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Public commenter raises concerns about booster-club approvals and alleged removals
Summary
Denise Elomine, who identified herself as a former PTSA president, told the board she was removed from PTSA duties, alleged a pattern of removing people of color including a coach, and urged the board not to approve additional bonds and to keep consistent approval requirements for booster and parent organizations.
Denise Elomine identified herself at the start of public comment and raised concerns about booster-club approval procedures, alleged removals and the district's plan to place a bond on the ballot.
"My name is Denise Elomine," she told the board. She said she had been removed from PTSA duties and expressed confusion and distress about the process and paperwork she was asked to sign. Elomine alleged a pattern of removing people who look different, citing the removal of an African American coach, Walter Tyler, and said she hoped to form a parent organization and be allowed to stay involved.
Elomine also questioned the district's timing for a new bond, citing multiple bonds on her tax bill and a quoted potential rate of "$29 per $100,000." She said adding another bond would add hundreds to her tax bill and urged the board not to "play the bond game." The board reminded public commenters to keep remarks to the subject line when appropriate; staff and trustees responded procedurally but did not provide a factual adjudication of her claims during the public meeting.
Those allegations were made in public comment and were not resolved at the meeting; the transcript records no formal board investigation or detailed staff rebuttal during the public portion.
