The Lasallian educational mission provides transformative experiences that are innovative and holistic, based on the teachings and writings of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Victor, Wilfred, Alpheus, Gabriel, Kevin etc. At the moment, the RLSS the DLSs Safeguarder is acting as a punch bag for their paymasters the De La Salles. The claim was a test case as there were pending some 150 additional cases where abuse was alleged at the hands of brothers at that school. We use cookies to collect information about how you use the Charity Commission Register of Charities and Digital Services, such as pages you visit. He was chucked out for abuse and went on to work for an international childrens charity. Categories. An order of Catholic Brothers has apologised for abusing boys at its residential care home in Northern Ireland. I made some great friends who sadly I haven`t seen since I left in `72 but I really don`t have one good memory about the school itself.The only thing I enjoyed was playing for the school football team every Saturday at Beauchiff for 3 years until I had an altercation with a certain Sports master . St Josephs Ipswich Wikipedia entry has, Im told, recently edited out the De La Salle brothers numerous crimes against children, apart from the very latest one the lay teacher child abuser who killed himself rather than face court. If #delasalle turn down an opportunity to deal with their past and help ALL of us put it to bed, it will forever be a stain on their reputation. *Seriously, good idea though. So there were 3 in total during my era. Angry, sad, reproachful, etc. Werent you also atrack official? Regarding their various ages the only ones Id assume could still be alive in addition to Bro Laurence Hughes would be Bro Aidan Bro Owen Bro Charles Bro Lawrence Francis and possibly Bro Bede. Irrespective of its legal status, what is noteworthy is the HUMANITY the Carmelites are showing. I have never missed that school and was glad when the brothers departed. So I want to put forward the idea that a Victim of child sex abuse or violence at the hands of the De La Salles, has the opportunity to make a Victim Impact Statement in a thirty minute Zoom call with a member of the De La Salle Order. I was the College Head Sacristan and Master of Ceremonies. Held: There was no basis upon which the allegation of vicarious liability on the part of the Institute could succeed and the claim was accordingly dismissed. Christian Brothers are an entirely different organisation and have had some problems with abuse, although you cannot judge thousands of men on the actions of a few. Even then, they still tried to impose their will on me, which I find astonishing. https://twitter.com/Smartcairns11/status/1590654903328051200. There were similar monsters amongst the De La Salles notably Brothers Solomon, Kevin and James. So was this man. What I do recall that was horrendous was her parents close examination of her clothing which, in my view, crossed boundaries. I believe you moved on to coaches? A former principal of De La Salle High School and a subordinate are accused of sexually molesting one of the Uptown school's students in the 1980s, according to a new lawsuit filed last month. I moved to De La Salle from St. Josephs primary in 1969, the final year under the De La Salle brothers. And the new RLSS seem like a busted flush where the DLS are concerned, they are actually worse than their predecessor the SCOE. They saw no contradiction between sexually abusing children and their own self-proclaimed holiness. Glanaulin, 141 Glen Road, Belfast, BT11 8BP. I dont recall anything unusual or horrendous. You dont own meYou dont tell me what to doDont tell me what to say, Dont try to change me in any wayYou dont own me, I dont tell you what to sayI dont tell you what to doSo just let me be myselfThats all I ask of youIm free and I love to be freeTo live my life the way I wantTo say and do whatever I please. That promise was well before Christmas and were now in Feb. Ive got a little tired recently of reading in posts here how wonderful the DLS were with barely a grudging nod to survivors, and often with the qualification, But I never saw the brothers do anything wrong myself.. All it really needs is the RLSS to send the DLS a list of interested survivors and agreed times. 5:15 pm. De La Salle Brothers Lasallian Mission Staff Staff Directory [email protected] Offices Alumni Board of Advisors Admissions Scholarships Undergraduate Graduate Integrated School Grade School Junior High School Senior High School Academics Colleges Brother Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education Counseling and Educational Psychology 6:00 pm. But the RLSS seem different). Victim Impact Statements are relatively new and have made a difference to victims of crime. Its what I clearly remember as a kid. I would hope they would not be foolish enough to abuse our trust. Im told this is true for many of the DLS. He was the College Rev Bro Sacristan with myself as Head Sacristan and MC. He is all-powerful and has all the cards, he said. Director of Community - Bro Ailbe Mangan . So I cant discuss them with him. Perhaps its optional. I just had to ask her parents permission. The official archive of the UK government. There is a new DLS Old Boys site at delasallesheffield.co.uk. . As you may have seen on my previous blog, the RLSS Religious Life Safeguarding Service have successfully arranged for DBS police checks on Cistercian monks on Caldey Island. Social inadequates with the freedom to bully kids. These were guys who hid from society because they couldn't get a girlfriend. This is just a discussion document and everyones views are welcome. If you look at photos or film of the Knights today, theyre still puffed up with their own arrogance and so were these gentlemen. In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. My form teacher was Bro Kieran who also looked younger than some of the 6 formers. Bro Aidan taught French and lived in the cottage by the tennis courts with Bro Cuthman. Keep it simple. Maybe they needed an outlet, a scapegoat, for whatever is wrong in their lives. BROTHER SOLOMON school photo. Or to pass on any relevant information to patmillswriter@gmail.com, VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT: THE DE LA SALLES. I know that Bro Bede later went onto work at St Williams Reform School at Market Weighton East Yorkshire which closed in March 1994. So that DLS brother listens to the harm that his order did to that person in the past. All inquiries have shown that the churches cant be trusted & safeguards are PR stunts. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The award-winning peoples history of our city. A second suspect related to the non-recent same offences has deceased.. I attended De La Salle between 1967-72 and I have to say I hated it. Its like we survivors are necessary collateral damage to fulfill the perverted desires of the De La Salles, while you high achievers got on with your splendid careers, thanks to these wonderful and holy brothers you admire so much. I attended his Funeral in Bournemouth in 2004. De La Salle order He has been reduced to the ranks following an investigation which is now complete without criminal charges being made. Through the civil legal process, as far as possible, we swiftly offer financial compensation to minimise further stress to those abused, Statement: Carmelite Order, which runs Terenure College It was a grave failure that he was not stopped, and for this, we are truly sorry Through the civil legal process, as far as possible, we swiftly offer financial compensation to minimise further stress to those abused pic.twitter.com/MRnAaKVIa7, Its well worth reading the link above. I would submit that this is the right and moral thing for you to do. Mills says he was targeted by abusers because he was the child of a poor widow, whose fees were waived because he had agreed that he had a vocation to the priesthood. Thus, as Ive related some time ago, a staunch Catholic doctor (a functioning alcoholic) and his hospital matron wife needed to bring their typically rebellious sixteen year old daughter to her senses. Powered by Invision Community. We just have to hang on in there.. When the equivalent happens where the De La Salles are concerned I will be sure to sing your praises. # 801-1000. My form was 1X and we were situated on the top floor of the wing overlooking the cricket nets and a tarmaced play area. He later returned to the UK to join the DLS Community in Bournemouth. I will always remember that year at De La Salle with fond memories and gratitude to the Catholic order that taught and looked after me. Ive got to say Pat that during my years at SJC I never experienced any abuse or ill treatment from any of the Brothers. Email : vil.lapacis@hotmail.co.uk. He returned to St Js Ipswich in the 1980s as lay teacher Mike Mercado. And they would be starting a GENUINE engagement with survivors, rather than the current farcical and meaningless hand-wringing the RLSS does on behalf of its paymasters, where we never get to see the men from the order who committed unspeakable crimes. In Ireland, a Terenure College rugby coach was sentenced today. St John Baptist de La Salle (April 30, 1651 - April 7, 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, founder of the De La Salle Brothers over 300 years ago. The words of Lesley Gore were a life-saver. These things do tend to take on a life of their own and I will take any further information I discover to the board of the SCOE, she said. Ive felt out-manouvered by Police Hydrant and Catholic Safeguarding. I think both commentators on twitter put it very well. De La Salle is a members club set up originally for the Old Boys of the former school in Sheffield but is now a sports and social club for. It doesnt get us anywhere as Ive previously described because they are not the DLS. teacher and Mr Crusty Kerr the very deaf maths teacher. As of 1978 Bro Benet was replaced as 2nd Year House Master by Bro Laurence Hughes who joined the Ipswich Community in 1978. I'm afraid you have the wrong end of the stick here. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. I was there '62 to '67 and like you have mixed memories, some great times but some brutal as well. I have a detailed testimony which makes a convincing case for this. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years. A petition warrant has been raised in Scotland and passed to the Crown Offices international unit which will attempt to begin extradition proceedings in Canada. Unlike the CSSA, the RLSS does actually have investigative powers. It's available from Amazon as an ebook, paperback and audiobook. He was a composite bogeyman of all my recollections of fear of them.. This policy applies to, but is . Rankings & ratings. I retired in 2021. St Josephs was founded in the 1930s by the De La Salle Order and provided a private education for boarders and day pupils. Don't get me wrong I'm not blaming the school for every ill in the world, I did reasonably well in life personally and professionally, I just blocked the years 1965-1971 from memory and it wasn't until I got into conversation with other ex-pupils i realised just how angry we all are and all share similar issues. The DLS according to the RLSS have not been very communicative with them either. La Salle Union Dunleavy Room. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. This was to be known as 'The Heroic Vow'. Once the De La Salles are expelled and can no longer hide behind you, it will be easier for Survivors to deal with them. And the DLS also said in a newspaper interview last year that there would be a thorough investigation of all the allegations about the DLS in Ipswich and elsewhere in the South of England which it suggested were unheard of. Bro Benet 2nd Year House Master until 1978 but remained in Ipswich. While the school is currently without Brothers on campus, the school is still sponsored by them. The RLSS must know its wrong, but theyre in financial thrall to the DLS so they keep their mouths shut. The Province of Great Britain of the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools ("the de la Salle Brothers") Defendant Laura Collignon (instructed by Summit Law LLP) for the Claimant Steven Ford QC (instructed by BLM Law) for the Defendant Hearing dates: 17-23 June 2020 Approved Judgment For others, it may open a can of worms. He was House Master at Goldrood (4th and 5th Years) in 1977 but was only in post until 1979. Dont admit anything. As a matter of principle I wouldn`t play any more sports for the school until I left 2 years later. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. No promise to investigate tempting as that is because the DLS would be overwhelmed with hundreds of cases and use it as a reason to decline. See our collection and add your own! The De La SALLE abused us not the Home Office. As an ex-pupil (1959-65), the 1961 picture (taken on the football pitch) has me and some wonderful colleagues from 3N (or was it U4 by then). But it also reminded me of one way I defeated the finger-waggers as a boy. I dont know if I really did or felt pressured to say so, but they knew life was difficult and I didnt have a father figure in my life, he said. Since then, there has been nothing about this investigation which I do not believe even exists. I'm not letting the DLS monks get away with it. One of the founding Brothers of Jaime Hilario Integrated School-La Salle in Bagac, Bataan, he served as its president from 2006 to 2007. The Dredd-ful Violence of The De La Salle Brothers (UK) PART 3 by Voices of Awareness 4 4 Well, this is embarrassing! It can be without prejudice without admission of guilt and there are any number of responses the DLS can make which would not be prejudicial. But if you're looking to make a podcast of your own, that's something we can help you with. Here is my reply to their head of Safeguarding: I was impressed by the work you did on child protection re Caldey Island. In addition to the founding of schools in 22 cities by the time of his death in 1719, De La Salle contributed significantly to the entire field of education through his writings and innovative methodology. Some of the most serious accusations were made against the late Brother James Ryan who was also accused of sexual abuse of young boys. Theres plenty more where he came from.. Brother Richard Allen aka Egg Head a previous Assistant General of the DLS Order based at The Generalate in Rome. Teachers from the order were convicted in 1990 of sexual abuse at Mount Cashel High in St John's . One of them is unrepeatable in detail but was covered in summary in the Ipswich paper investigating this vile but not unique monster. Not the behaviour of supposed holy men. He was renowned for his savagery, said Mills. As no initiative has come from the DLS and their Safeguarders, its up to us to take the initiative. . He was president of La Salle Green Hills from 1997 to 2006. My name is Sen Michael Lea I was a Border at SJC Oakhill then at Birkfield from 1975 to 1980. Solomon, for example. Another monk, also dead, who taught at the Ipswich school later went abroad and opened a foundation for young boys in India, where he was visited by a former De La Salle monk, Brother Soloman, also accused of abuse. As you know, thats also the view of other survivors of the De La Salles so theres no point in having a meeting at this stage. In 1856 the roll had expanded and the school moved to 'Brooklands' at 49 Clapham High Street. Ive sent a copy of this post to the RLSS because I do not have contact details for the DLS. Not odd rotten apples. If youre wondering why Im fairly relaxed about it, then I should let you into my secret. It doesn't have to be added to a complaint file that makes it legally binding or bureaucratically impossible. They cant see in front of their noses that survivors are trying to bring closure. I believe that Bro Bede left the DLS Order around that time. The House Masters were Bro Bede & Bro Charles. De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is committed to building a just and humane society by being at the forefront of innovative education that is accessible to the poor and diversely-gifted learners. Legally, its not impossible, even though a lawyer will try to claim it cant happen, because lawyers dont care about reconciliation, only making money. 6. The centre is owned by the De La Salle Trustees and we are very fortunate to have two De La Salle Brothers who live within our community, Brother Terry and Brother Bernard. That takes some unpacking. Register of Charities - The Charity Commission. When my daughters told me this, I was so appalled, I contacted the hospital and said the girl could stay at our house with her friends, my daughters, over Christmas. Put your own text advert here and link it to your site for just 10+VAT per week. So i certainly need his time at St Js Ipswich to be noted. De La Salle Brothers (6 relevant results) Price () Shops Anywhere All Sellers Ireland 1980 - Scott # 477 Centenary of the Arrival of the De La Salle Brothers in Ireland - Mint Never Hinged Condition EphemEire (626) 1.40 More like this Lets not talk about the fifth man. By I believe what is delaying them is the De La Salles trying to wriggle out of their agreed apology for Brother Laurence and their promised investigation. They also involve the Catholic laity who helped cover up the crimes of James and Solomon. No one has taken the trouble to find out how and why or if it stopped. When you can prove you have made progress regarding the De La Salles admitting their crimes, then I would be very happy to talk and understand your point of view. Fax : 028 9050 1932. My mother was mentally ill, so she had delegated her authority to a group of four or five Catholic worthies to similarly bring her rebellious teenage son to his senses. 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