Stetson School

Infobox School
name = Stetson School

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established = 1899
type = Private residential
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grades = Males 9 to 21 years of age
president = Kathleen Lovenbury
principal = Rebecca Leyva, M.Ed.
director = Allan Ouimet, M.S.W.
clin. director = Phil Rich, Ed.D., LICSW
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faculty = 100
staff = 320
students = 120
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campus size = 200 acres|
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location = Barre, Massachusetts
country = United States of America
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website = http://www.stetsonschool.org/

The Stetson School is a private residential institution located in Barre, Massachusetts.

History

Founded in 1899, by Henry Augustus Pevear, and then known as the Stetson Home for Boys began as an orphanage. It supported itself as a commercial dairy farm wherein each of its capable residents worked to help support the institution. During its early history, this institution maintained a primary school for training its residents. Secondary schooling was not required in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the time of its founding. cite web|url=http://www.stetsonschool.org/|title=Stetson School web page|accessdate=2007-06-10] Once Massachusetts required school attendance up to sixteen years of age, cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/76-1.htm|title=Massachusetts general laws about school attendance|accessdate=2007-06-10] residents requiring secondary education attended the Barre, Massachusetts High School. Notwithstanding its lack of educational facilities at the time, i.e., classes only to the 8th grade, the Stetson Home for Boys became known as the Stetson School, which continues today.By the 1960's, Stetson began treatment for emotionally disturbed boys, often from broken homes, who had suffered some form of abuse or neglect. Later, Massachusetts General Laws (MCG) Chapter 766 legislation passed, and Stetson started a program approved by the Massachusetts Board of Education. At that time, its educational levels extended to the 12th grade so the resident’s attendance in an external school was no longer required.

In 1990, Stetson began to admit juvenile males with a history of sexually abusive behaviors, which continues to this day. By 1994, Stetson specialized in treating male children with sexual behavior problems.

References

External links

* [http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/13446 "Private School Review"]
* [http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/home.asp?mode=o&ot=2&o=2428 Massachusetts Department of Education school profiles]