Miss Hall's School

Two years ago, graduates of a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, boarding school came forward with allegations that their former teacher engaged in sexual misconduct. This week, that teacher was formally charged with rape. WAMC spoke with the students the day after the grand jury indictment came down.

Tuesday night, news broke that the former teacher at the heart of a sex abuse scandal at a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, boarding school had been indicted on three counts of rape in Berkshire Superior Court.

A Berkshire County legislator’s effort to close an age of consent loophole in Massachusetts has taken a step forward in the state house.

Survivors of sexual abuse at an elite Pittsfield, Massachusetts, all-girls boarding school are reacting after an independent investigation corroborated their stories. A warning to listeners, this story contains upsetting content.

A Pittsfield, Massachusetts, private all-girls boarding school at the heart of a sex abuse scandal says it’s sticking with the current head of school.

Former students of an elite all-girls boarding school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, engulfed in a sexual abuse scandal testified in support of a bill aimed at bolstering age of consent laws at a State House hearing Tuesday. A warning to listeners, this story includes descriptions of sexual assault.

Berkshire County elected officials are part of a legislative effort in Massachusetts to crack down on sexual exploitation and grooming of young people under the care of adults.

Berkshire County officials will promote new legislation aimed at protecting students from sexual predation in schools on a virtual press conference Monday. It comes after a number of troubling allegations emerged from local schools.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council and school committee heard a presentation from a child sex abuse prevention group at a special meeting Wednesday night.

From school sex abuse scandals to wildfires and vice-presidential visits, it was a busy year in Berkshire County headlines.