Hi Ken,
Thank you for posting here. A few questions which may be of general interest and helpful to some ex-pupils follow.
Ken, were you acquainted with McCall at CH? I ask because you both went to Thailand at some point - McCall left CH suddenly after 'after being caught trying to lure a boy up to his flat':
https://www.chforum.info/php/viewtopic. ... 74#p143274 I wondered if you could share any information on this topic? Were you aware of McCall's departure and its cause? Were you in touch with McCall following his departure by any chance?
Ken, you said you were 'in danger of becoming disillusioned' ... 'after 19 largely very enjoyable years' and departed Eastward. Was there any specific reason or incident that led you to choose Thailand after 'largely very enjoyable years'? Any thoughts about alternative schools in the UK or Europe? Or alternative professions?
According to various stories on this site, you were a 'corporal punishment' practitioner, e.g. here: 'I can clearly recall Ken Grimshaw showing a bunch of us squits in Maine B his punishment log, in 1990 or 91.':
https://www.chforum.info/php/viewtopic. ... 29#p142729 - do you still have this log? If not, what became of it? Any comments on the effectiveness of corporal punishment. Was it permitted in Thailand during your tenure?
I would be interested in knowing your views on the relationship between corporal punishment and the sexual abuse of children - which has been written about by e.g. Joy Schaverien.
At some point, Golfer noted a relationship or animosity between you, Ken, and McCall: 'I had to smile when I heard that at an Old Blues' Golf meeting that ERM had teamed up with Ken Grimshaw in setting up a school in the Far East. It might be true but you could knock me down with a feather if it was....':
https://www.chforum.info/php/viewtopic. ... 35#p143335
Any comments on that statement by Golfer?
Did you see any problems with child abuse in Bangkok? Apparently? A possible abuser went to the Shrewsbury school there in the 1990s.
https://aseannow.com/topic/390536-ameri ... -thailand/
Michael Bond extradited, now in Louisville
Posted: Aug 13, 2010
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB Fox 41) -- A former YMCA counselor who was indicted for sexually abusing four boys at a summer camp 20 years ago has been extradited to Louisville.
43-year-old Michael Bond had fled to Thailand, but sources with the Commonwealth Attorney's Office confirmed that he returned to the states early last month and turned himself in to Atlanta Police last month.
He was a teacher at Shrewsbury International, teaching the same age group as he is accused of abusing ! He openly consorted with his younger boyfriend, but the school took no notice. Now it is out in the open, the headmaster has been very supportive of him, especially in a number of blogs in the US - see
http://www.whas11.com/news/Alleged-chil ... 03644.html (I wonder why...).