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Accountability is our collective responsibility

by Matt Cronin  ·   Friday, April 4, 2025

Our community is only as strong as the worst behaviors we’re willing to tolerate.

Don Ludwig has demonstrated that he will not hold himself accountable for his racist, misogynistic, and prejudiced behaviors. Statements and actions that misrepresent our town and undermine the values publicly committed to by myriad community groups and organizations, including Select Board’s own Code of Conduct and importantly, the Harvard Public Schools’ vision of belonging for our children.

Accountability is our collective responsibility. Our community’s values are ours to uphold, especially when an elected leader falls short. Thankfully we have an election coming soon and the opportunity to show our neighbors and our children that accountability to our community values still matters.

Dads, this moment is particularly important for us—read Don’s words if you haven’t. Too often, our voices are absent in these moments. Boys in Harvard and beyond are struggling to discern right from wrong amongst the darkness of online hate and real life contempt for our institutions. We can make it clear for those who may be confused by holding the line of accountability, doing what’s right: fully rejecting racism, misogyny, and prejudice without hesitation.

Don should be left to reconcile his actions with his family and his faith, and we must move on with newly elected leadership as of the upcoming Select Board election.

Matt Cronin
Bolton Road

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