Overview
- The inquiry follows a parent complaint alleging a Sept. 30 locker-room assault and harassment based on the student’s Jewish identity, with Jewish Alliance leaders reporting the boy was barricaded, sprayed, and taunted with slurs.
- The attorney general’s letter requests nondiscrimination policies, communications, and disciplinary records, and states no determination has been made.
- Superintendent Dawn Bartz says the district acted under policy and rejects antisemitism, while limiting disclosures on legal counsel’s advice.
- Earlier this month the district said several players were out for the season after finding “inappropriate conduct,” but Jewish groups later reported five were back at practice without a public explanation.
- The Smithfield School Committee plans to consider authorizing a review of the administration’s response, as elected officials and faith leaders publicly criticized the handling of the case.