Art Gualtiri (or whatever his name was), dorm dad at NTEC sometime in the early '90s for a brief period. Hot temper, liked to slam doors and yell at people. Did not experience and did not hear of anything beyond that. Was promptly removed from the dorm after his behavior was reported by the dorm kids.
There were some fairly aggressive "spankings" in the 1980s...but I do not think there would be any utility in mentioning names on this forum. Agressive spankings seemed par for the course back in those days, and most adults (parents or otherwise) would be guilty of some undeserved spankings. Nothing of which I am aware was to the extent where I think an investigation would be merited. Don't know what the policy is currently, but would highly recommend disallowing this type of punishment across the board at MK schools. People will typically forgive their parents for an occassional undeserved spanking or two, but they typically will not forgive anybody else for the same. In addition, there is simply too much room for abuse. One more thing: hanging various instruments of such infliction around classrooms merely to inflict fear in students probably is not a good idea.
I am personally not aware of any other activity that I would say rises to the level of sexual or physical abuse at NTEC. I am aware of some activity that I would characterize an inappropriate and ill-advised. I am aware of some potential victims who could not recall any specific sexual abuse but were convinced that there probably was some such abuse after they were asked to try to recreate what may have happened in their minds so that they could deal with it. At the end of the day, these potential victims were not sure whether or not any abuse had actually occurred or whether the idea had merely been planted within them by whoever was giving them counsel at the time (i know this from personal conversations with at least two potential victims). However, I am aware of an environment at NTEC that, if abuse had occured, the victims likely would not have had a sufficient means of recourse or a sufficient means of avoiding the repetition of such abuse.
I am not saying that abuse did not occur. I am not saying that the potential victims mentioned above were not in fact abused. I am not claiming that some would not characterize some of what I am aware of or experienced as abuse. I am merely stating the facts as perceived by me, and I am communicating my interpretation of these facts. The facts of which I am aware (personally or as communicated to me) do not justify, in my opinion, the conclusion that sexual or physical abuse definately did occur. However, these facts also do not indicate that abuse definately did not occur. Perhaps others are aware of additional facts that would create some definity.
A word of caution, however. Disclaiming certain facts in a public forum such as this one should be done with care and only if there is utility in doing so. This is serious stuff. Lives are on the line. Reputations are on the line. The potential to prevent future abuse is also on the line. To the extent that somebody has knowledge of certain facts, the disclosure of which may prevent future harm, these facts should be disclosed to the relevant persons who can take the relevant actions to reduce the likelihood of future harm. Whether that be on this forum or not, I cannot say. To the extent that protecting children from future harm requires that names be disclosed and reputations be destroyed, names should be disclosed and reputations should be destroyed.
In addition, for those of you, if any, who read my comments above and who were in some way "disappointed" that I said I am not aware of sexual abuse, etc., you may want to check your motivations and attitude. This is not a witch hunt in which you hope there are additional witches to find. This is a witch hunt in which you should hope there are no additional witches, but that if there are witches, you find them. To the extent you are disappointed when one stone unturned does not reveal a witch, you may want to take a closer look at the potential witch within yourself. This last paragraph likely does not apply to anybody reading this post, but trust me, there is a reason I said it.
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