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Student Safety Update, 2025
Since the release of the Debevoise & Plimpton report on misconduct at Sonoma Academy in 2021, we have taken meaningful and measurable steps to make Sonoma Academy a safer and more accountable school.
These include:
These include:
- Establishing the Sonoma Academy Therapy Fund to assist our alumni and former students who experienced sexual misconduct and related violence while at SA with costs related to therapy.
- Conducting annual boundary training for all employees, most recently in August 2025, with additional training scheduled later in 2025.
- Establishing a Board-level Safety Committee to ensure ongoing oversight and accountability.
- Implementing the LiveSafe platform, which enables anonymous reporting and real-time communication around concerns.
- Engaging in annual training in policies and procedures related to reporting suspected abuse.
- Reviewing and updating policies related to student safety.
Sonoma Academy Is...
...the only private, independent, college preparatory high school in Sonoma County. On our beautiful campus nestled at the base of Taylor Mountain in Southeastern Santa Rosa, our students are able to explore their interests and passions in a rigorous and inspiring environment that develops a lifelong love of learning and prepares them for college and beyond.
Sonoma Academy admits students of any race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, citizenship, gender or gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or disability, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, citizenship, gender or gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and tuition assistance programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
