Expulsion Leads to Lawsuit

A federal lawsuit filed recently in U.S. District Court against Miss Porter's School in Farmington alleges that students in a "secret society" orchestrated a bullying campaign against student tatum Bass for her role in planning a multi-school prom. The "Oprichniki," as the group called itself according to the suit, took its name from the 16th-century Russian secret police force that brutally eliminated the czar's enemies. Read more.