Last week, Nishimachi International School released the report of their nearly year-long investigation into the repeated sexual abuse and misconduct by James "Jim" Hawkins while he taught at NIS. READ THE REPORT HERE. KEY FINDINGS: "Mr. Hawkins engaged in a pattern of inappropriate conduct with multiple female students during his tenure at Nishimachi, which has had damaging and lasting effects on [...]
I come from a long family line of Nishimachi students. And my family placed its complete trust in the school. While I was not groomed by Mr. Hawkins, was not raped, nor did I have a sexual relationship with him, I am also one of his victims. When I was in 7th grade, Mr. Hawkins was my science teacher, [...]
A few vocal individuals have stated that a fellow survivor, who shared what Jim Hawkins did to her in another post, was the only victim. To dispel the notion that there is only one victim, I have decided to also share a small part of what he did to me. I hope that by sharing, more victims of abuse who have [...]
Dear NIS Community, I am an alumna of NIS. I attended in the mid-70s. Though it’s painful for me to relive the following, after reading some of the comments on the NIS Survivors and NIS Alumni ‘70s-80’s pages, I realized that one of us needed to share the truth of what happened. I volunteered. It is my hope that by doing [...]
Dear Members of the Nishimachi Community,I sent a letter in January to inform you of the results of an investigation undertaken by the U.S. law firm of McLane Middleton. The firm was retained by Nishimachi to investigate an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a former faculty member, which was brought forward last year by a former student who attended Nishimachi in [...]
日本語版はこちらよりご覧いただけます。 Dear NIS Community, We alumni know what a special place Nishimachi International School is and has been from its inception. For many, it was a place where deep bonds were formed with dedicated teachers and classmates from all over the world, many of which continue on to this day. For many, NIS fostered the love of [...]