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Resident alleges unsafe bus conduct; board moves to investigate in executive session
Summary
During public comment, resident Matthew Markham alleged a driver repeatedly braked a district bus and said administrators gave conflicting accounts; the board voted to investigate in executive session and said it would look into student‑safety concerns.
At the April 16 Boquet Valley Central School District board meeting, resident Matthew Markham told the board he had reviewed FOIL footage of a recent bus incident and alleged the driver intentionally hit the brakes to get students' attention.
"I saw the videos. I matched up the dash cam video of what was happening in the back of the bus," Markham said, recounting what he described as multiple instances of 'brake checking' and one instance he said appeared to involve running a stop sign. He told the board he received differing explanations from district staff about the cause of the braking.
Dr. Meyer and the board cautioned commenters not to name individual employees during public comment but acknowledged the safety concern. After Markham's remarks, the board moved to enter executive session to review how public comments that relate to employees should be handled and to discuss the matter further.
The motion to move into executive session was made and seconded and carried on an oral vote. Board members said publicly that they take safety issues seriously and that the district will investigate the incident.
No disciplinary or investigative findings were announced at the meeting. The board indicated the matter would be handled in executive session and that public comment would resume after that session, consistent with the board's stated rules about not naming specific staff in public remarks.
