Trustees fail to acknowledge Complaints

This week I filed three complaints with Richland 2 school board trustees under Board Policy KE. That's the policy that directs trustees to forward complaints to the superintendent. I had previously filed other complaints.

KE also gives the Complainant the right to file a complaint with the Board, if the superintendent's decision is unsatisfactory.

Then the Board MUST schedule a Grievance at the next Regular Board Meeting or at a special-called meeting.

IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO FILE A COMPLAINT, DO SO IMMEDIATELY, because the Board is about to revise Policy KE and take the public's teeth out of it.

What were my complaints, and to whom did I submit them?

3/8/2022 To Teresa Holmes. Against Marq Claxton for improperly banning me from ALL Richland 2 properties, instead of just from R2i2, contrary to (Administrative Rule) AR KI-R Visitors.

3/8/2022 To Cheryl Caution-Parker. Against Marq Claxton for denying me access to the Sandhills Public Library.

3/8/2022 To Amelia McKie. Against the District for too-broad, vague, indefinite language in Administrative Rule KI-R and using end-of-school-year as a duration for many Trespass Notices, rather than tailoring the length to the specific incident.

3/7/2022 To Manning. Against Pamela Davis. Forwarded my Feb. 1, 2022 complaint (originally sent to Matt Sherman, Principal, Blythewood High School). 

3/1/2022 To Holmes. Against Claxton for denying access to attend the public press conference at R2i2 about the new SROs.

The lack of acknowledgement causes me to believe that the Board Member may not have forwarded my complaint to the superintendent. If that's true, then the Board Member violated Board Policy KE.

The District employs a Special Assistant to the School Board. That position was, I believe, advertised as a $45,000/year executive assistant to the board chair. At the time I wondered why the District would provide a secretary to the board chair. When a board member receives a complaint, all s/he has to do is forward it to the executive assistant, who then documents it and forwards it to the superintendent. That executive assistant should calendar for a follow-up, in case the superintendent doesn't handle it promptly. 

Remember, the superintendent is accountable to the school board. He works for them; not vice-versa.

Is that how it works? Shouldn't the Complainant be informed of the superintendent's decision and action?