Chappaqua School District Agrees To Anonymity and Sealing Of Sex-Abuse Lawsuits

"The school district wants to protect the privacy rights of the students and their families and, at their request, we will discuss an appropriate stipulation with plaintiffs' counsel to protect their anonymity and seal the court files regarding these matters," said Brian Henderson, a lawyer for the district, in a Friday statement. Read more

Sixth Victim Files Court Papers Against Chappaqua Central School District

Chappaqua school officials knew as early as 2011 that former drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel was accused of abusing students, new court filings claim.

According to documents filed in state Supreme Court in White Plains, Horace Greeley High School Principal Robert Rhodes told the parents of one alleged victim of sexual abuse by the controversial ex-teacher "that in 2011 there were accusations made about Mr. Schraufnagel similarly abusing a student at Greeley High School."

Chappaqua School Want the Names of the Sex Abuse Victims to be Revealed

A lawyer representing the Chappaqua Central School District, who argued in June that students accusing former drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel of sexual abuse were "reckless" and "negligent," now wants the names of the students' parents to be made public.Read more

New Castle Judge Questions the Plea Deal

A New Castle judge wants to know why former Horace Greeley High School teacher Christopher Schraufnagel won't have to register as a sex offender despite admitting that he sexually abused students.

In a letter to Westchester County prosecutors and Schraufnagel's attorney, Town Justice Douglas Kraus said he was concerned that the ex-teacher's pending plea deal wouldn't require him to register under the state Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), although several of the charges lodged against him last year would have required him to do so.Read more

Chappaqua Parents Seek Petition to Seek Resignations

An online petition started by parents in the Chappaqua Central School District in the wake of the Christopher Schraufnagel sex abuse case at Horace Greeley High School demands that officials “acknowledge that this abuse occurred" and force the resignation of those who failed to act when allegations first surfaced. Read more

Court Filing of Mary Doe #6

Mary Doe on behalf of John Doe 

Court filing of Victim # 6

Christopher Schraufnagel Pleads Guilty

Controversial former Horace Greeley drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel agreed Thursday night to a plea deal that calls for three years of probation with sex-offender type restrictions, and requires him to surrender his New York state teaching license.Read more