910. St Joseph’s College

St Joseph’s College was founded by the De La Salle Brothers, which is a order of monks. The school opened in 1937.

Like to many boarding schools run by religious orders, claims of abuse has risen. Around 20 ‘old boys’ have since written in to allege physical and sexual abuse by teachers at the school between the 1960s and 1980s. The Suffolk police has started an investigation.

Articles speak on an environment you will not see as fun to be in when you are a teenager.

Sources:

• ‘I feared abuse by school monks was imaginary’ – Judge Dredd author on experience at Ipswich school (East Anglian Daily Times)
• Catholic priest jailed for St Joseph’s College sex abuse (BBC)
• Catholic Abuse – Breaking the Silence (CPFS BBS)