And at New Hampshires Phillips Exeter Academy, several graduates have accused faculty members of sexual abuse and other inappropriate behavior. . I have no recollection of any such incident, he said. He threatened to come after The school pleaded. More than 200 students have been victims of sexual abuse and harassment at New England private schools since the 1950s. The full text of the most recent letter is as follows: Since our letter last Thursday concerning our Head of School John Quirk, we have continued to consider this incident and its aftermath. Tabor Academy (Marion, MA) Boys Varsity Ice Hockey - MaxPreps.com I was crying. Our priority is to listen, understand what happened, apologize, respond as appropriate, and provide the necessary support for survivors. Julie Salit, Associate Head of School for Faculty and School Affairs, will assume the role as Acting Head of School. The teacher, Robert Bliss, died in 1981. And schools often keep the reports confidential, even when payments are made to alleged victims. Share information about sexual misconduct at private schools with the Boston Globe Spotlight team by completing this request for information. Her work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/author/michelle-r-smith. Immediately prior to joining Tabor as a member of our faculty in 2007, Julie served as Science Department Chair at St. James School. St. Georges, an Episcopal school near Newport, recently apologized for decades of abuse and for failing to report it to the proper authorities. I would certainly file that report today, and would expect the same from all Pomfret employees.. The description of the school in the record was that it was "a school for boys and girls located at Marion, Massachusetts, and is supported by an endowment and some private subscriptions and includes in its curriculum some nautical training." REPORTER. They say students may also be afraid to report abuse, especially if it happened to involve drugs or alcohol, which are often grounds for expulsion. When appropriate, the annual goals of the Board, the Head, and the different departments of the school should be shared with the school community by posting them on the schools website. For decades, he told no one else what had happened, and he battled alcoholism and depression. Joe Brewer: Consilience and the Indigenous Third World | Benjamin Freud, Ph.D. An Immense Opportunity: What Ed Yongs An Immense World Can Teach Us About Neurodiversity | Elaine Griffin, Skills for The Good Life: Todays Kids Dont (Yet) Have Them | Liza Garonzik.