Maryland fire chief warns firefighters about harassing custodians
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Latina custodial workers in Montgomery County fire stations say they’ve been the targets of abusive comments and sexual harassment, according to Fire Rescue Service Chief Scott Goldstein.
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Goldstein sent an email calling out the alleged out of bounds behavior to all 2,700 volunteer and career workers Friday. He went public with his concerns Tuesday.
According to Goldstein’s email, inappropriate behavior has included:
“Vulgar inappropriate sexual comments”
“Comments and personal opinions regarding DACA”
“Negative comments regarding diverse neighboring communities”“I want everyone to know these circumstances, these behaviors that I’ve identified, I will not tolerate,” Goldstein said.