Archbishop Stepinac High
School is an all-boys Roman
Catholic high school in White Plains, New York
, operated by the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of New York. It was founded in 1948 and named for
Blessed Aloysius Stepinac, who was archbishop of Zagreb
, Croatia
at the
time.
History
Archbishop Stepinac High School opened in 1948 with a capacity of
1,360 students. It began with freshman and sophomore years and
reached its full complement in 1950.
The school was
established as the result of fundraising by the Catholic parishes
of Westchester
County
, under the leadership of the New York Archbishop
Francis Cardinal Spellman
and the educational officials of the Archdiocese. The
initial purpose of the school was to establish a full educational
program with a diversity of subject choices leading to a
well-rounded student. In addition to the
college preparatory program it offered a
general course for boys who wanted to finish their education with
high school and enter a trade. Boys were taught by an all-male
faculty, almost entirely religious in makeup. In its early years
the administration of the school was in the hands of diocesan
priests, assisted by religious brothers and an occasional
layman.
Students from the school were used as
extras in the 1972 film
Child's Play directed by
Sidney Lumet.
Incidents of sexual misconduct by priests
In 2002 news media reporting the discovery that some former school
administrators had been either released from the priesthood or
relieved of their duties due to accusations that they had solicited
or molested youth during their years at Stepinac. In 1988 Rev.
Donald T. Malone, principal and former Dean of Students, was
reportedly picked up by White Plains police for soliciting sex from
a 16-year-old boy. While the impropriety was not made public by
either the police or the school's administration, Rev. Malone was
immediately removed as principal and reassigned to a
parish. During his tenure as Dean
of Students, Rev. Malone sometimes wore a
cape
and carried a
riding crop while
overseeing
detention.
Also in 2002, it became publicly known that in 1998 the archdiocese
had quietly
settled a
lawsuit over accusations that Monsignor William
White had carried on a sexual relationship with a male student for
a three-year period in the late 1970s when White was a dean at the
school.
Program
The current administration and faculty of Stepinac is a mix of
religious (both
priests and
nuns) and lay men and women.
The high school draws
its students predominantly from Westchester
County and has evolved into a college preparatory
school.
Stepinac High School participates in
the 2006 Saint Patrick's Parade in Yonkers
Notable alumni
References
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