Saline MI
11-12-2024 8:06pm

Saline Middle School Staff Accused of Bullying Student

School officials are staying quiet about a staff member's reported bullying of a student at Saline Middle School.

Saline Middle School Principal Kim Jasper revealed the incident to parents in an email to parents. Jasper discussed an "ongoing bullying investigation" regarding second-hour art class

"We regret to share that the person responsible for the bullying notes was a staff member. This person is no longer employed by Saline Area Schools," Jasper wrote in the email. "We are deeply sorry for the impact that this has had on your students and for the disruption to their education. We are appalled that an adult could conduct themselves in such a manner, and we apologize for the length of time required to investigate this matter, identify the culprit, and come to a resolution."

The email also references an incident/disruption on Oct. 7

Jackelyn Martin, Executive Director of Communications and Community Relations, shed no light on the incident.

"We are not able to comment on matters relating to personnel. Saline Middle School administrators take every report of bullying seriously," Martin wrote in an email.

Saline Police Chief Marlene Radzik said that SPD Resource Officer Morgan Seija investigated the issue and identified the suspect. The case has been forwarded to the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office.

If you have information you'd like to share about this matter, email tran@thesalinepost.com.

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11-15-2024 9:42am

Will the district be apologizing to the student that was falsely accused of being the perpetrator. That student was suspended over it on very flimsy evidence. The notes were written with a Sharpie, and the student had a Sharpie in his or her pencil case.

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11-15-2024 3:14pm

This is the same type of flimsy evidence they used to accuse a staff member for said notes. It’s “inconceivable” an adult
would do this.Perhaps Depty Doofy and the admin alike need to brush up on their investigating skills.  #gohornets 

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11-16-2024 9:12am

Sad that without a single fact in hand you are maligning the folks trying to address something that never should have happened, regardless of the source.  We shall see what the Prosecutor's Office actually has in hand and perhaps further identifies as evidence and where this leads.  Perhaps reserve judgement until then.  (And where is the concern for the student who was bullied?)

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