- Transparency issues grow as Mason High School students and their parents feel left in the dark
- The district is currently facing a federal lawsuit after the school board reinstated a student that allegedly committed two acts of sexual assault on school grounds
- Watch to learn why students felt the need to protect class Wednesday
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
Wednesday Mason High School students walked out of class at 9 am to protest recent events in the school. Students are calling for more transparency following the federal law suit against the district and an incident where a former Mason Police Officer left his firearm and gun belt unattended in the school.
“With the stuff that’s going on they basically just want to keep it hidden from us, keep all the information hidden and that’s not right,” said Mason High School student Wyatt Goodkencht.
Issues of transparency from the district came to light at a school board meeting Thursday February 8, where community members brought concerns to the board about a former Mason Police Officer leaving his firearm unattended in the school and a federal lawsuit against the district sparked by the school board decision to reinstate a student who allegedly sexually assault a girl on school grounds. Now students like Goodkencht are questioning why students were not informed of these issues.