The former judge said: "For decades, the school failed to look at itself through a realistic and critical lens. "It is clear it was assumed that abuse did not and would not take place; when it did, the school could not accept that it had happened, failed to address it, and failed to recognise the risk of it continuing. Complacency was the order of the day."When complaints were made, they were either disbelieved or left unresolved.
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