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Parents urge more supervision at 'Colombia' school after student incident
Summary
A public commenter described a violent incident at 'Colombia' school and urged Sunnyvale Unified to add adult supervision in bathrooms and hallways, suggesting cameras and a written safety plan to protect students.
A parent told the Sunnyvale Unified School District board that their family’s life has been disrupted after an incident at 'Colombia' school and urged the district to increase adult supervision.
"Necesitamos más supervisión en los baños, en los pasillos," the parent said, describing fear that led the family to keep children from parks and to consider transfers. They asked the district to adopt a written safety plan and increase supervision "cuando hay niños problemáticos, asegúrense que hay un supervisión adulto" to prevent repeat incidents. The speaker said one child was reportedly threatened with a knife and another student threatened to "matar a su hermano," leaving siblings distressed.
Board members did not take immediate action during public comment but heard the family’s request and the chair noted the concern would be recorded in the minutes. The remarks were made during the public-comment period on closed-session topics; the board later returned from closed session to report two disciplinary outcomes but gave no immediate public policy response on hallway or restroom supervision.
