Talk:Gow School

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Hi, I think I've done enough to Wikify the page, but not sure. I'm new to this. So Admin, please leave me a note on anything else you'd like me to do and I'll try my best.

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Sexual Abuse Scandal[edit]

There is a lot of press and media coverage in regards to alleged sexual abuse at The Gow School. The news coverage should be added to the article.

https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/gow-school-responds-to-sexual-abuse-allegations-by-former-students/ https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2020/12/16/alumnus-of-the-gow-school-sues-for-negligence https://news.wbfo.org/post/former-gow-school-student-recounts-being-raped-teacher-1990s — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.220.254.175 (talk) 00:19, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to add that information then do it accurately and neutrally. The very first claim I checked turned out to be false. You claimed that "The report found actions at the school inexcusable". The report actually says "The specific reports—occurring largely between the 1990s to 2002—include allegations of inexcusable behavior". That is not at all the same thing. I didn't bother to check any further. Meters (talk) 00:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've pulled this again. As I wrote If you want to add that information then do it accurately and neutrally. We don't make unsourced claims. We don't use the plaintiff's law firm as a source, particularly not their appeal for class action participants. We don't report actions that have nothing to do with this school. In general, for BLP reasons we don't mention such legal actions until there is a conviction. Meters (talk) 22:25, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And again after it failed verification. You cannot claim that the report confirmed sexual assaults happened when it does not say that. Allegations were made and were investigated. A news article saying that there has been an investigation is not confirmation. Again, Any coverage of this has to be sourced, neutral and accurate. Meters (talk) 01:50, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]