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The Catholic school in Morristown named after a bishop who oversaw the church in Vermont for 20 years is changing its name, partly because of the “unthinkable” alleged sexual abuse
The school is changing its name in part because of the “unthinkable” alleged sexual abuse of children by priests under the bishop’s leadership.
The Catholic school in Morristown named after a bishop who oversaw the church in Vermont for 20 years is changing its name, partly because of the “unthinkable” alleged sexual abuse
Vermont state lawmakers are now considering issuing an apology for eugenics 90 years later, the Vermont General Assembly may apologize for Eugenics Share Updated: 11:39 AM EDT Apr 1, 2021 90 years later, the Vermont General Assembly may apologize for Eugenics Share Updated: 11:39 AM EDT Apr 1, 2021 Almost a century after the eugenics survey of Vermont, state lawmakers are now considering whether the general assembly should issue an apology."My grandmother was listed in the eugenics survey and she had to change her name three times to avoid the survey," says Don Steven...
An apology letter intended to acknowledge Vermont's role in a program that sought to sterilize certain Vermonters deemed "degenerates" is seeing the light of day in the state legislature. A joint resolution "sincerely apologizing and expressing sorrow and regret" to Vermonters impacted and harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices was approved unanimously by the House of Representatives Wednesday. Before final approval and recognition, the bill must be passed by the Senate. Eugenics programs of the twentieth century sought "racial purity" using forced sterilization of In...