any further public update would depend on the district's internal procedures and legal requirements for confidentiality and reporting.
