“Ascribing hate to middle school children who are not yet fully developed I think is a mistake,” said Burlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Eric Conti, who refused to answer NECN's questions Tuesday night.
The Burlington School Committee met for the first time Tuesday night, since what officials call “an incident of homophobia” happened at Marshall Simonds Middle School.
In opening remarks, school leaders shared their support for the LGBTQ+ community while pointing to the age of the students involved.
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