Selwyn House School
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| Selwyn House School | |
| Location | |
| Westmount, Quebec, Canada | |
| Website | |
| http://www.selwyn.ca | |
| Information | |
| Principal | William Mitchell |
| School type | Independent Boys |
| Grades | Kindergarten - Grade 11 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Gryphon |
| Founded | 1908 |
Selwyn House School is a prestigious independent boys' school, Grades going from Kindergarten to grade 11, in Westmount, Quebec, founded in 1908 by Englishman Captain Algernon Lucas. The school is named after Selwyn College, Cambridge University, which Lucas attended. Famous former students include Charles Bronfman, David Culver, Michael Meighen, Michael Pitfield, John McCallum , Devon Soltendieck and several members of the Molson family including Hartland Molson.
The annual fees for attending Selwyn or SHS, range from $13,390 up to $17,280.
The School has recently gone under renovations, including a new building (Speirs), a laptop Program, and as well as a renovated dining hall.
The school was recently involved in a controversy in which former teachers at the school were accused of molesting students. Scandal hit the school in September 2005, when a former student launched a lawsuit claiming that he had been sexually abused by a former teacher, Leigh Seville, during the 1970s. Allegations regarding misconduct were first made in 1991, and the school administration confronted Seville. Soon after, he committed suicide and no further action on the issue was taken by the school administration. William Mitchell, current Headmaster, was headmaster in 1991 when the allegations against Seville first surfaced. Despite these allegations, Selwyn House remains among the top private schools in Quebec.
A similar scandal hit the school on February 3rd 2006.
[edit] External links
- Selwyn House School Website
- "Abuse alleged in '70s at elite Montreal school", Globe and Mail, September 30, 2005.
- "Quebec boys school hit with legal bombshell" CTV News, February 3, 2006.
- "Selwyn abuse allegations grow", Montreal Gazette, February 4, 2006.
- "Lawsuit claims teacher sexually abused student", Toronto Star, February 4, 2006.
- "Sex abuse claims hit elite school", Globe and Mail, February 4, 2006.
- "Sex suit names Monarchist League chief", National Post, February 4, 2006.
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