Newfoundland Training Schools Abuse Class Action Settlement Overview:
- Who: The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has agreed to a $12.5 million class action settlement with former students of its government-operated youth facilities.
- Why: Former students claim they suffered abuse while at the facilities and that the government ignored them when they reported it.
- Where: The Newfoundland Training Schools where the alleged abuse occurred are in Pleasantville and Whitbourne.
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has agreed to a settlement worth $12.5 million to resolve claims of abuse at youth homes in the area. The settlement will compensate individuals who suffered abuse while at youth facilities operated by the government in Newfoundland and Labrador, CBC reports.
More than 70 individuals who say they were abused while at Newfoundland Training Schools in Pleasantville and Whitbourne will benefit from the class action settlement.
The alleged abuse occurred while the class members were students at the schools during the 1970s and 1980s, CBC reports. Former students claimed in their class action lawsuit that officials in the government ignored them when they reported the abuse, which allowed it to keep going on for decades.
Former Newfoundland Training Schools Students Still Eligible To Make Claims for Compensation
Students who attended Newfoundland Training Schools between 1973 to 1989 are still eligible to make a claim to join the class action settlement, which was certified in 2019, CBC reports.
Class members will be given a choice on how they wish to proceed to keep them from having to relive the trauma. Those who do not want to go into too much detail will be required to fill out a one-page form, CBC reports, while class members looking to make a more significant claim may be required to give interviews during what will be a more scrupulous process.
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is not admitting to any wrongdoing as part of the settlement agreement, according to Lynn Moore, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs.
A similar class action lawsuit was filed against the provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador by an individual claiming it was responsible for years of physical and sexual abuse they endurred while housed as a teenager at the Newfoundland and Labrador Youth Centre in Whitbourne.
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