Stop Bullying at Ft Towson School

Let's make Ft Towson School a safe learning environment without bullying and harassment. Starting with the principal. We believe he should be dismissed from employment and shouldn't be allowed to be around minors and the superintendent too if he allows this behavior for employees he is responsible for managing. This is what happened April 30th. 13 year old girl got called to principals office. Principal and Choctaw County Sheriff's Deputy there. Principal accused girl of selling drugs at school because 2 girls told him she sold them to 2 boys. Boys said that it never happened. Girl's parent was not called and they refused to call when she ask to. The girl never heard of Hydrocodine. The principal emptied her bag, made her empty her pockets, and pull bra out. Nothing was found and she denied any involvement. She has previously had issues with the girls doing the lieing bullying her. No evidence yet he sent her to In School Suspension. Her locker was emptied and her personal property never recovered. Deputy did not search or interigate because he knew it was illegal without parent. Mother expected her to walk to ballfeild where her and sister had ball practice. She was upset and ballglove missing from locker so she road bus home. Students at ballfeild said she was in ISD that day. Her family in Broken Bow heard about what happened before her mother heard. Mother got Depty's statement. Then Mother and Grandfather went to see Superintendent who knew nothing about any of it and set up meeting with principal for Wednesday morning. Superintendent didn't make meeting just Mother, Grandfather, girl , and Principal. Principal intimadiated and tried to make girl say she did sell drugs. He had her in tears. She still did not do it. Superintendent refused to put us on agenda for school board meeting. She missed a week of school because we didn't feel she would be safe. With just week and half left of school we decided she couldn't be moved to another school so she would have to finish there. I attended school with her that 1st day back. I told Principal I was attending with her to keep her safe from him and so she could finish without him doing anymore to her without an adult family member. One of the girls who lied was sent to office 2nd hour for bullying the girl. Last day of school girl was recorded by cellphones be pushed down by the bullying girl and then posted on Facebook. We to formal complaints and video to board meeting and ecceded our allowed 3 minutes during public communication time. So far board has only changed policy unofficially. We haven't heard a word officially. Since we came forward, we have heard of many other incidents of Principals abuse, harassment, and bullying. And of students bullying. The State Dept. Of Education has legal statues and bullying prevention laws in place plus resources available to schools for bullying prevention. But Ft Towson has major problems with bullying and harassment and abuse by Principal and students. The victim has not even been a concern of this school. She was so traumatized she didn't attend her 8th grade prom. What would you do if it were your daughter. Please sign this petition to dismiss this man as Principal of Ft Towson School to be presened to school board.