Schools

State Investigating Incidents at Broad Brook Elementary School

School officials say they are cooperating with the state Department of Children and Families. A DCF spokesman can't say if there is an investigation.

The state Department of Children and Families is investigating two alleged incidents between faculty and students at , accordind to East Windsor Public Schools officials.

“The school district is fully cooperating with the investigations,” officials said in a press release. “Once the results of the investigations are received, the district will respond and address them with appropriate action.”

No information about the alleged incidents was disclosed.

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Gary Kleeblatt, DCF spokesman, said he is not able to disclose details of any investigations the agency may be conducting in schools.

Kleeblatt did say under state statutes the agency will investigate any report of a school employee abusing a student. DCF doesn’t have any authority  within the schools to act on the information but investigates the reports for the schools.

“Our purpose is to share the information with the schools so they can respond,” Kleeblatt said. “We conduct the investigation as a service.”
 

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