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Progressive Structure Can Hide Risks
- Paul Geheeb built a democratic, coeducational school focused on holistic development and student self-government.
- Those progressive structures later created structural vulnerabilities that predators exploited.
Becker's Household Became A Predator Hub
- Multiple students reported being molested by Gerald Becker and a music teacher who lived in the same house as students.
- Victims recalled being groped, forced to masturbate teachers, and routinely abused in bed at night.
Permissiveness Became Cover For Exploitation
- Students reported drugging, weekend sexual exploitation, and a declared expectation of being 'bisexual' as a minimum objective.
- The culture framed permissiveness as revolutionary while victims were shamed into silence.