EducationJuly 29, 2026

Interlochen and the review of old abuse reports

Key Vocabulary

investigation/ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
a careful search for facts
"The investigation will take time."
alumni/əˈlʌm.naɪ/
people who finished school there
"Many alumni spoke to the investigators."
lodge/lɑːdʒ/
a small building for guests or visitors
"The lodge stood near the lake."

Listening

Interlochen and the review of old abuse reports

Interlochen Center for the Arts is looking into old reports of sexual misconduct. The school hired the Sanghavi Law Office to talk with former students and staff. Many of the reports describe events from the 1960s and 1970s.

Interlochen said it invited people who say they met Jeffrey Epstein to speak with the investigator. The school plans to remove a lodge that used Epstein's name. The reports are mostly decades old and involve people now in middle age. The investigation team asked anyone with information to contact the Sanghavi Law Office. News coverage of Epstein's files renewed attention to the school's past donations and visits.

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Quiz

1. Who is leading the external investigation?
2. Where is the school?
3. When did many reports describe events?

Reading Practice

Read the article from the Listening section aloud. Your AI teacher will give you pronunciation feedback.

Discussion

1

Do you feel safe when adults in charge listen to young people? Why or why not?

2

Have you ever told a school or group about a problem? What happened?

3

What do you think about removing a building name that people find upsetting?

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