By Terry Murry on Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
PENDLETON โ InterMountain Education Service District Superintendent Mark Mulvihill was shocked by news of four to five young teens beating up an 18-year-old male last week at Hodge Park in Hermiston. He says heโs sure Chief Jason Edmiston and his officers reacted correctly in light of what they were facing.
โOur local law enforcement people I think very highly of, and so when they make the statements that they do itโs like โWhoa. Wow. This isnโt good,โ he said.
Mulvihill stressed that the group is not reflective of the teen population which, in most cases, is responsible and conscientious. He also said that getting to children at an earlier age is vital to positive development.
โYouโre better off if you can get these kids in positive programs, positive groups, and connected to an adult that values them than you are having to deal with the discipline after the fact,โ he said.