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Highlands teacher asks board for clarity on reporting and grievance procedures
Summary
Sakarya Wilcox, a Highlands Elementary teacher, told trustees she has documented evidence of alleged bullying and abuse of authority at the campus level and asked the district to clarify formal procedures, protections from retaliation, and impartial review steps.
Sakarya Wilcox, who identified herself as a teacher at Highlands Elementary, urged the board to clarify district procedures when teachers report bullying, harassment, retaliation or abuse of authority by campus leadership. Wilcox said she has submitted concerns with supporting documentation, including written records, and said the issue affects teacher retention, campus culture and student safety.
"What protections are in place to ensure a teacher is not further targeted after speaking up?" Wilcox asked trustees. She also queried who outside the campus reviews such concerns to ensure impartiality and how contradictions between an employee's evidence and statements in reprimands or evaluations are handled.
Wilcox requested that district leadership contact her to discuss next steps and said she is "prepared to provide irrefutable evidence and cooperate with any fair and appropriate review." The transcript records that district staff indicated someone from administration would be in touch after the meeting.
