Fessenden School

The Fessenden School
United States
Information
TypePrivate boarding/day school
MottoLabor Omnia Vincit (Work conquers all)
EstablishedSeptember 1903
School districtWest Newton, Massachusetts
Head of schoolSteve Armstrong
Faculty81
Enrollment537
ColorsRed and Gray
AthleticsYes
MascotBear
NicknameFessy
WebsiteThe Fessenden School

The Fessenden School is an independent day (Pre-K – Grade 9) and boarding school (Grades 6 – 9) for boys, founded in 1903 by Frederick J. Fessenden as a school for the intellectually gifted, and located at 250 Waltham Street, West Newton, Massachusetts, United States, on a 41-acre (0.17 km2) campus.[1]

The former assistant headmaster; Arthur Clarridge was arrested in November 1977 for his involvement in a child sex ring operating out of Revere, Massachusetts. It was reported at the time that there had been no indication of the schools students being involved, however allegations surfaced more then 30 years later.[2] The school posted a statement in 2011, acknowledged and apologizing for those that had been harmed by the sexual abuse that had occurred decades prior, and offered counseling for those affected.[3] In 2014, attorney Mitchell Garabedian filed a lawsuit against the school seeking monetary damages for alleged sexual abuse that had occurred in the 1960-70s.[4][5] In December 2017, a school administrator and former teacher was cleared of sexual misconduct by local police and the District Attorney following allegations from the 1990s.[6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "About The Fessenden School | Pre-K to Grade 9 Boys School". www.fessenden.org. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Palmer, Jon (December 9, 2014). "Fessenden Has Company: A Brief History of Local Prep School Scandals". Boston.com. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  3. ^ "Sexual Abuse At Private Schools". GBH. May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  4. ^ Durkin Richer, Alanna (October 15, 2018). "Ex-students file sexual abuse suit against boarding school". AP News. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  5. ^ "Private schools, painful secrets - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  6. ^ Fisher, Jenna (December 29, 2017). "Fessenden Administrator Cleared Of Sexual Misconduct, To Return". Newton, MA Patch. Retrieved April 8, 2026.

Further reading

  • Peterson's, Private Secondary Schools 2008, page 1278. ISBN 978-0-7689-2399-5.
  • Fessenden also operates a co-ed summer camp.
Wikimedia Commons logo
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fessenden School.

42°21′28.61″N 71°13′22.54″W / 42.3579472°N 71.2229278°W / 42.3579472; -71.2229278

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.