Opening BBN Minds
White River Junction, VT 05001
daniel
How You Can Help
You made a difference. You still can.
This site was launched in April 2008. Forty testimonials from friends of the school community helped the school administration find the courage to take a first step towards helping survivors.
This is only the first step.
Helping survivors will recover will require a sustained effort and many expressions of support from the school, classmates, friends and family.
- Send a testimonial. The testimonials describe the extent of Washburn's pathology and reassure other people that they are not alone. Send one through our Contact page.
- File a suit against Washburn. Talk with an attorney experienced in sexual abuse cases. I am able to suggest a few lawyers that are both compassionate and experienced.
Contact Washburn's employer. Washburn currently works for a national non-profit providing services for the blind and dyslexic. You may contact the regional director of the Boston office and encourage her to investigate whether Washburn worked unsupervised with young boys in the past. Her contact information can be found at the organization's website
Concerned Friends and Community
Support your classmates. Many alumni are aware of a classmate who had a particularly close relationship with Ted Washburn. Take the approach that feels right for you and your classmate. You could raise the topic directly with your classmates. Some may not be comfortable, others may be relieved. Send in a testimonial. Even a brief one could be a great support for classmates.
Report card from Fall 1983 signed by Ted Washburn
Your testimonial makes a difference
Confronting the trauma of abuse requires substaintial and sustained support. Your testimonial may help a classmate, a former teammate, a fellow actor in the school musical, find the support he or she needs.
Opening BBN Minds
White River Junction, VT 05001
daniel
