Triton Regional High School (Massachusetts)

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Triton Regional High School
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Address
Triton Regional High School (Massachusetts)
112 Elm Street

Byfield
,
Massachusetts
01922

United States
Coordinates 42°44′41″N70°55′9″W / 42.74472°N 70.91917°W / 42.74472; -70.91917
Information
Type Public high school
Established1971
School districtTriton Regional School District
PrincipalPatrick Kelly
Teaching staff58.19 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment647 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.12 [1]
Color(s)    Navy Blue, Columbia blue and white
Athletics conference Cape Ann League
Mascot Vikings
Rival Pentucket Regional High School
Accreditation NEASC
NewspaperTriton Voice
Website www.tritonschools.org/high/

Triton Regional High School is a public high school in the village of Byfield within the town of Newbury, Massachusetts. Triton High also serves the nearby towns of Rowley and Salisbury.

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Sports and extracurriculars

Home of the Vikings, Triton Regional High School teams sport the colors of blue and white, and compete within the Cape Ann League. The school has a co-op athletic partnership for swimming and track and field with Georgetown High School.

Controversies

In October 2024, Triton Regional High School's School Resource Officer, John R. Lucey III, resigned [2] from the Newbury, Massachusetts, Police Department following an investigation into his relationship with a recently graduated Triton student. Documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act say this was the second known instance of Lucey--whose father was formerly the Chief of Police in Newbury--dating a former student, the first being his later ex-wife, whom he began dating a year after her graduation in 2012. [2]

The investigation, which initiated in May 2024, found that Lucey had established a personal relationship with student before graduation and later misrepresented details [2] of the relationship to authorities. While the inquiry determined his actions were unbecoming of an officer, no violations of state law were found. His resignation came before a Human Resources recommendation for his termination.

The incident has led to ongoing discussions between the Newbury Police Department and Triton Regional School District about the future and efficacy of the School Resource Officer program. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Triton Regional High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 mpetry@northofboston.com, Matt Petry | (January 31, 2025). "Report: Resource officer dated recent graduate". The Daily News of Newburyport. Retrieved February 12, 2025.


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