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Rape at Hyde
Anonymous:
On 2005-10-02 20:41:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Hey HydeFan, why don't you have the courage to ask a certain headmaster whether it is true that his son was gang raped while at the Bath Campus. He spoke about it in group and I seriously doubt he made it up! What irks me is how they chose never to call in the authorities"
So you are saying Joe Gauld spoke up in a group and said his son was gang raped at Hyde. Or was it Malcolm who spoke up? (Or does Malcolm have a son?)
And you think I lack courage for not asking an alledged raped victim to revisit his 30-year old trauma, let alone make the inquiry for your salacious purposes?
Many crime victims chose not to call the authorities. Are you irked by them to?
Even if what you say is true, I don't think its relevant today, and I'm sure it caused untold grief and suffering. I would never inquire about such a thing our of descency and respect.
Oh, I get it!! All of a sudden you are saying that this is something NOT to talk about when in fact Hyde's whole curriculum is about bringing up your past in front of the school!!
You really don't get it do you? Hyde has a LEGAL obligation as a school to notify the authorities when there has been sexual abuse at their school. Hyde feels they are above the law and can handle everything through seminars and FLC's. Hate to tell you this, but there are laws in the U.S. and they are there to protect our youth. Hyde is NOT ABOVE THE LAW even though they think they are!
Anonymous:
HydeFan,
It sounds as though this last poster is saying that there was a crime at Hyde and it was covered up and not reported to the appropriate authorities. He/She is right about the fact that Hyde does have a legal duty to report crimes no matter who it happened to.
HydeFan:
There is nothing "all of a sudden" here, except your statements, which, if untrue, are likely defamatory.
I also don't agree with the statement that Hyde's whole curriculum is about bringing up EVERYTHING about your past in front of the school.
For sure it is about giving people a place and encouragement to talk about stuff that maybe painful or may be typical teen angst or whatever, but (in my experience there) many matters are dealt with privately as well.
Anyway, you keep making unsubstantiated allegations (that are quite vague as well, since I have no clue who you are really talking about here).
Personally, I know of no law that says a private school (in the year when this "crime" is alleged to have occurred) has to report a crimes to the police. Surely you have some backup for this, right?
Anonymous:
Yes, this is exactly what I was saying. We are talking about two different subjects. Whether Hyde is a good for some kids and not others is one topic. The other topic is my concern for the students welfare, being at a school like Hyde where they govern themselves.
Kids should feel they are in a safe, supportive environment and parents should feel the same. I am not saying Hyde is bad in all respects, but Hyde needs to change their policies so our kids will be safe. They are not above the law.How they handle serious situations is important. In this case I think they showed a lack of character as well as lack of sensitivity. These incidences have happened at other schools, but in those cases and in this day and age, it is reported, not swept under the carpet.
You are right that this kid suffered, and I am sure he suffered even more by how it was handled. When you ignore a violation of this magnitude, what are you telling the victim? I seriously question the character of the parents and whether they practiced Truth over Harmony or more likely Harmony over Truth. And yes, it is a child of a Head of one of the schools.
Hyde will go on, parents will still send their kids, but maybe if more parents would practice Truth over Harmony, Hyde could become a better place!
HydeFan:
--- Quote ---On 2005-10-03 06:20:00, Anonymous wrote:
"HydeFan,
He/She is right about the fact that Hyde does have a legal duty to report crimes no matter who it happened to."
--- End quote ---
Hmmmm. While not an expert, I am not sure this is true. Based on some searches I just did, I learned:
In general, there is no duty for any private party to report a crime unless that state has passed a statute to the contrary.
There are probably mandatory reporting obligations for child sexual abuse in Maine http://www.smith-lawfirm.com/mandatory_reporting.htm
The reporting obligation (which for the model law came into effect in 1996) seems to be limited to situations where the abuse is by a parent or caretaker responsible for the childs welfare.
Anyway, I only spent 5 minutes searching on this so I could be wrong, and would be interested in what anyone else finds, but as far as I can tell, there was no obligation to report, and keeping the matter private (IF IT HAPPENED AT ALL!) was appropriate at the discretion of the family involved.
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