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Bath, Maine, Child Abuse, Hyde School
Anonymous:
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
HydeFan:
--- Quote ---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"
--- End quote ---
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.
Anonymous:
Hyde tried to start a school in our town several years ago and it sounds as if they haven't changed much. They attempted to strip many parents and students of their dignity and used humiliation tactics.. They seemed to use the methods of Werner Ehrhardt, a self-styled leader in the 70's who believed in pulling yourself up by the bootstraps at the expense of others around you and using your personal power to climb over the backs of others. We met friends whose daughter never got the help she needed for her learning disabilities and was put off by having to stand on the stage at graduation and line up according to how they(each student)felt they had produced at Hyde. Not having much self-esteem, the daughter put herself last and never forgot the experience.
I'd investigate some of these places where they say they have schools. I spoke with a guidance counselor at another school where they tried to make inroads and she said that they were told so many lies and the Hyde standards were so low that they drove them out. Two former staff members told me that Hyde used the same tactics on them and the spouse of one won't even mention the school's name.
At a meeting to set up their school at our school, I asked Joe Gauld if it was true that students who committed any infraction of the rules was shunned for days, something I consider to be cruel. He was stunned that any parent had heard of this, quickly looked away and said he hadn't heard of that....on to the next question.
Parents who are scared are vulnerable. Hyde preys on the vulnerable.
Anonymous:
In answer to the person who spoke of gang rape, although it is true that some persons are afraid to call in the authorities, it can be difficult but extremely healing to know that this was a crime and acknowledged by the authorities to be such. No good school would ever let something like that go. This also encourages a sick subculture to continue to bully people. Bullying and never responding out of weakness are hallmarks of the Hyde School. The two anonymous teachers I spoke with years ago said that some kids were helped at that school but most weren't.
Some were really harmed.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-02-05 16:33:00, Anonymous wrote:
"In answer to the person who spoke of gang rape, although it is true that some persons are afraid to call in the authorities, it can be difficult but extremely healing to know that this was a crime and acknowledged by the authorities to be such. No good school would ever let something like that go. This also encourages a sick subculture to continue to bully people. Bullying and never responding out of weakness are hallmarks of the Hyde School. The two anonymous teachers I spoke with years ago said that some kids were helped at that school but most weren't.
Some were really harmed. "
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Our family has heard many of the same things about the Hyde School. That is, the school has helped some kids and families, but overall Hyde's record is very bad. Large numbers of students leave the school. Many parents seem to be very dissatisfied with the school and there are lots of rumors about emotional abuse and low quality, unqualified staff.
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