Eagleton School

Eagleton School
Location
446 Monterey Road
Great Barrington, Massachusetts

United States
Coordinates 42°11′09″N 73°17′50″W / 42.1859°N 73.2972°WCoordinates: 42°11′09″N 73°17′50″W / 42.1859°N 73.2972°W
Information
Type Private
NCES School ID 02033114
Faculty 14.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Age 9 to 22
Enrollment 70[1] (2009–10)
Student to teacher ratio 5.0:1[1]

Eagleton School is a residential treatment facility located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts for boys ages 9–22 who have a variety of emotional and behavioral problems . It is privately owned by Bruce Bona. It is the host of the Great Barrington Christmas party.

1995 Tornado

Two students and one staff member were killed in the 1995 Great Barrington tornado when their van was picked up by the tornado and thrown 1,000 feet into a wooded ditch at the base of Mount Butternut. Reports say that the occupants were not strapped in and that no redirection was given for the students to put on their seat belts. Subsequently, the victim's families sued the school but charges were later dropped. A chapel was built onsite to honor those who died.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eagleton School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 30 July 2012. Total Students: 70 (2009-2010)
  2. Great Barrington Tornado 14 years later, WWLP, retrieved 24 July 2012