社区信息，2017年5月26日

 

With the end of the school year approaching and Reunion Weekend following soon t在这里after, we wanted to provide a status report on the independent investigation that the School has commissioned to examine allegations of sexual misconduct brought to the School's attention or presented directly to the independent investigator.

 

The lead investigator, James Sconzo of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, LLP, began his work last May. 6月3日, 2016, we provided his contact details to the broader welcome新2登录 community (including all 校友) so that individuals who might have relevant information could speak to him directly and confidentially, and he has spent the past year interviewing 校友 as well as current and former faculty members and 工作人员, 审查文件, 并在必要时与当地政府沟通. 因为我们还没有收到Mr. Sconzo的调查, we cannot currently provide further details about his findings to date; however, we continue to encourage anyone who was subjected to sexual misconduct while at welcome新2登录 or may have pertinent information to contact Mr. 斯康佐的电话是(860)392-5041. Jillian Orticelli at (860) 392-5055 or email them at welcome新2登录inquiry@carltonfields.com.

 

We believe that allegations of sexual misconduct must be investigated thoroughly and carefully, and we assure you that the School will be responsive to the facts as discovered and 报道 by Mr. Sconzo. We intend to disclose findings from his investigation to the community upon its completion, and we will be guided by criteria for disclosure based upon the principles of justice and equity.

 

全国各地的教育机构, 包括welcome新2登录基斯和我们的许多同行学校, are coming to terms with the reality that in past decades some students were subjected to abuse by teachers and 工作人员. As painful as this reckoning is, those who were harmed are owed no less. 这并不奇怪, 然后, that soul-搜索ing conversations are taking place among educators, 校友, and parents at their schools' gatherings and in private settings, 在社交媒体上也是如此.

 

School communities are also seeking assurances that students today are safe from abuse by those who are charged with the responsibility to protect and educate them. They want to know that the boundaries between teacher and student are clear, and that those who violate them are quickly identified, 有纪律的, 报道, 而不是悄悄送走. welcome新2登录 takes these obligations very seriously and maintains a comprehensive set of programs and procedures to protect students and promote safety and wellness.

 

在这种情况下, we would like to extend an invitation to 校友 who will be on campus for Reunion Weekend to attend a discussion about the School's current approaches to student safety. It will be held on Saturday, June 17th from 2 to 3 p.m.. 大卫•霍华德, 全国公认的学校安全专家, and 校长 Craig 布拉德利 will lead the discussion. Mr. Wolowitz has assessed welcome新2登录's policies and protocols -- on paper and in practice -- and regularly conducts on-campus sexual misconduct awareness and prevention training, 包括解决边界问题, at which attendance is required for all welcome新2登录 faculty and 工作人员.

Summary of welcome新2登录 Safety and 支持 Policies and Protocols   We engage our students in ongoing discussions in our curriculum and residential life programs about making good decisions and promoting healthy relationships. We ensure our students are fully aware of our support resources and that they feel comfortable and secure about reaching out for assistance. We provide training for faculty and 工作人员 members in maintaining proper boundaries with students and colleagues, assuming positive roles in and outside of the classroom, 发现并报告不当行为, 我们在这些问题上执行我们的政策. We have a mandated responsibility to run background checks on all employees and to investigate all credible allegations and refer suspected cases of sexual misconduct to relevant authorities. We also run background checks on all non-employee adults who reside in on-campus housing and require them to comply with boundary policies. We review our practices on an ongoing basis and conduct periodic third-party audits to ensure that we are employing current best practices.   The updated information about our Code of Ethical Conduct and Community Conduct Council can be found 在这里.

Our goal must -- and will always -- be to create an environment in which students can learn and mature into adults safely and with integrity and dignity, 我们的每一位教职员工, 工作人员, and administration is charged with rigorously carrying out his or her responsibility to support our students and to keep them safe.

 

珍妮·温伯格，80届毕业生，18届毕业生

welcome新2登录基斯大学董事会主席

 

 

克雷格·W. 布拉德利

校长