Police Investigate Trespass Claim Against Mashpee Schools Superintendent

CCB MEDIA PHOTO Mashpee Superintendent of Schools Brian Hyde is accused of trespassing at this home on Winslow Way, while he was trying to determine the residency of a student.

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Mashpee Superintendent of Schools Brian Hyde is accused of trespassing at this home on Winslow Way, while he was trying to determine the residency of a student.

MASHPEE – The Mashpee Police Department is investigating an allegation of trespassing against Mashpee Superintendent of Schools Brian Hyde.

“I can confirm there has been an allegation into some actions on behalf of the Superintendent of Schools. They basically entail a trespass. Right now it’s an active and open investigation. We’re trying to determine all the facts and circumstances,” he said.

The case concerns a student who the superintendent suspected of not living in the district. Barnstable County Registry of Deeds records indicate the home was purchased by the student’s mother with the sale completed on Thursday, September 24, with a declaration of homestead issued with the purchase, indicating the home is the purchaser’s primary residence.

Hyde went to the Winslow Way home of the student himself to try to determine whether the student lives there.

Mashpee Police Chief Scott Carline confirmed that a complaint was filed Wednesday.

He said the school resource officer was also at the home with Hyde. The resource officer had been waiting in the car but was later invited into the home by the mother of the student, Carline said.

Carline said, there was no allegation of misconduct against the police officer so it will not be an internal affairs investigation. The school resource officer, he said, has accompanied school employees in the past for residency checks and is there “to keep the peace.”

Once the investigation is completed, police will confer with the district attorney as to whether any charges are appropriate, Carline said. He said he expects to know next week whether any charges will be filed.

“We’re pulling in all our resources to get to the bottom of this and get a successful resolution,” he said.

Carline said the fact that a top town official is being investigated will not affect the investigation.

“Not at all. We handle every criminal allegation the same. We’ll handle it the same as every other case,” he said.

By LAURA M. RECKFORD, CapeCod.com News Editor

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