Phillips Exeter Academy admits mishandling alleged sexual misconduct
Officials at Phillips Exeter Academy admitted Tuesday that the elite New England boarding school mishandled an accusation of sexual misconduct in which a male student was told by a school minister to bake bread for his alleged victim as an “act of penance,” The Boston Globe reports.
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School leaders also announced that a new position — “director for student well-being” — would be created to handle future sexual misconduct complaints.
“Exeter’s handling of a recent allegation of sexual assault, reported in the Boston Globe, is a disturbing reminder that we still have much work to do,’’ said the letter to alumni from the president of the trustees and the principal of the New Hampshire school.
The announcement by the school came a day after a petition with over 1,000 signatures was submitted to the New Hampshire institution by alumni saying donations would be withheld until the school cracked down on sexual abuse on campus.
Read the full story at the Globe.
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