Parent cites discipline, clothing and communication issues at Cluston Middle School; district offered to meet

During the public comment period, Miss Dixon (identified in the meeting transcript as a parent) told the board she has repeatedly raised concerns to the Cluston Middle School principal and that she feels the principal has “brushed” her off.

Dixon said one incident involved her daughter being called a “jerk” by a teacher; she said she reported that to the principal. She also said she brought pants to school for her child but staff said they did not have her child’s size in spare clothing. Dixon said that on another occasion a school officer removed her daughter from class for being disruptive and that officers escorted Dixon off campus when she went to the school to address the issue. She said she has mental-health paperwork and that the process of reporting has affected her emotional state.

Board leadership urged Dixon to contact the superintendent’s office to set up a follow-up meeting. The Deputy Superintendent offered to schedule a meeting if Dixon had not been able to reach the superintendent, and the transcript records a district staff member naming “Mr. Swindle” in the context of scheduling follow-up from the superintendent’s office.

Dixon said she will bring paperwork and that she would provide contact details to district staff. The board did not take formal action during the meeting; the public comment concluded with the district agreeing to follow up by meeting with the parent.

The incidents cited by Dixon were presented as her personal account to the board during the public comment period; the transcript does not record responses from the Cluston Middle School principal or other campus staff at the meeting.