High School Principal Placed On Leave: Patch PM

Today is Monday, Sept. 28. Here's what Patch has been covering south of Boston and on Cape Cod today.

Superintendent Meg Mayo-Brown isn't giving any reasons why Barnstable High School Principal Patrick Clark was placed on administrative leave. Mayo-Brown emailed parents Monday morning to announce the news and said Assistant Superintendent Kristen Harmon will take over the high school as the "administrator in charge."

"As we transition BHS to hybrid, in-person learning this week, schedules will continue to settle and students and educators will continue to build relationships and engage in robust, rigorous learning opportunities," Mayo-Brown said in the email.

Clark was not immediately available for comment Monday.

Top Stories: Cape Cod

Harwich Man Accused Of Taking Inappropriate Photos Of Teen Girls

A former Cape Cod school swim coach, who has also worked in Newton and Belmont, was released on $1,000 bail after he was arrested and accused of taking inappropriate photographs of teenage girls.

James Saidnawey, 29, of Harwich, was charged last week with two counts of posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity or sexual contact, Eastham Police Department officials said in a statement. Police said additional charges may be filed.

It's not clear if the children depicted in the photos are students or athletes. Saidnawey, who is now on leave, was hired this summer as a 4th grade teacher at Eastham Elementary School in Nauset Regional School District. Before he was hired there, he worked as a 5th grade teacher in Newton and coached the Newton North High School girls swim team for a season.

Drunken Cape Man Passes Out At Wheel, Drags Officer: Police

Barnstable police said James Ledoux, 23, was passed out when he dragged a police officer with his car when his foot slipped off the break.

Top Stories: South Of Boston

Large Weekend Party Puts Milton School Officials On High Alert

Milton school officials are being forced to contemplate how district students are taught after reports of a large gathering of students Friday night near Presidents Golf Course reached school officials.

According to a letter sent to district parents on Sunday, between 50 and 100 students attended a party near the Milton-Quincy line less than two weeks after Milton schools opened up for the school year offering an every-other-day hybrid learning model.

"To hear that parents and guardians were dropping their children off to go up to this place to party or to, you know, convene in large gatherings is very disappointing," Interim Superintendent James Jette told WCVB on Saturday.

Jette did not immediately return an email to Patch seeking comment Monday morning.

Man On Scooter Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Stoughton

A man in his 20s died after being hit by a car on Route 139 in Stoughton on Sunday morning, according to police.

Around 1:50 a.m., police said the man was struck while riding his scooter home from work on Route 139 near the exit to Route 24. Police said the driver drove away after striking the man, and no arrests have been made. Police have not released the victim's identity.

Across Massachusetts Today

Massachusetts Restaurant Rule Changes Go Into Effect Today

Changes that allow for bar seating at restaurants and increase the number of people who can sit at a table take effect Monday, a needed boost for a beleaguered industry trying to find level footing as the weather turns.

Salem State Wants Students Who Went To Large Party To Get Coronavirus Tests

Police say there were more than 50 people at the apartment party on Becket Street Friday night before they broke it up.