Those who were abused, WERE believed actually. That makes it all the more horrific imo, the cover up, by the schools so they don't besmirch their name or face litigation!
The teacher was fired, but: ( snipped by me, from the article you linked):
"Jaime Rivera is among 12 former faculty and staff members named in the Choate report released Thursday accusing them of sexual misconduct while at the Wallingford school,"
"The report, prepared by a former prosecutor and other investigators hired by Choate, includes allegations from 24 former students of misconduct between 1963 and 2010 including kissing, sexual intercourse and forced sexual intercourse."
"Rivera was fired by Choate shortly after the alleged acts. But he went on to teach or be an administrator at schools including Henry Abbott Technical High School in Danbury; Harrison High School in Harrison, New York; and Newtown High School and Wamogo Regional High School in Litchfield, Connecticut."
"In a practice called "passing the trash," teachers suspected of misconduct were forced out of their jobs but were able to get new jobs at a different school, sometimes with a glowing recommendation."
This is a widely used practice, in many professions. I saw this in play first hand with my ex, who had problems "working with others". He was a cracker-jack DBA. He would be asked to resign", from say...Northeastern University...leave with glowing references, and within a week or two, he had a bigger, better job. Usually he listed something like, " looking for a new opportunity to progress in my career, enhance my skill set, and acquire more responsibility" or some such BS. on his resume.
