WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School officials are investigating a Tuesday incident involving "language used by an adult in the building."

 

Superintendent Jason McCandless on Wednesday afternoon sent an email to families in the district to notify them that the middle/high school administration is aware of the incident and "undertook appropriate actions to protect the safety and rights of all involved."

 

McCandless' email to the school community noted that the incident has prompted conversations in the district's communities over the last day.

 

In response to an inquiry from iBerkshires.com, McCandless declined to give any more details about the incident, including the nature of the language in question, whether students were present at the time it was used or whether the adult in question was a district employee or visitor to the middle/high school.

 

McCandless said in an email replying to a request for comment that the district needs to "protect the processes we need to run."

 

In his email blast to the school community, the second-year superintendent acknowledged the difficulty in maintaining transparency about such incidents.

 

"I am very aware that some of my approaches to being communicative in the past have perhaps caused as much harm in the community and for individuals as they caused good," McCandless wrote. "I apologize for this. Nonetheless, it is vital to acknowledge issues, as that’s the only way to address them."