"We asked South Hadley’s Police Chief Dave Labrie what a resource officer does. He said "The resource officer is the liaison between the police, the courts, and the schools. So he has a few different functions interacting with families, interacting with families and the courts."
22News found Todd Dineen off school property on Wednesday while our crew was responding to a fire. Chief Labrie said he was attending to a school matter. When 22News asked Dineen if he knew about the alleged bullying of Phoebe Prince, he said "no comment."
But, Paul Mihalak, a resident of South Hadley, says "I'd like to know what he knew... if he did anything." Some residents say they have a right to know because he’s paid by tax dollars through the school department and the police department.
Chief Labrie and the district attorney’s office both would not tell us whether Todd Dineen reported the harassment of Phoebe Prince to authorities."
