John Reardon, representing the United Student Group at Danvers High School, told the Human Rights and Inclusion Committee that the principal, Alan Strauss, announced another incident of racist graffiti in a boys' bathroom and that the school had informed parents and contacted police, which the student said were treating the event as a hate crime.

"At around 01:50, the principal... announced that there was another incident of racist graffiti in the boys' bathroom," Reardon said, asking what action the committee would take.

Committee members responded that they would connect Reardon's group with the education subcommittee to assist in drafting responses and in follow-up. An education-subcommittee member offered to call school administration to clarify what the committee might be asked to do and to report back. The committee discussed the frequency of such incidents in schools and emphasized the need to treat reports seriously.

The committee pledged to follow up with the school and to coordinate support for students seeking to respond, while acknowledging the school's need to manage an active investigation and parent notifications. No formal vote or policy action was taken during the meeting.