Overview
- A plastic 'children at play' figure wearing a Black student's football jersey was found hanging by a belt from a locker room ceiling pipe at Wayland High School.
- Principal Allyson Mizoguchi said a student reported the display and school investigators have identified the students believed responsible while the inquiry continues.
- District leaders condemned the act as a symbol of racial violence and said accountability and support for those impacted are immediate priorities.
- Counseling staff and other trusted adults were made available to students as the school community processes the incident.
- Wayland police are working with the Anti-Defamation League and a Nov. 10 community meeting at the Wayland Community Center will feature Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan, as recent local hate incidents heighten concern.