Weekly school crime updates from law enforcement prompted school system officials to issue what they said would be their final school safety statement late last week.
On March 15, the school system issued a statement related to the ongoing school safety disagreements between Worcester County law enforcement agencies and Worcester County Public Schools. The statement came after a video message Worcester County Sheriff Matt Crisafulli and Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser released the previous day highlighting their frustration with what they said was the school system’s failure to work closely enough with law enforcement.
“As stewards of the safety, well-being, and education of the thousands of students in Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS), the board of education and school system staff will no longer be engaging in public statement trading with law enforcement officials,” Friday’s statement reads. “We believe it is counterproductive, and our focus must remain on keeping our schools the safe and welcoming learning environments that our students and staff deserve.”
Translation…”We will continue to try to seep everything under the rug and hide as much of the crazy, dangerous things that are happening in schools”