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Parent tells board her son was attacked by peers, urges changes to notification and supervision procedures
Summary
A parent described a multi‑student assault on her son and urged the district to improve parent notification, consider a situation tracker, create a 'bully buddy' program and expand volunteer playground supervision; administrators acknowledged gaps in notification timing and said the videotape was available for review.
A parent delivering public comment told the board her son "experienced a bullying situation last week" in which she was told multiple students assaulted him. She said the school notified her after she had already left with her son and urged immediate changes to notification procedures, saying: "If a kid is hurt at a school, I feel like the mother should be called directly, like, first thing." The parent described seeing reports sent through social media and said the school resource officer and handling felt insufficient.
She proposed several changes including a public situation tracker to show whether incidents are getting better or worse, a formal 'bully buddy' program for trained peer supports, and the option for parents to volunteer on playground supervision. A district administrator and board members said they had reviewed video, discussed the timeline and agreed that communication procedures could be improved; one participant urged more deliberate SOPs so injured parties' parents are informed promptly. The board authorized follow‑up conversation and the chair noted the complaint process would proceed (including the investigator delegation voted earlier in the meeting).
