Elite R.I. school working to settle with alumni over sexual abuse

Elite R.I. school working to settle with alumni over sexual abuse

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An elite boarding school where dozens of alumni say they were sexually abused by staff and fellow students is negotiating possible settlements with lawyers for more than 30 of those victims, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press.

Meanwhile, two former students at a prestigious Massachusetts boarding school on Monday described being sexually abused a generation ago and called for a federal investigation into sexual abuse.

French government battles intolerance with new public relations campaign
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French government battles intolerance with new public relations campaign

Religion News Service

PARIS (RNS) — On a sunny spring morning, an 18-year-old college student wrapped a scarf around her head to feel what it would be like to wear a veil.

"I felt stressed," said Valentine Cannepyn, who comes from a Christian background and studies at Sciences Po, an elite Paris university. "I felt uncomfortable."

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