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Student alleges residency denial, favoritism and retaliation at Independence School
Summary
A student told the board a transfer request was denied improperly and alleged school staff filled out transfer paperwork on his behalf and then rejected his enrollment; he named principal Mallory Green and district staff and said the issue was only resolved after external pressure.
David Taylor recounted a multi-step dispute over an out-of-district transfer or residency verification at Independence School, telling the board he received a denial letter dated Aug. 20 for a transfer he did not request. Taylor said the principal, Mallory Green, filled out a form on his behalf and that he then faced inconsistent instructions and a lack of follow-up from school staff and district personnel, including Eric Dillon and others he named.
"July 27, I filed a formal complaint against my school's administration pertaining to favoritism, unfair punishment, and a whole list of things threatening student safety," David Taylor said, describing calls and meetings that, he alleged, included misleading information from school staff. He said he was ultimately permitted to enroll only after Tambra Hodges emailed the school, and he asked the board to investigate inconsistent application of transfer policy and whether the district is operating outside state guidelines on transfer requests.
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