Community Forum on Hate Incidents Becomes Reckoning on Race and Accountability
By the Wayland Post Staff A long-planned community forum on hate crimes and prevention became an emotional reckoning on race, trust, and transparency in Wayland on Nov. 10, when residents filled the Council of Aging/Community Center to confront officials about their response to the recent racial incident at Wayland High School. The event, organized by the Human Rights, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (HRDEIC) for Oct. 8 as part of a response to a swastika painted on the fence at the town pool on Mar. 5, was rescheduled to November after weather delays. By the time it took place, however,
