Former Students Recount Abuse and Neglect at Hyde School in Bath

Lawsuit Against Midcoast Maine Private School Alleges Student Abuse That Officials Strongly Deny

A lawsuit against a private high school in Bath by students alleging abuse has sparked a widespread debate over its educational role – effective boot camp or cauldron of out-of-control discipline. The class-action suit claims hundreds of students were trafficked, abused and exploited. The suit was filed by a former student claiming she endured years [...] The post Lawsuit Against Midcoast Maine Private School Alleges Student Abuse That Officials…

Dozens of Teens From Abusive Florida School Ended Up on Death Row

Michael Bell, set to be executed Tuesday, is among at least 34 boys from the Dozier School later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent?

Former students recount abuse and neglect at Hyde School in Bath

A federal lawsuit alleges their experience of emotional and physical mistreatment at the boarding school had lasting negative effects.

Former student accuses Maine boarding school of forced labor in lawsuit

A former student of the Hyde School in Bath is suing the private boarding school and members of the Gauld family who operate it, alleging she and other students were subjected to forced labor and emotional abuse. Jessica Fuller, who now lives in Palm Beach County, Florida, is the named plaintiff in the suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Maine by her attorneys, the Maine-based Island Justice Law and the Massachusetts-based Justice La…

Hyde boarding school accused of abusing students, forced manual labor

A federal lawsuit filed Friday details allegations of forced labor and emotional abuse at the nearly 60-year-old private boarding school in Bath that advertises a character-based education.

The Hyde School’s 'hidden curriculum': Former students allege decades of undercover abuse

Twenty former students – including Jessica Fuller, Angie Guidera, and Rachel Deadman – are represented in the class-action claim.