By Josh Resnek
The School Department, the School Committee and the Superintendent Selection Committee are exerting strong influences to guide the choice of a new superintendent.
The extent to which they have all gone to keep the process a secret from the city government and from the people is a bit like everyone who cares being asked by them to cast their fate to the wind.
How can everyone be so careful about this process and at the same time so uncaring about an incident that happened last week and not have a word to say about it or a suggestion of what to do about it or a care in the world for exercising caution in the face of a situation that is potentially very dangerous?
Last week, an employee of the school department was arrested for a domestic violence incident. He spent the night in jail. He was arraigned in Malden Court the next day.
As soon as he got out of court, he allegedly went to his teaching job at a local elementary school.
Whether this man is innocent or not is not the issue.
It is not for us to decide.
The issue is the safety of school department employees and everyone involved with the school department including students.
Employees of the school department arrested for incidents of domestic violence should be suspended from their jobs pending the outcome of the situation in court, the same way NFL football players are suspended from their right to play football when they are accused of domestic violence incidents.
It is the right thing to do.
