An Epidemic of Abuse Against Deaf Children

It is difficult for most people to relate to the alienation and loneliness that children in our deaf community live with and sadly, children with disabilities are preyed upon at a much higher rate than children without. According to estimates, more than half of the deaf population of children has been a victim of sexual…

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Connecticut Boarding School Hotchkiss Releases Report Detailing Abuse Over Decades

Another elite boarding school has recently notified alumni and the public at large about sexual misconduct by its faculty over the past several decades. In a report released last week, Connecticut boarding school Hotchkiss detailed numerous offenses of at least seven different faculty members against multiple students spanning nearly four decades. The report, based on…

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An Investigation of the Nichols School, an Elite Buffalo, New York Prep School Finds Credible Reports of Sexual Misconduct With Students Involving 10 Former Faculty Members

A law firm’s investigation of the Nichols School, an upstate New York prep school, concluded there were “credible reports of sexual misconduct or inappropriate emotional relationships with students involving 10 former Nichols faculty members” during the 1960s through the mid-2000s. The Nichols School’s Board of Trustees launched the investigation after a former student came forward in…

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Sexual Abuse Scandal at the St. Paul’s School

The action on July 14th by the New Hampshire Attorney General to open a criminal investigation into the St. Paul’s School as it relates to the sexual abuse scandal that recently came to light, is nothing short of unprecedented. In every single case of sexual abuse at a private school or even a public school…

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