After a federal lawsuit was filed this summer, some who went to the school in the ’70s and ’80s say they’re still haunted by their experiences at the Bath boarding school.
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Lawsuit against Hyde School at risk after attorney errors
A Maine-based lawyer asked to withdraw from the federal lawsuit against the Bath boarding school last week, saying his co-counsel from Massachusetts made ‘inaccurate and unsupported legal citations’ in court records.
Hyde School asks judge to dismiss lawsuit alleging forced labor and abuse
Attorneys for the private boarding school in Bath argued the plaintiff does not have standing to bring the case.
More former Hyde School students allege mistreatment. Others say experience was positive.
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram published an investigation last week featuring accounts of negative experiences from former students of the private school in Bath. Hyde also has been sued in federal court, but leaders have denied all allegations.
Former students allege abuse and neglect at Hyde School in Bath
A federal lawsuit recounts their experience at the boarding school, accusing Hyde officials of imposing emotional and physical mistreatment that had lasting negative effects. The school denies the claims, calling them ‘patently false.’