How a car covered in profane graffiti spent a week in front of an elementary school
Why did it take a week for the city of Boston to tow a car covered in profane graffiti away from an elementary school? That’s a question two school officials put to The Boston Globe after photos of the offending vehicle were sent to the paper.
A teacher at John Winthrop Elementary School in Grove Hall called the city’s 311 line last Wednesday, demanding the car be removed two days after it had been tagged with degrading graffiti aimed at women. But transportation crews couldn’t find the car because the teacher had given the wrong location near the school, according to the Globe.
By Friday, a different transportation crew spotted the spray paint-covered wagon and booted it because the owner had outstanding parking tickets. That locked the car and its anti-women profanities in place outside the school until Monday.
Why didn’t the city just tow the offensive vehicle? Because there are regulations to follow, Transportation Department spokesperson Tracey Ganiatsos told the Globe.
“We certainly sympathize with the parents of the children who attend this school; however, BTD’s standard operating procedures and policies are followed citywide,’’ Ganiatsos said.
“That being said, if this particular situation had been brought to the attention of a supervisor, we may have been able to take immediate action due to the extenuating circumstances. It was not.’’
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