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Edinburgh Academy pupils suffered decades of 'dreadful abuse'
Lady Smith said the school disbelieved complaints and failed to intervene as pupils endured sexual, physical and emotional abuse for decades.
- On Tuesday, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry found that pupils at Edinburgh Academy suffered "dreadful abuse" over four decades, with Lady Smith concluding the institution ignored complaints to protect its reputation.
- Lady Smith detailed historical abuse claims against 20 teaching staff between 1954 and 1995, finding the school "failed to look at itself through a realistic and critical lens" as complacency allowed violations to persist.
- Nearly 50 witnesses provided evidence, including broadcaster Nicky Campbell, who described being "haunted" by memories of his schooling, while survivor Henry testified that physical abuse was a daily occurrence.
- Edinburgh Academy reiterated its "sincere apology" to survivors following the report, while physics teacher William Bain and prep school teacher Iain Wares were identified as abusers, with Wares awaiting extradition from South Africa.
- The Edinburgh Academy Survivors Group welcomed the findings, thanking Lady Smith for an "accurate and thoughtful account of the events we endured as children," as the institution pledges a "caring and supportive environment.
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Children suffered ‘dreadful abuse’ over decades at Edinburgh Academy, inquiry finds
Lady Smith said some boarders at the school lived in a ‘permanent state of fear’.
·London, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Academy pupils suffered ‘dreadful abuse’ over 40 years, inquiry finds
PUPILS at boarding school Edinburgh Academy suffered “dreadful abuse” over 40 years as the school sought to protect its reputation and ignore complaints, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has found
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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