Email the team at spotlight@globe.com. Intrepid Ed News is published by the OESIS Network, Inc. The story made national news on Dec. 9, 1977. Clarridge, now 88 and living in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., later admitted that he paid to have sex with 20 boys some 40 times over five years at the Revere address. While being a Head of School can be rewarding, Im nonetheless convinced that leading a school is incredibly challenging and at times woefully difficult. Read more about how we calculate our rankings, Search To See How Other Schools & Districts Rank. The announcement represents a pivot from the board's previous statement that Quirk would stay on the job. A graduate of Tabor Academy and Princeton University, Jim holds a masters degree in Counselor Education from Rutgers University, a masters degree in the General Purposes of Education from Harvard University, and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Boston University. Click here to meet those leading voices. Turn around a disgruntled alum who is a potentially large donor. In the letter he did send to the community last Thursday, Stettler said the school had taken note of alumni criticism of Fessendens leadership in the 1960s and 1970s and had recently removed Coffins name from the ice rink. There was a small cot set up next to Peekels bed, so close that the edges almost touched. I stayed there and you fondled me.. He threatened to come after On 2/1, the Tabor Academy varsity ice hockey team lost their home conference game against Governor's Academy (Byfield, MA) by a score of 3-1. . Lydgate and the school countersued the student, and they eventually reached a confidential settlement. Expelling a student who is the offspring of a trustee, major donor, or good friend of the school. Siebring, dean of students at Island School, said she wasnt surprised to learn that another student had accused Lydgate of sexual assault decades ago. Students use Instagram to expose racism at elite boarding - ABC6 An accomplished arts administrator who had also struggled with nightmares, anxiety, and depression, Truman Reed Jr. had never even told his wife what had happened. Historically, few allegations were reported to law enforcement, and many schools avoid publicizing them even today. One night Sweeney was in bed when Clarridge came by. Tabor is known for its marine science courses. The next day, Hooper said, he put on his warmest clothes and ran away in a snowstorm. David Wolowitz, a New Hampshire lawyer who has represented private schools facing sexual abuse allegations, said its understandable that alleged victims want the fullest possible disclosure and also that schools want to proceed with caution. No, Mr. Clarridge, Im all stuffed up, Sweeney replied. With your support, we are confident that we will emerge a stronger community. Like Hooper, former student Steven Starr struggled for years with drugs and alcohol and with intimacy after what he said were at least half a dozen episodes of abuse by Dallmann, starting in 1968. Jenkens, a college professor, shared his story on Facebook in March, one day after seeing some of his Exeter classmates speak out this year about teacher Rick Schubarts sexual misconduct. Many have sent their own children there.