SHELBURNE — Tucker Jenkins will keep his job as a Shelburne police detective, following a 10-week investigation into the relationship between Jenkins and a student at Mohawk Trail Regional School.

The Shelburne Selectboard met Thursday in an executive session to review a report from the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office investigating misconduct allegations against Jenkins, 28, and whether he was involved in an inappropriate relationship with an 18-year-old student. Jenkins worked at Mohawk Trail as the school resource officer and co-taught a forensic science class up until January 2025, when the school began looking into the matter.

The report from the DA’s office concluded that no crime had occurred, but Assistant District Attorney Rachael Eramo said she has reason to believe the relationship between Jenkins and the student went “beyond that of a teacher/student.”

Both the student and Jenkins denied they were engaged in a sexual relationship when questioned during an initial investigation by Shelburne Police Chief Gregory Bardwell, and the student denied any sexual contact with Jenkins when questioned during the DA’s investigation. Jenkins, through legal counsel, declined to be interviewed by State Police detectives assigned to the Berkshire DA’s office.

After reviewing the documents, the Shelburne Selectboard “voted to retain Detective Tucker Jenkins as an employee of the Shelburne Police Department,” the board wrote in a statement Thursday.

“The Selectboard performed a careful review and thorough deliberation of all the known documents available in this matter, and took into consideration Detective Jenkins’ excellent record of performance with the department,” the statement continues. “The Shelburne Selectboard determined there is no credible evidence of violation of department or Town of Shelburne personnel policies.”

When reached by phone on Friday, Selectboard members Andrew Baker and Tricia Yacovone-Biagi declined to comment further on the decision. Chair Rick LaPierre could not be reached for additional comment.

In January, students reported the alleged relationship to administrators at Mohawk Trail Regional School, who then filed a 51A report with the Department of Children and Families. The case was referred to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, but due to a conflict of interest, it was passed on to the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office.

At the time of the report, Jenkins, who just a few months earlier had received a Champion of Children Award from the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin, was temporarily removed from the school, a decision that became permanent after the DA’s investigation concluded.

On Monday, Mohawk Trail Superintendent Sheryl Stanton wrote to the school district’s parents and families, alerting them to the report’s findings and stating the district would be seeking a new school resource officer.

The DA’s office reviewed the Shelburne Police Department’s investigation on the matter, interviewed the student and a few of her classmates, and reviewed phone records between Jenkins and the student. Between Jan. 6 and Jan. 30, there were 25 phone calls between the two, with the total time of the calls being about 67 minutes, according to the Berkshire DA’s review.

The office was unable to review text messages between the two, as the student and the officer had both deleted their texts, according to the DA’s investigation. Additionally, other students had reported seeing the two together outside of school.

Eramo’s letter concluded that the relationship went “beyond that of a student/teacher,” but as the student was over the age of consent (16 in Massachusetts), no crime had been committed. The DA’s office then turned the matter back over to the school and police to take any further action as was seen fit.

Bardwell said on Monday that the Shelburne Police Department does not plan to take further action or speak further on the matter. In previous interviews, Bardwell referred to the allegation as a “rumor that spiraled out of control,” and said school administration and the DA’s investigators were relying on second-hand or third-hand information that had deviated from the truth. He added that Jenkins and the student were family friends, and he was helping her apply for an internship in a forensic science field.

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