Madison Park High School Students Walk Out In Response To Headmaster's Investigation

Boston public school officials promised to wrap up an investigation of the director at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School next week. That came after students walked out of school and marched into the district’s headquarters.

Bianca Vázquez Toness is the Managing Editor and Correspondent for K-12 Education at WGBH Radio. She has covered everything from technology to immigration to presidential elections, but keeps coming back to stories about kids and schools. She's worked for Minnesota Public Radio, WBUR and Bloomberg News. She was a 2016-2017 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.

December 08, 2017

Updated July 31, 2023

Nearly 200 students walked out of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and into the district's headquarters Friday demanding answers as to why executive director Kevin McCaskil is being investigated.

They district said it isn't able to explain the reason for the investigation, but indicated it involves an incident with a student. Following the walk out, Boston public school officials promised to wrap up the investigation next week.

Many students say McCaskil is like a father figure to them, and want him to return.

Twelfth grade students De'Monique O'Garro (l) and Ashley Zila Meneide (r) helped lead the walk out.

A Madison Park student holds a sign. The crowd of nearly 200 students chanted "We want answers!"

A vacant outdoor space next to a large school building. A sign reads "Madison Park Vocational Technical High School" — FILE — Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Boston is seen on Dec. 8, 2017.

Boston Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Ligia Noriega-Murphy speaks at the district office.

Twelfth grader Francisca Barros Depina (l), who helped lead the rally, sits with a fellow student.

Madison Park High School Students Walk Out In Response To Headmaster's Investigation

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