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Parent says district 'rewards' alleged harassment after board approves personnel items
Summary
A Charlestown Township parent told the board it should reject a stage crew activities director candidate, alleging failure to discipline students who harassed and injured her daughter; the same parent returned later to say the board's approval shows a lack of accountability.
Sherry Lawrence of Charlestown Township urged the board not to approve the district's candidate for stage crew activities director, describing alleged verbal abuse and a physical injury to her daughter and saying district advisers and administrators did not hold students or staff accountable. "I'm requesting the board not approve the hiring of the stage crew activities director candidate proposed by the district," Lawrence said during the meeting's public‑comment period about voting items.
After the board later approved personnel items, Lawrence returned for general public comment and criticized the board's decision. "Tonight, you all showed her that abuse and lack of accountability gets rewarded at Great Valley," she said, asking how the district will enforce its equity and inclusion framework and protect other students. The transcript does not record a direct response from the superintendent or board beyond the votes that approved the personnel items.
