Two employees of the Bowring school district previously reported that students in the district have been emotionally abused so severely that multiple children have become suicidal, and that school administration has done nothing to address the problem.
Now more parents have come forward telling similar stories with one saying complaints have been raised in the district “for years.” In one instance, the reported abuse not only led to suicidal thoughts, but a suicide attempt by one child, according to his mother.
At the same time, a document produced by school authorities in the termination process for a school custodian who publicly raised concerns about abuse validated several key elements of her account.
Alleged Abuse of Students Going On ‘For Years’
Dalina Eden is the mother of two children who attended Bowring school district, a dependent district in Osage County that serves students through the 8th grade, and said she also worked as an employee at the district for a brief time.
Like others who have publicly expressed concern, many of Eden’s comments focused on the alleged behavior of Bowring teacher Deana Price and the response of Bowring Superintendent Nicole Hinkle.
Eden said Price was her son’s special-education teacher “for many years.”
“She was very verbally abusive the whole time,” Eden said. “My son even had to see a counselor for years, because he was not doing well at that school.”
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