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in a nutshell: this freshmen had a crush on this senior. she was a virgin. eventually, they end up having sex and go through the whole "don't tell anyone" thing. when she finally turns it in, he denies it and everyone believes him, thinking he's making it up b/c she everyone knew she liked him. it was sad. that's all i was responding to. and me and this other senior from bath had both read it and felt the same way about it. mr. bragg didn't do anythign wrong. he just picked them up when they were walking back to campus. but he was the only other name in the story and i felt someone at bath should know.

  bill,

 The thing you should be aware of is Hyde has a track record of marginalizing the victims of sexual predictors.  It is hard to look at this and not believe it is not  a institutional cultural problem.   I am sure you have heard the story about Joe and the twenty year old hyde graduate.  

Emil

Here is the first part.  It mentions my soulbro.


Hyde School is a character education high school in Bath, Maine.

Hyde was founded in 1966 by math teacher Joseph Gauld. Mr Gauld was interested in providing education based on character development rather than academic achievement. Since its inception Hyde School has had the reputation of being a "turn around" school. The organization, based in Maine, also includes national parenting workshops and wilderness experiences. Outdoor activities are incorporated into the educational scheme and a Outward Bound like experience is provided to many if not all students. That is a place where well to do families can send their children who are having difficulty in other educational environments. Some of these children have behavioral abnormalities, others are underperformers. In addition many students are there because their parents believe in the educational theory of character before performance. Thus there is a mix of the more traditional prep school crowd and nontraditional "turnaround" children. Because of this mix many who start there do not finish and it is not uncommon for only 6 or 10 from an original freshman class of 50 remain at the school for the entire 4 years.

Although Hyde is typically categorized as a college preparatory schoolthe school administrators regard their primary purpose as preparation for life. Hyde helps students learn, embrace, and adopt a character compass that will guide them for the rest of their lives.

Emphasis is placed on performing arts and sports. Participation in athletics is mandatory and sports are often assigned to students in order to balance the schools teams and provide for as strong a school showing as possible in as many sports as possible. Performing arts is also mandatory. Singing, acting and dancing are seen as critical steps in the development of all students. These students often perform in shows designed to attract other potential families to the school. Academics are provided but not emphasized and those who are talented at school work are enlisted to teach those who are less able. There are the typical high school classes and academics and most if not nearly all who complete school there gain access to colleges and universities.