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Resident urges clarity after FBI investigation of former volunteer coach; committee says individual was not a district employee
Summary
A Burlington resident told the school committee she and other parents were not contacted after a former volunteer wrestling coach was named in an FBI matter and asked the district for clearer public communication and vetting protocols. District staff said the individual was a volunteer, is no longer allowed at Burlington High School and that the district followed required screening; the committee promised follow-up.
Jamie Weber, a Burlington resident, used the public-comment period to press the school committee for transparency after news reports tied a former volunteer wrestling coach to an FBI investigation. “The district has not said anything publicly,” Weber said, adding that she had repeatedly emailed district officials seeking details on safety protocols and background checks and that “parents do wanna know.”
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