BY KAY SMYTHE
Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan’s husband, Tom Hassan, allegedly failed to appropriately handle allegations of sexual misconduct while serving in the administration at Phillips Exeter Academy (PEA), a prestigious boarding and day school in Exeter, New Hampshire, Fox News reported.
An independent investigation by the Holland & Knight law firm found that during Hassan’s tenure as assistant principal between 2001-2008, and as principal from 2008-2014, he and the other leaders were “ineffective” and “incomplete” in their response to complaints of inappropriate behavior by staff at PEA, according to the Fox News.
The report was published in August 2018, noting that PEA’s leadership failed to set up any type of effective protocol for students, faculty, and other employees to file complaints, Fox continued. “Reflective of this absence of protocol was that some individuals who experienced different forms of sexual misconduct at various points were not able to seek assistance or, when they sought assistance, were not treated consistently or fairly,” the report stated, according to the outlet.
