Bates College campus safety officer let go for physical altercation involving student, alleged racist incidents
Student-captured video of the physical altercation involving the officer and student was given to the independent investigator, but not to Bates College Author: Zach Blanchard (NEWS CENTER Maine), Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine), Erin Keller (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:11 PM EST March 11, 2021 Updated: 6:19 AM EDT April 29, 2021
LEWISTON, Maine A Bates College spokesperson confirmed to NEWS CENTER Maine on Wednesday that its safety officer who was investigated over concerns of an alleged incident involving a student is no longer employed at the school.
According to a report on the external investigation, nine students and three campus safety officers were interviewed, and pictures and videos of the incidents and abuse were reviewed in the investigation.
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Bates College lifts lockdown Associated Press © Provided by Bangor WABI-TV WABI
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Bates College lifted a 12-day lockdown aimed at containing an outbreak of COVID-19, and in-person classes resumed Wednesday.
David Joshua McIntosh, vice president for campus life, told students the school was immediately “lifting the in-room restriction” it imposed April 1.
“We are confident that we have contained the outbreak that began with social gatherings” during the last weekend of March, McIntosh said.
The college still has more than 30 students who tested positive in isolation housing, half the number it had at the peak of the outbreak.