Miss Hall's School

A former teacher at the center of a sex abuse scandal in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, has filed a motion to dismiss rape charges against him.

Another former teacher at a Pittsfield, Massachusetts girls’ school at the center of a sexual abuse scandal has been indicted on criminal charges.

The former leader of a private, all-girls boarding school at the center of a sexual abuse scandal in Pittsfield will be arraigned Monday on a count of Reckless Endangerment of a Child.

Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes spoke about these developments with Hilary Simon, a lawyer and one of the Miss Hall's graduates who put her face and name to the school's long history of alleged sexual abuse.

The leader of an all-girls private boarding school at the heart of a sex abuse scandal in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, says she will step down at the end of the upcoming school year.

Per multiple sources, including the Berkshire district attorney's office, the former head of the Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield has been indicted on reckless endangerment. Jeannie Norris led the school during an era rife with allegations of sexual misconduct.

The next Massachusetts state budget will include a provision to close an age-of-consent loophole that leaves students vulnerable to sexual abuse by teachers. As WAMC reports, recent efforts to address the longstanding protection gap were driven by a rape case at a Pittsfield boarding school.

A former teacher at an elite all-girls boarding school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, has a new date for his next court appearance as he faces multiple rape charges.

Graduates of a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, boarding school watched the former teacher they allege abused and assaulted them be arraigned on rape charges in court Wednesday. WAMC was there, and spoke with them about an emotional day that was years in the making.

A former Pittsfield, Massachusetts, boarding school teacher pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three charges of raping his students