Records and witness accounts raise questions about alleged retaliation, gender-based bias, and the use of child welfare reporting after a parent refused pressure to alter a child’s appearance. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — School emails, an official Department of Children and Families report, and accounts from the family raise serious concerns about the conduct of Peabody Elementary…

Who, Exactly, Is Allowed to Be Involved in Their Child’s School? There’s a question I keep coming back to whenever I read district policies, attend school meetings, or watch how administrators respond to family concerns: Who, exactly, is allowed to be involved in their child’s school? For all the talk of “family engagement,” the line…