{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybertraps Podcast","title":"How the Chicopee Superintendent Got Burned Cybertraps 121","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1836,"description":"Lynn Clark, the Superintendent of the Chicopee Public Schools, is arrested for lying to the FBI over harassing texts See our interview with Quentin Dale about investigations. - Relevant Facts - Chicopee is a town of about 55,000, just north of Springfield, Mass. in the western part of the state - The Chicopee Public School District serves about 7800 students in pre-K to 12th grade, in 14 different schools - Clark, 51, was appointed superintendent in 2019 with an effective start date of February 2020. She began working in the district as a substitute teacher and eventually served as the principal of three schools and then assistant superintendent - Her first year as superintendent was considered to “outstanding” - During the city’s search for a new police chief, one candidate (a member of the Chicopee Police Dept.) began receiving a series of harassing texts - The messages threatened “to damage his reputation” if he did not withdraw from the application pool (and in fact, the officer did withdraw) - Some messages, the victim said, contained information that he had only shared with one person: Clark - Chicopee Mayor John L. Vieau reported the threatening texts to the FBI in early December - Clark was questioned by the FBI and initially denied sending the texts - She also claimed to have received similar threats - She subsequently admitted that she sent them and said “that the officer ‘had achieved many accomplishments based on [her] work’ and she wanted to see him ‘knocked down a peg.’” - By an 8–3 vote, the Chicopee School Committee voted to put Clark on paid leave - Issues - The Importance of Restraint and Self-Control - Big question regarding the relationship / connection between Clark and the police officer - “The FBI said that in January, Clark told investigators she feared the investigation was harming her professional reputation and ‘tearing the city apart.’” - How Clark Got Burned – The Difficulty of Truly Remaining Anonymous Online - Clark allegedly used a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-npbjlTwEpH5Ybi_ySNRhS-EfNqaI7Ep1svTppTGhLE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTcyLzE2ODM5/MjY0NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}