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A TEACHER at Scotland’s oldest boarding school was given a job reference which did not disclose he had been issued with a final warning for using…
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has been taking evidence from a former senior staff member at fee-paying Loretto School in Musselburgh.
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard the man was left feeling ‘disgusted and shocked’.
1 She was one of Scotland’s first ever Girl Guides, and a motivating force for women during the First World War. Born in Hillhead, the daughter of Mary Grierson and John Cargill, Allison Cargill was cycling past the window of a Glasgow bookshop when she spotted the title ‘Scouting for Boys’ in the display. Inspired, and not wanting the boys to have all the fun, she started the Cuckoo Patrol with five friends from Laurel Bank School. 2 The girls met regularly in the stable loft above her house and in 1909, they became affiliated to the 1st Glasgow Scout Group. According to Girlguidin...
Scottish boarding schools apologise ‘unreservedly’ over historic abuse Updated: 17/03/2021, 10:33 am The opening statements were heard before Judge Lady Smith (Nick Mailer/PA) Boarding schools across Scotland have offered an “unreserved apology” for the alleged sexual, physical and emotional abuse students faced. The latest phase of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, heard before Judge Lady Smith, is focusing on the alleged abuse carried out in Scottish boarding schools. The boarding schools praised survivors who had come forward, saying they hoped to they fully recognise the abuse pup...