View the public comments and noteworthy statements from the 12/1/2022 D158 Committee of the Whole Meeting below.
14:19 – Mother and grandmother detail the rampant bullying their kindergartner has endured on the bus where his pants were pulled down and he was exposed. They have been trying to raise attention to this for two months. The child is traumatized, has been crying, has lost weight, and is having difficulty sleeping.
When she asked what is being done to ensure the safety of students, especially young students on the buses, the transportation department reportedly told the family “We don’t have enough bus drivers as it is.” Due to district inaction, and speaking with other families in the district whose students are also being severely bullied, the family is now considering private school.
16:32 – During this speech, while the grandmother was speaking, a school board member checked his voicemail on speakerphone, and his message was heard over the microphone in the board room: “Hi Bill, this is St. Alexian…” This occurs immediately after the grandmother says “my grandson’s kindergarten.”
Since this incident, the family has been expressing their displeasure on social media that a D158 board member was both not paying attention to public comment and using his phone to audibly check his own voicemail while they were detailing the horrific things that have happened to this child. Members of the public only receive three minutes to speak. Is it too much to ask for the board’s undivided attention during this time?
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On 12/7/22, this mother and grandmother held an outdoor rally near the corner of the Reed Road campus. A crowd of parents brought signs and gathered to raise awareness of this issue, and local media was present as well.