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Parent urges Keansburg board to review repeated safety incidents and seek placement for son
Summary
At the Keansburg Board of Education meeting, parent Shelby Torres testified about multiple physical assaults against her son across several school years and asked the board to review incident history, compliance with district reporting procedures, and to consider an out-of-district placement at district expense.
Shelby Torres, a lifelong Keansburg resident and the mother of a seven-year-old student, told the Keansburg Board of Education she has reported repeated safety incidents involving her son since preschool and is asking the board to investigate whether district policies were followed.
"I want my child to feel safe at school," Torres said during the public comment period, outlining incidents she said occurred in preschool, kindergarten, first grade and again in second grade, including being physically assaulted and stabbed with a pencil. She said communication with school staff was inconsistent, that a requested meeting with administration was scheduled but the principal declined to attend, and that one teacher took her son’s backpack after a meeting concluded.
Torres asked the board to review the school’s records on the reported incidents, "examine whether the district policies and procedures were followed properly," evaluate how bullying and assault reports were handled, review parent–school communications, and "consider replacing my son out of district at the district educational program at the district's expense" so he can learn in a safer environment.
Board members thanked Torres for speaking. The board did not announce any immediate, formal action on her requests during the meeting; the public comment closed and the agenda moved on to other items.
