RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Public Radio
By JOHN BENDER & ELISABETH HARRISON
Two more private schools have reached out to alumni and parents in connection with allegations of sexual abuse at St. George’s School. The schools notified current and former families that a former employee, the Rev. Dr. Howard White, has been accused of sexual misconduct at St. George’s.
White, an Episcopal priest, was dismissed from St. George’s in 1974, after the school says he admitted to sexual misconduct with male students. The abuse was apparently never reported, and White went on to serve as academic dean and chaplain at Chatham Hall, an all-girls Episcopal boarding school in Virginia.
Another private school, Asheville Country Day in North Carolina, would later hire White as assistant headmaster. The school is known today as the Carolina Day School.
Current Headmaster Kirk Duncan said he is not aware of any sexual abuse allegations related to White’s tenure.
“At this point, we have not heard from our community that there were any kinds of concerns while he was here,” said Duncan.
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