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The case marks a continuation of fallout after the state shut the school down in 2016 following a criminal investigation into allegations of physical abuse of students by staff.
GREAT BARRINGTON â Several lawsuits filed by former students who allege rampant abuse at a now-shuttered boarding school were settled this year for undisclosed amounts. Other lawsuits are pending. Three lawsuits against the Eagleton School, its founder and former director Bruce Bona, as well as staff, have settled with former students of the school for boys ages 9 to 22 with emotional, behavioral and cognitive disabilities. Two suits are pending â one in U.S. District Court in Springfield, the other in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. In two cases, settled in federal court, the for...