Overview
- Video of a woman rushing the stage and shouting at Mayor Moises Rodrigues interrupted Brockton High School’s graduation on Saturday and drew public attention to the allegation.
- A formal complaint by a student and the student’s parents to Brockton Public Schools prompted Massachusetts State Police troopers assigned to the Plymouth County district attorney’s office to open an investigation.
- A judge issued a temporary harassment prevention order requiring Rodrigues to stay at least 100 yards from the student, and a two-party hearing to consider extending the order is scheduled for June 22.
- Details of the complaint and the court filings are sealed because a juvenile is involved, and no criminal charges or arrests have been publicly announced in connection with the graduation incident.
- The case has forced the Brockton School Committee to meet behind closed doors while raising questions about recusal and oversight because Rodrigues serves as both mayor and the committee chair.