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Georgetown Prep’s President Defends Its Culture, Without Mentioning Brett Kavanaugh

The Supreme Court nominee was recently accused of committing sexual assault while he was a student at the high school in the 1980s.
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The president of Georgetown Preparatory School—the elite, all-boys private boarding school from which Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee, graduated in 1983—has a message for students, their families, and alumni: Trust us, our school doesn’t breed sexual miscreants.

“Prep is a wonderful place, a wonderful school, a wonderful community,” ReverendJames R. Van Dyke, who became the school’s president two months ago, wrote in the letter, which was sent to the campus community on Thursday, and . “There is no denying

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