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Teacher Amanda Luman urges board to 'treat employees with dignity' after principal's exit
Summary
In public comment at the June 15 EPIC Charter Schools board meeting, teacher Amanda Luman criticized the handling of Adam Wilhelm’s termination, saying abrupt staff departures have eroded trust and left employees afraid to speak up.
Amanda Luman, a nine-year EPIC teacher, used the meeting's public comment period to press the board about the termination of Adam Wilhelm, who she said served EPIC in leadership roles for 15 years.
"What I will remember most about Adam is not his position, but the way he treated people," Luman said, describing Wilhelm as a leader who "made people feel supported, valued, and heard." She said his departure left "an enormous void" and urged the board to "recommit to treating every employee with the dignity and respect they deserve."
Luman told the board that several teachers wanted to attend the meeting to support Wilhelm but were fearful of being labeled "difficult" or facing consequences, and warned that such fear harms morale and ultimately students.
The board did not take action in response to the public comment and proceeded with the published agenda. Luman's remarks were part of the official public-record comment period; the board's subsequent agenda items proceeded without a formal response to her appeal.
