Monument School Board Secretary Resigns, Claims She Was Bullied

Months of turmoil among the five members of the Monument school board have ended with the resignation of secretary Sarah Sampayo, who was elected as District 2 director in November 2015. In a four-page letter, which the Lewis-Palmer School District 38 board unanimously accepted at its Thursday meeting, Sampayo said personal attacks and accusations of wrongdoing left her feeling "powerless, dirty, violated and broken." "The only word that comes to mind to describe how I feel is emotional gang rape," she wrote. Citing "personal differences, professional reasons and because the environment is such that I am no longer able to do my job as a board member," Sampayo said she was stepping down. Asked if she had further Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette