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...Groton alumni at Harvard say Hawkins didnt experience anything more than run-of-the-mill prep school horsing aroundactivities he participated in actively as a student...
...devastating, unexpected, says Groton alum Jonathan B. Durham 04, adding that Hawkins spoke of homosexual rape in the diatribe. He was shunnedpeople were really...
...into a pariah. At least one teacher started to play games with his grades, says his lawyer, Lawrence E. Hardoon. Hawkins basically felt he was drummed out of school. Hardoon points out that a student would not jeopardize his admission to an Ivy League school unless the climate at Groton was truly unbearable. This was why it ultimately led to a lawsuit, he says. The bottom line, which for me is ultimately shocking, is that the school graduates the two students accused of abuse, and my client does not get a diploma. Hawkins opted to get his diploma from...
Then two years later, in late August, on the day before Hawkins turned 21, the last day he could legally do so, he filed a suit against Groton, blaming the school for not taking his story seriously...
Sophomores at Groton move into one of four specific dorms, where they are the youngest members of a hierarchical system. The seniors, all of whom are considered prefects, sit on top. Each dorm has ample time for its members to interact within this system, as boarders are left more or less unsupervised after the 10 p.m. curfew. Frequently, prefects like to exert their authority by engaging in typical hazing, as John A. Roberts 02 calls...