Update on MassResistance's Salacious Press Release

Paul B. Ash, the Superintendent of Lexington Schools issued a press release today on the playground incident in Lexington. Some notable quotes:

On May 17, several first graders were involved in a disagreement over who would sit where in the cafeteria. As a result, upon going outside one child took another by the hand and brought him to a third student in an area of the playground that is somewhat difficult for the adults to see. (The student who was hit said that he went willingly.) All children who saw agreed that the third student then hit the student who had been brought to him two to four times in the chest/abdomen (children’s accounts vary) and he fell to his knees. The student who was hit says he was hit when down; the other children say he wasn’t. One child reports that one student held the arm of the student who was hit; however, the child who was hit and the other children did not report this. The children involved named five children who were nearby watching but not directly involved. Several other students were close enough to see a cluster of students but not close enough to see what was happening. The student who did the hitting suggested that others also hit, but none of them did so. Based on the children’s accounts, this all may have happened in under a minute. The aide on duty saw a group of children gathering, and as she walked toward them was approached by a child that said someone was being bullied. When the aide inquired what was going on, the child who was hit identified one student who hit him, and the other children agreed. The child who was hit said he was not hurt and did not want to
go to the nurse. He reported that his feelings were hurt, because the child who hit him was his friend.

And also:

In this case, we followed all of our usual procedures and worked with both sets of parents to resolve this issue. We are surprised that it has resurfaced in a press release issued by a group calling itself Mass Resistance without any prior contact with the school. The press release states that the incident was "fueled and incited by adults (and yes, school officials).” We have found nothing in our investigation that would support this allegation in any way. Nonetheless, in the interest of an open and thorough review of the incident, the matter has been referred by the superintendent to the Lexington police, District attorney’s office, and the Department of Social Services for independent investigation.

Let's hope that they investigate this fully and that they contact Brian Camenker, who seems to know a lot about the incident to write a sensational press release, to find out where the "facts" he has came from or whether this is another "if you give me enough time I'm sure I can link gay marriage to this" story.

They care so much for children that Article 8/MassResistance even goes so far as to name Parker's son in their press release in addition to including "facts" that have nothing to do with this incident.