{"id":2493,"date":"2026-06-11T21:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:35:12","slug":"ipswich-police-body-camera-video-shows-heated-exchange-between-parents-school-principal-over-boys-lacrosse-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2493","title":{"rendered":"Ipswich police body camera video shows heated exchange between parents, school principal over boys\u2019 lacrosse decision"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police body camera footage shows a tense meeting Tuesday between Ipswich High School Principal Jonathan Mitchell and the fathers of two boys\u2019 lacrosse players shortly before the team forfeited its Division 4 state semifinal game. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In the video taken Tuesday at about 10:15 a.m. at the school, John Gianakakis and Drew Wile press Mitchell for an explanation after several players were ruled ineligible to play because of a graduation incident involving cigars. Parents have said the cigars were homemade and contained tea leaves rather than tobacco.<\/span><\/p>\n

A police report on the confrontation said Mitchell called police shortly after 10 a.m. and asked for an officer to respond to the main office \u201cASAP.\u201d The officer wrote that when he reached the office he saw Gianakakis and Wile speaking with Mitchell, and Mitchell \u201cindicated that he wanted me to enter and join the meeting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBoth were noticeably upset by the ruling and wanted to vent and be heard by Mitchell,\u201d the officer wrote in the report.<\/span><\/p>\n

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