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Fall River public commenters urge investigation after reports of prior administrative leave for committee member
Summary
Multiple public speakers at the Dec. 8 School Committee meeting urged an investigation into public reports that a current committee member had been placed on administrative leave and later resigned from a separate district role amid concerns about handling a child-abuse allegation.
Several residents used public comment on Dec. 8 to tell the School Committee they want a formal, transparent review after press reports and social-media posts connected a school committee member to an administrative-leave matter in another district.
Mimi Larrivee, speaking as a long-time Fall River resident and educator, said a current committee member "was placed on administrative leave, and then resigned after concerns were raised about how a child abuse allegation was handled." She urged the new committee to treat the matter with "far more seriousness and urgency" and said even the…
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