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St. Michael's board says school's leadership has its full
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Reeves have "the support of the board for how this situation is being handled.'
The vote of confidence is the first public comments from the eight -member board
and comes one week after news broke of an alleged sexual assault perpetrated by a
group of students against one of their classmates. Since then, police have said they
are investigating a total of six incidents connected to the school. The other five
include one other alleged sexual assault, three alleged assaults, including one with a
belt, and one alleged threatening incident.
Six boys, aged 14 and 15, have now been arrested and charged with assault, gang
sexual assault and sexual assault with a weapon. They cannot be identified under
provisions of the Youth Criminal justice Act, and all have been released on bail. All
the charges stem from one incident.
Mr. Reeves learned about that incident, in which a boy was allegedly sexually
assaulted with an object, on the evening of Nov. 12. He did not inform police. It was
only when an officer arrived at the school two days later, after media inquiries, that
Mr. Reeves brought the incident up. That decision has sparked rebukes from the
community and police.
Inspector Domenic Sinopoli, head of the force's sex -crimes unit, told reporters that
he believes the alleged sexual assault should have been reported to police
immediately.
On Wednesday, board chair and alumnus Michael Forsayeth said the board stood
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" I believe that Father Thompson and Mr. Reeves have their overwhelming support,"
Mr. Forsayeth wrote.
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The Globe and Mail's requests to speak with the board or have questions answered,
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as certified with the college, which private -school teachers and administrators can
elect to be part of, although it is not required. Still, the board is standing by "how the
situation is being handled," Mr. Forsayeth wrote. "As a school community, we want
to ensure that these incidents do not happen again."
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