Fettes College is one of the most renowned and top schools in Scotland and in the UK. Fettes College takes all claims of non-recent child abuse … A Fettes College spokesman said: "This story is extremely harrowing for anyone to hear.
Before he was banned, he had worked out ways to touch us without being seen.
It is the duty of all members of staff, throughout the Fettes community, to play an active role in promoting the wellbeing of all our pupils.
These are external links and will open in a new windowFurther allegations of physical and sexual abuse have been made against a former teacher at one of Scotland's top private schools.Two other men have now spoken to the programme about alleged abuse which they experienced at the school.Fettes said it took such claims "extremely seriously".The school said it encouraged any alleged victims to contact Police Scotland and the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.Drivetime interviewed one man last week who said abuse regularly took place in a classroom full of students while he was attending the preparatory school.He said one teacher would call boys, who were aged 11 or 12 years old, up to his desk, where he would touch them underneath their shorts. "Fettes College takes all claims of non-recent child abuse extremely seriously and we have been advised by Police Scotland to encourage anyone with an allegation to contact them. I hated it all.”It is understood the teacher was banned from entering the pool after a colleague heard pupils talking about swimming lessons.The colleague reported the member of staff to school management.The former pupil added: “Next time we had swimming, he was furious, shouting that because of us he could not even enter his own pool.“But he still had power over us. "Fettes College takes all claims of non-recent child abuse extremely seriously and we have been advised by Police Scotland to encourage anyone with an allegation to contact them. The effects of the abuse still live with her today and I am determined that Fettes will be held accountable for the appalling conduct of their employee.”Years after the alleged abuse, the school reported the matter to police following complaints from parents.A spokesperson for Fettes said: “The college co-operated fully with the police investigation in 1998. The inappropriate touching in the pool and the way I was humiliated and bullied made me want some remedy.“As a child I felt powerless, but I have a voice now.”The law firm representing her, Thompsons, has more than 1000 sexual abuse survivors on its files.The inquiry has been suspended amid the pandemic, but the woman has launched legal action seeking an apology and damages for the lack of care she claims she received in the junior school.She added: “I remember tickles, being lifted from the water, having my ears nibbled. "The spokesman added: "Fettes College is dedicated to ensuring that all pupils and staff live together in a safe environment. A former pupil of Fettes College is suing the prestigious Edinburgh school following allegations she was sexually abused during swimming lessons. SQA appeals system still 'not fit for purpose' as students blocked from appealingThese are the 10 best Edinburgh schools in 2020 as ranked by Highers resultsAccording to a report in the Mail on Sunday, the woman claims she was groped by a member of staff in the early 1990s.The article states concerns were raised at the time but the teacher was not sacked.The former pupil – who is due to give evidence later this year to the long-running Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry – said: “What happened to me and the way the school reacted has affected my whole life.
It was frightening and humiliating.”Laura Connor, head of Thompsons' historic abuse unit, said: "What our client experienced while a child at Fettes is the stuff of nightmares. "Police Scotland said it had recently received a report about non-recent child abuse at Fettes.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesThe president blames "domestic terror" for the unrest, as Democrats say he went to "spread hate". A spokesman for Fettes College confirmed the original allegations were passed onto the police. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Any allegation is passed to Police Scotland.”This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) The former pupil, who is now in his 50s, has given written evidence to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.After his interview was broadcast, two more men contacted the programme to tell their stories.One man said that the teacher would "openly" fondle boys while marking their work in the classroom.He said that on another occasion the teacher took him out of the classroom and he was "beaten up" in a changing room.The man said that everyone knew about the teacher's behaviour, but that nothing was done.Another man told Drivetime that he had been assaulted in a "particularly vicious manner" by the same teacher when he was 12 years old.He said his parent found out what had happened, and the issue was raised with the school.He said the teacher was put on a month's sabbatical to "get his head straight", and that he then returned to teaching another class.A spokesman for Fettes described the men's stories as "extremely harrowing" and said it co-operated with the authorities in any case of alleged abuse.
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