Pingry Survivors' News

Article from NJ.com Pingry School alumni expressed shock and sadness Wednesday at the news that sexual abuse allegedly occurred at the elite private school in the 1970s. However, they applauded school administrators for a prompt and decisive response. On Monday, the school sent a letter to parents of current students, the entire alumni and school...

Article from CBSNews.com BASKING RIDGE, N.J.– A New Jersey prep school says it’s investigating claims from alumni that students were sexually abused by a former school employee in the 1970s. The Pingry School in Basking Ridge said in an email Monday to all alumni and students that it recently learned that a few students claimed...

Article from New Jersey 101.5 BERNARDS — A private school in Somerset County is investigating allegations of sexual abuse by an employee in the 1970s. According to a letter sent to current students and families of the Pingry School in Basking Ridge and their families, alumni and trustees, the school recently became aware that several...

Article from NBCNews.com The Pingry School said “a few alumni shared” that students had been sexually abused by Thad Alton. “We are taking this matter very seriously,” the school said in a statement Tuesday. “We contacted law enforcement, informed them of the allegations and are committed to assisting them in any investigation.” The school said...

Article from MyCentralJersey.com Thad Alton taught at Short Hills Country Day and Pingry from 1972 to 1978 BERNARDS – The Pingry School has launched an investigation into reports that students were sexually abused by a teacher in the 1970s. The private school sent a letter to all alumni on Monday stating that it had learned...

This week, the elite private Pingry School – with campuses in Basking Ridge and Short Hills, New Jersey — issued an open letter to Pingry alumni acknowledging the sexual abuse of minor students during the late 1970s by then-teacher Thad (“Ted”) Alton.  School administrators told alumni they “recently learned from a few of our alumni...

Open Letter to Pingry Alumni