Community Message, 2018年8月17日

2018年8月17日

Dear members of the welcome新2登录 community,

在过去的两年里, 你们已经多次听到我们关于正在进行的对历史上的性侵犯事件或教师不当行为的调查, staff, or other adult members of the welcome新2登录 community.  Today, the independent investigator presented her findings to the Board of Trustees, and we write to share her findings and the full report of the independent investigation.

We have read the report with heavy hearts, 因为它描述了welcome新2登录基斯学生被老师或工作人员虐待的多起事件, primarily during the 1970s and 1980s.

To the survivors of abuse, we apologize from the bottom of our hearts.  The School did not live up to its commitment to protect you.  我们谦卑地道歉——我们知道言语无法衡量我们的悲伤和遗憾，也无法抹去你们所承受的伤害.  你伤得很重, 我们现在只能希望通过照顾你来弥补，并尽我们所能确保现在和将来的学生都能得到照顾和安全. 

我们希望所有参与独立调查的人都知道我们非常感谢你们.  特别是, 我们感谢每一位勇敢而艰难地决定分享她或他的故事的幸存者.  Thanks to your bravery and strength, 我们能够直接和公开地面对学校的历史，这样我们就可以与过去和解, support the healing of those who were harmed, and learn so as to assure the safety and well-being of current and future welcome新2登录 students.

An Overview of the Investigator's Report

2016年5月, 学校对welcome新2登录基斯社区成年成员的性侵犯和不当行为事件进行了调查.  我们聘请了一位新的调查员, Allison奥尼尔, 洛克律师事务所合伙人, in February of this year to build upon and complete the work that had been done to date.  Locke Lord had complete authority and discretion in conducting the investigation, 包括确定证实虐待指控的标准，以及决定在报告中列出哪些人的名字.  骆家辉有权查阅welcome新2登录基斯的全部记录，以及支持调查的现任和前任人员.  Interviews were conducted with over 150 individuals, including alumni and current and former faculty, staff, 和受托人.  The Locke Lord team reviewed approximately 200,000 pages of documents.

该报告详细描述了1969年至1992年期间7名前教员性侵学生的事件: 

  • 列夫Thorne-Thomsen: Classics teacher from 1964 to 1992
  • 克里斯托弗·卡莱尔 (deceased): 英语 teacher from 1963 to 1982
  • 乔治·“里克”·德尔普雷特: Athletic director and history teacher from 1970 to 2004
  • 彼得·戈特，硕士.D. (deceased): Medical director from 1972 to 2005
  • 艾伯特狡猾 (deceased): Choral director, organist and music teacher from 1950 to 1970 and 2008
  • 罗纳德·卡尔森: 英语 teacher from 1971 to 1981
  • 达蒙白: 英语 teacher from 1983 to 2012

报告还讨论了其他事件和指控，这些事件和指控不符合骆家辉制定的指名被控罪犯的标准.  该报告还记录了一些前管理人员知道教职员工可能存在的不当性行为，但未能理解或干预的情况.  This was especially so with regard to reports about 列夫Thorne-Thomsen, who served on the faculty from 1964 until he was terminated in 1992. 

The complete report of the independent investigator can be accessed here and is also available on the School's 网站.

Locke Lord's report is upsetting to read.  对于报告中所述行为所造成的持久痛苦，我们深表歉意.  我们怎么说都不为过, 尽管我们知道，言语只能给那些受到伤害的人带来有限的安慰，也无法消除这些行为对那些个人和welcome新2登录基斯社区的影响.

Actions the School Has Taken in Response to the Investigator's Report

The Board of Trustees has taken several actions in response to Locke Lord's report.  具体地说, 学校已向执法部门和任何已知的后续雇主作出适当的报告.  在适用情况下, 我们将剥夺上述人员在welcome新2登录基斯大学的任何公开身份，并禁止他们进入校园.  We have also accepted the resignation of Arthur White, who served as the Headmaster from 1983 to 1989 and cooperated in the investigation, 作为退休受托人.  我们已经删除了所有没有对滥用奖金的举报采取行动的前任校长的名字, 奖学金, endowments and spaces on campus, including portraits which will be placed in the School's archives.  

是否有其他校友愿意再提出一份welcome新2登录基斯社区成年成员的虐待报告, 我们已经要求. O'Neil be available in the coming months to receive any such report.  Ms. O'Neil can be reached by telephone at (800) 403-7138 or (617) 239-0729, or by email at welcome新2登录investigation@lockelord.com.

Our Ongoing Commitment to Survivors

学院将继续通过RAINN (Rape)向校友提供财政援助，以支付他们在学院期间与不当性行为有关的当前和/或过去的治疗费用, Abuse & 乱伦国家网络).  具体地说:

  • 当前治疗费用: welcome新2登录将报销目前每周最长90分钟的治疗时间，用于任何由许可医生推荐的治疗, qualified mental health professional and is among RAINN's list of approved treatment modalities.
     
  • 过去的治疗费用: welcome新2登录 will reimburse up to $10,对于任何有执照的医生推荐的长达90分钟的治疗，之前的治疗疗程费用为5000美元, 合格的心理健康专家，这是RAINN批准的治疗方式之一.

To access financial assistance for current and/or past therapy costs, please contact RAINN directly at the welcome新2登录-specific hotline at (866) 827-4029.  The number for alumni who live abroad is (860) 300-3389.  More detailed information about therapy referrals and reimbursement is available on the School's 网站.  Please know that all inquiries and funding requests are anonymous to welcome新2登录.

RAINN also operates a national hotline at (800) 656-4673 or www.在线.瑞恩.org that can be used to access immediate crisis intervention, information, and resources.  The hotline can also provide alumni with a referral to a local counselor or therapist.

welcome新2登录 Today: Prevention and Awareness

welcome新2登录基斯致力于确保其政策和程序反映不断发展的最佳实践.  在过去的几年里, 学校已经制定并实施了一套全面的计划和程序来保护学生，促进他们的安全和福祉, 包括以下内容:

  • 我们要求对教职员工进行培训，使他们与学生和同事保持适当的界限, assuming positive roles in and outside of the classroom, and recognizing and reporting improper behavior.
  • 我们对所有员工以及所有住在校园宿舍的非员工成年人进行背景调查, and we require them to comply with boundary policies.  
  • 我们让我们的学生在人类发展课程(所有预科和中低年级都需要)和住宿生活项目中进行持续的讨论，以做出正确的决定和促进健康的关系.
  • 我们确保我们的学生充分了解学校的支持资源，并努力创造一个环境，让他们感到舒适地寻求帮助和/或报告任何不当行为. 

我们定期审查我们的做法，并定期进行第三方审核，以确保我们采用当前的最佳做法.  最近, 我们委托RAINN全面检讨我们的性行为不端教育和应对机制, 包括现有政策, 协议, 和培训.  在这个过程的最后, RAINN将向welcome新2登录基斯学院提供对其当前项目的评估和一系列具体建议，以确保学院达到或超过当前的最佳实践.  

More information about welcome新2登录's safety and support 协议 can be found on the School's 网站, in the Code of Ethical Conduct, and in the Community Regulations section of the 年鉴. 

结论

我们再次向参与调查的每一个人表示感谢，向每一位幸存者表示最深切的歉意.  We honor your strength in coming forward by confronting our past.  And we pledge that your experiences will inform our ongoing efforts to build a safer, stronger and healthier community.
 

你的真诚,


Jean Weinberg, 80届，18届
董事会主席

克雷格·W. 布拉德利
校长