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Danvers residents raise bullying concerns; committee weighs a crisis-response team
Summary
Residents told the Human Rights and Inclusion Committee that adult and youth bullying is worsening; the Accessibility Commission proposed a crisis-response approach to coordinate faster, more nimble town responses to incidents, and volunteers offered communications and outreach support.
The Town of Danvers Human Rights and Inclusion Committee spent a significant portion of its Dec. 19 meeting on community concerns about bullying and a proposal to create a coordinated crisis-response capability.
At the start of public comment, Ellen Graham of Precinct 4 urged the committee to help address what she called “racist bullies” in the community and said she had asked the Select Board to include an HRIC representative on the town manager selection subcommittee. Lisa Gallant described escalating…
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