Former head of Miss Hall’s School indicted in connection with sex abuse allegations
Merschman, Norris’ lawyer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the indictment. “Now our voices are the ones being heard and believed. No amount of power or influence or money stops accountability.”Fellow accuser Melissa Fares echoed Simon, saying this was a day she never thought would come.“Accountability doesn’t stop with the person who commits abuse.
- ▪Merschman, Norris’ lawyer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the indictment.
- ▪“Now our voices are the ones being heard and believed.
- ▪No amount of power or influence or money stops accountability.”Fellow accuser Melissa Fares echoed Simon, saying this was a day she never thought would come.“Accountability doesn’t stop with the person who commits abuse.
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U.S. newsFormer head of Miss Hall’s School indicted in connection with sex abuse allegationsFormer school head Jeannie Norris is accused of enabling a teacher who’s been charged with raping two girls at the school in the 2000s.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, Mass.Google MapsShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 23, 2026, 10:05 AM EDTBy Doha MadaniThe former head of school at a Massachusetts boarding and day school has been indicted in connection with sexual abuse allegations against a teacher.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Jeannie Norris, who ran Miss Hall’s School for 16 years, was charged Wednesday with reckless endangerment of a child, the Berkshire District Attorney’s…
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