Re: Sheila and Peter Higgins - character references for Gary Dobbie
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:16 am
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Mid A 15 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:46 amWhen exactly did you develop the power of Extra Sensory Perception and how did you acquire it?bakunin wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:02 amSee my previous post for examples of possible concrete evidence.
The fact that Dobbie et al got away with so much for so many years, without being noticed by you or so many other teachers suggests that the offenders are often very manipulative and difficult to detect, and that I shouldn't trust your judgment.
The modus operandi of paedophiles, from what I've read, is manipulation and deceit so by definition very hard for an outsider to detect.
Dobbie was way after my time but what I can say is that the Howard Holdsworth I was at CH with would have done the right thing and intervened to the best of his ability and power had he had a sniff of impropriety at the time.
Sillett, Poulton, Cairncross etc are a whole different ball game and I share the general disgust expressed for their actions, or rather inactions, even when apparently confronted with direct evidence from victims. The disgusting female Chaplain that ignored that poor girl is even worse.
I'm not sure that kids have a noticeably better understanding of right and wrong these days, but I do agree that there is a greater likelihood that their complaints will be listened to. This mindset shift is, IMO, not just with the kids, but more with their parents, who are my generation.
In W H Smith yesterday I saw they had a new book about public schools. From the index CH was mentioned in two areas
She was the only teacher/staff member I straight up hated, of all my 3 schools. You know how you remember having certain teachers you really disliked, you thought you "hated" them, but when you're a bit older you reflect and realise they were OK really, maybe strict or odd, but good teachers and cared about their pupils? All but her, a despicable person who should never be allowed anywhere near a school or church.
At the risk of being branded a pedant I believe the poor girl in question was actually Husband's victim rather than Dobbie's.Otter wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:32 pmShe was the only teacher/staff member I straight up hated, of all my 3 schools. You know how you remember having certain teachers you really disliked, you thought you "hated" them, but when you're a bit older you reflect and realise they were OK really, maybe strict or odd, but good teachers and cared about their pupils? All but her, a despicable person who should never be allowed anywhere near a school or church.
Once I had a dental appointment (remember those little green slips?) at 8:30, the same time as morning chapel. I was quite square and didn't want to miss the end of it and get done for "dossing". So I turned up at 8:50 in the gallery. She interrupted her sermon and blew a gasket on me, on the microphone in front of the whole LE to Grecians, about disrespect, how I hadn't been raised properly, how I should be disgusted (she used that word) with myself. I was in shock and could only tamely wave my green slip.
Then later my housemaster said the "chaplain" wanted to speak with me, so I went to see her and it was the same lecture all over again. This time I spoke up about my reason for being late to chapel, but she snapped at me not to interrupt, slamming the door at the end without letting me speak. She then phoned my mum at gone 11pm to tell her what an awful human being I was.
Another time my grandfather had died and I went to Chapel on my own in free time on a Wednesday or Thursday afternoon. I had even checked that there wasn't anything on in Chapel at that time. This chaplain is there and asks "What the hell are you doing here?" I told her about my grandfather's death and how I just wanted a bit of peaceful reflection. She made no direct comment on this and told me she was busy and I couldn't come into the Chapel.
Her thing with Dobbie's victim is 100% in line with her character. I googled her and found two Australian school magazines. She's mentioned both times in the sections about departing members of staff. Both times there is a paragraph or two honouring each teacher, thanking them and wishing them well. But for her, both times it is a single neutral sentence, saying "She's leaving."
She was our house tutor on my Juniors and unfortunately none of what you say surprises me. She was an utter bitch to all of us, but in a sickeningly sweet, passive aggressive way.Otter wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:32 pmShe was the only teacher/staff member I straight up hated, of all my 3 schools. You know how you remember having certain teachers you really disliked, you thought you "hated" them, but when you're a bit older you reflect and realise they were OK really, maybe strict or odd, but good teachers and cared about their pupils? All but her, a despicable person who should never be allowed anywhere near a school or church.
Once I had a dental appointment (remember those little green slips?) at 8:30, the same time as morning chapel. I was quite square and didn't want to miss the end of it and get done for "dossing". So I turned up at 8:50 in the gallery. She interrupted her sermon and blew a gasket on me, on the microphone in front of the whole LE to Grecians, about disrespect, how I hadn't been raised properly, how I should be disgusted (she used that word) with myself. I was in shock and could only tamely wave my green slip.
Then later my housemaster said the "chaplain" wanted to speak with me, so I went to see her and it was the same lecture all over again. This time I spoke up about my reason for being late to chapel, but she snapped at me not to interrupt, slamming the door at the end without letting me speak. She then phoned my mum at gone 11pm to tell her what an awful human being I was.
Another time my grandfather had died and I went to Chapel on my own in free time on a Wednesday or Thursday afternoon. I had even checked that there wasn't anything on in Chapel at that time. This chaplain is there and asks "What the hell are you doing here?" I told her about my grandfather's death and how I just wanted a bit of peaceful reflection. She made no direct comment on this and told me she was busy and I couldn't come into the Chapel.
Her thing with Dobbie's victim is 100% in line with her character. I googled her and found two Australian school magazines. She's mentioned both times in the sections about departing members of staff. Both times there is a paragraph or two honouring each teacher, thanking them and wishing them well. But for her, both times it is a single neutral sentence, saying "She's leaving."
This is Reverend Kate Powell, right?Otter wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:32 pmShe was the only teacher/staff member I straight up hated, of all my 3 schools. You know how you remember having certain teachers you really disliked, you thought you "hated" them, but when you're a bit older you reflect and realise they were OK really, maybe strict or odd, but good teachers and cared about their pupils? All but her, a despicable person who should never be allowed anywhere near a school or church.
Once I had a dental appointment (remember those little green slips?) at 8:30, the same time as morning chapel. I was quite square and didn't want to miss the end of it and get done for "dossing". So I turned up at 8:50 in the gallery. She interrupted her sermon and blew a gasket on me, on the microphone in front of the whole LE to Grecians, about disrespect, how I hadn't been raised properly, how I should be disgusted (she used that word) with myself. I was in shock and could only tamely wave my green slip.
Then later my housemaster said the "chaplain" wanted to speak with me, so I went to see her and it was the same lecture all over again. This time I spoke up about my reason for being late to chapel, but she snapped at me not to interrupt, slamming the door at the end without letting me speak. She then phoned my mum at gone 11pm to tell her what an awful human being I was.
Another time my grandfather had died and I went to Chapel on my own in free time on a Wednesday or Thursday afternoon. I had even checked that there wasn't anything on in Chapel at that time. This chaplain is there and asks "What the hell are you doing here?" I told her about my grandfather's death and how I just wanted a bit of peaceful reflection. She made no direct comment on this and told me she was busy and I couldn't come into the Chapel.
Her thing with Dobbie's victim is 100% in line with her character. I googled her and found two Australian school magazines. She's mentioned both times in the sections about departing members of staff. Both times there is a paragraph or two honouring each teacher, thanking them and wishing them well. But for her, both times it is a single neutral sentence, saying "She's leaving."