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Board finds complaint against Chair Cynthia Wright substantiated; vice chair to work with counsel on resolution

Medford School District Board of Education · February 20, 2025
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Summary

After discussion of allegations previously provided to members and released publicly, the board voted unanimously to find policy violations by Chair Cynthia Wright substantiated and directed the vice chair and legal counsel to prepare a resolution for potential action.

Vice Chair Kendell Ferguson presided over discussion of a complaint filed by Director Michael Williams against Chair Cynthia Wright. The complaint had been distributed to board members and made public prior to the meeting.

Following Board discussion and Wright’s responses to specific allegations, Suzanne Messer moved that the Board find the conduct alleged in the complaint against Cynthia Wright substantiated for Policy BBF and direct the vice chair to work with district legal counsel to prepare a resolution for possible action at the next meeting. The motion passed unanimously (Yea:7). The board’s action directs counsel to prepare a written resolution addressing the substantiated policy violations.

The substantive allegations and the complaint document are posted on the district website, and the board signaled that the next meeting will include the legal counsel’s prepared resolution for further consideration.