NY school apologizes for abuse
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May 26, 2013, Sunday
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THE Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators.
Friday's letter on the school website apologizes for abuse by former teachers and administrators between 1962 and 1996.
"We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their years at Horace Mann School," wrote Board Chairman Steven Friedman and Head of School Thomas Kelly. "These unconscionable betrayals of trust never should have happened."
The Bronx district attorney's office and the New York Police Department launched an investigation after a New York Times Magazine article last summer said the academy was plagued by teachers who sexually abused children in the 1970s.
In April, prosecutors said there was a pattern of suspected sexual abuse at the Bronx school, but the statute of limitations to prosecute has expired.
In Friday's letter, Friedman and Kelly said the school had hired a mediation firm which presented the board of trustees with statements from 31 individuals who described their abuse. They said settlements have been reached with most.
Friday's letter on the school website apologizes for abuse by former teachers and administrators between 1962 and 1996.
"We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their years at Horace Mann School," wrote Board Chairman Steven Friedman and Head of School Thomas Kelly. "These unconscionable betrayals of trust never should have happened."
The Bronx district attorney's office and the New York Police Department launched an investigation after a New York Times Magazine article last summer said the academy was plagued by teachers who sexually abused children in the 1970s.
In April, prosecutors said there was a pattern of suspected sexual abuse at the Bronx school, but the statute of limitations to prosecute has expired.
In Friday's letter, Friedman and Kelly said the school had hired a mediation firm which presented the board of trustees with statements from 31 individuals who described their abuse. They said settlements have been reached with most.
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