I keep going back and forth on this review because my yelp page is my happy place to share my great finds and not so good ones. I'd be doing the wrong thing by not telling the truth about Lawrence Academy. Here every will answer you that they "as a school" looked into your claims. That's a lie. In 2009 ; I attended Lawrence Academy where I met my abuser. I never did anything to deserve this stalking, invasion of privacy, and harassment. I was a 15-16 year old girl being harassed, bullied and followed by a senior 18 year old hockey player. When I brought my concerns to the school guidance counselor; they said that , "he is an honor student and head of the hockey team, with a girlfriend, what would he possibly want with you." When I wouldn't let up on the issue the female dean or students organized an ambush against me. Having my dorm parents sit me down and say I was an uncivilized human ; and even went as far as getting students in the dorm to make up lies about my conduct. Not only did I develop a severe addiction and eating disorder problem from this school. Talking to men freaked me out until my first real job ; and shaving my head to honestly rid myself of any memory of this place. I am a creative individual who always thought outside the box ; and this is a school that not only will allow assaults- they also want to keep you in a cookie cutter boring box. The best thing that ever happened to me was them kicking me out due to my 1.5 GPA , even when I said I was being assaulted. My favorite was when I was kicked down the fire escape stairs in the main building - and had and have bruises still to show for it - in my iPhone. Never will I EVER forget my days here. Paris Hilton is taking a stand against abuse suffered at boarding schools - and I stand behind her as a victim of Lawrence Academy's inability to provide a safe and healthy environment for its students. I encourage all parents to constantly check in with their children ; and make sure no matter what boarding school - the staff know they are not to harass, abuse, stalk, threaten, belittle, favor ANY CHILD - they are there to protect them. Lawrence YOU failed - and I can't wait to share my story on a much bigger platform. read more

I preface by disclosing that I graduated in 1982. Back then, Lawrence Academy offered a valuable education for the right student but for everyone else, it was 4 years of hell. Absolutely do not send your child here if they are not a jock. There is a lot of bullying, hazing harassment among students living on campus. Anyone who is not a jock is constantly belittled. The large dormitories have one RA per floor, but their doors are always closed. The kids are left to their own devices to govern as they please and the bullies rule. Smaller kids are stuffed in trash cans, pig piled, wedgied, etc. Smaller kids often quit after a couple weeks. When I was there, Lawrence Academy did not offer a track for students that were not jocks, except for "LA2" which was a joke. Perhaps they have changed over the years. They still heavily promote Winterim. During Winterim, the rich kids go Galapagos or some other exotic paradise while the middle class students spend time at a local museum. Lawrence needs to re-think this program. Segregating kids by socio-economic status is a lesson that LA could do without. read more

i read the two reviews and was a little surprised to see the allegations against mr regis. i was there from 1989-1993. though i didnt know him well i knew ms regis the librarian well. she was a sweetheart. yes there was some bullying going on. i had an issue with a few kids that were becoming violent with me and my parents first told steve hahn headmaster. it went nowhere until the police were notified then the kids literally got on the next flight overseas when the police started looking for them. in 1990 someone made a anti semitic comment to another student and mr hahn expelled that student for that, however comments made against asians or black people were shrugged off. short of the politics i loved the place. the curriculum was very good and i felt the teachers really cared. they have alternative courses in case you want to study film or electronics you may. the courses offered are flexible with students. i made a lot of great friends i still stay in touch with 30 years later. dorm masters were generally very cool too. i do not know what its like in 2022 but back in the day you had some jocks that bullied the geeky kids. i do know of a girl who was being stalked by another day student and not much was done about that. nobody really liked mr hahn as a headmaster. he cared more about $ and school sports ratings than welfare of students (unless it involved him somehow), but the faculty was generally awesome and very supportive. read more