Worcester School Workers Face Child Porn Charges; Superintendent Hoped Media Wouldn't Find Out

WORCESTER (CBS) -- Two Worcester School Department employees are facing child pornography charges following their arrests in separate investigations over the summer, and the superintendent was hoping the media wouldn't find out.

Both a cafeteria worker and a special needs bus driver are alleged to have had pornographic images of children on their computers.

When Superintendent Melinda Boone notified school committee members of the incident, she was apparently trying to keep the news from spreading.

"At this time the matter has not reached the media. We hope it does not," Boone said.

Longtime School Committee member Brian O'Connell takes issue with that.

"Should we release information like this when developments take place? Absolutely we should," he said. "It's very important that as a municipality and as a board, which spends taxpayer dollars, that it would be as transparent and visible and open as we can possibly be."

O'Connell does not know if the parents of the children who may have had contact with the accused have been notified. Boone has not responded to requests for comment.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Lana Jones reports: