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Parent alleges assault in Homestead Hills classroom; asks board for accountability
Summary
A parent told the board her fifth-grade son was assaulted at Homestead Hills with staff present; she asked for suspension, restorative meetings with the other student's parents, and smaller class sizes. The board moved to closed session later in the meeting on 31aa funding; the incident's response status was not recorded in open minutes.
At the Nov. 10 Benzie County Central Board meeting, Kaitlynne (Katie) Ramey of Interlochen raised safety concerns after reporting that her fifth‑grade son was assaulted in a Homestead Hills classroom while a para and a teacher were present.
Ramey said she was frustrated by the district's communication timeline — she and her husband were not the first to receive notice — and questioned why the responding student's interventions had not been at a higher tier given prior incidents. She asked for parent accountability, requested a restorative conversation including the other child's parents and the principal, urged suspension for the student who assaulted her son, and sought smaller class sizes to improve safety. Her husband, Orville Ramey, asked when the district's tiering system had been implemented.
The board's minutes record the comments but do not record any immediate board action or public response beyond the public‑comment entry. The meeting later went into closed session for attorney–client privileged communication on 31aa funding; the minutes do not indicate that the closed session addressed disciplinary details related to this public comment.
