Two employees of the Eagleton School in Great Barrington, Mass., were arraigned in Superior Court Monday for their involvement in alleged physical and emotional abuse of students.
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Debra Davis of Great Barrington and Roscoe Adams of Pittsfield are the first Eagleton employees to face Superior Court indictments since authorities identified abuse at the school. Adams was indicted on three charges, including assault and battery of a disabled person; Davis on a single count of witness intimidation. Both pleaded not guilty.
Davis was part of a previous group of five Eagleton employees arraigned in District Court in early February. A spokesperson for District Attorney David Capeless says all five will see their cases elevated to Superior Court, which considers more serious criminal charges.
Until state officials moved to shut down the school this month, Eagleton served boys and young men with emotional and developmental disabilities.
New England Public Radio’s Adam Frenier contributed to this report.