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Discussions about school resource officers ongoing in Worcester, Superintendent Maureen Binienda says
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
Discussions about school resource officers and their role in the Worcester Public Schools are ongoing as city students return to classrooms for the first time in a year, Superintendent Maureen Binienda said Wednesday.
Earlier this month, the Worcester City Council voted narrowly to remove school resource officers from schools by the end of the 2021 calendar year. The measure was among various items brought before the council by City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. to address racism and police reform.
Binienda told MassLive that she is setting up a meeting with the city manager, Police Chief Steven Sargent and Mayor Joseph Petty, who is also the chair of the school committee, to solidify plans involving school resource officers, also called SROs.
Instagram account targets Worcester police administration with allegations of mismanagement
Updated Mar 09, 2021;
An Instagram account questioning the decisions of Worcester police supervisors, mocking the fact that officer who was caught drunken driving is still on the force and airing what appears to be references to internal issues within the department has caught the attention of Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent and command officials.
The account, revivingthejob, lists in the description, “WPD trying to make the job fun again one laugh at a time. You’re laughing but it’s true. These views don’t represent the department.”
There were about 60 followers of the account Monday night but dropped to 49 as of Tuesday morning, after the page caught the attention of police administration. The Instagram page is private, but MassLive had seen screenshots of the posts.
Two Worcester police officers carried an elderly woman out of a burning building early Saturday morning during a fire that resulted in no severe injuries, officials said.