St. Paul’s School, in Concord, NH, is facing the threat of criminal proceedings over allegations that it failed to protect students from sexual abuse and agreed Thursday to put the New Hampshire attorney general’s office in control of handling reports of possible child abuse on campus.
Good students never questioned authority because they knew their success depended on a strict compliance with and respect for an institution, which had graduated some of the most prominent financial and political leaders in the nation. The rules were clear to several former St. Paul’s students who were sexually assaulted during their time on campus, they said.
The Bishops of the Diocese of Virginia have released a statement setting out eight principles that will guide the diocese and the congregations, camps, schools, and programs within it as they minister to transgender persons.
Thirty years after seven students and two teachers died on Oregon’s Mount Hood, Oregon Episcopal School honors their memory with a day of service.
At least 67 private schools in New England have faced accusations since 1991 that staffers sexually abused or harassed more than 200 students, the Spotlight Team found through an examination of court cases, as well as interviews with alumni, relatives, school officials, and attorneys. – Boston Globe
“It’s an elite environment” … “You’re talking about probably the most spectacular campus in the whole country for a private school. Not everyone gets to go to a school like that.” – An alum from the 1970s