Dave Medeiros

A little something to make all who are living 'away' a bit homesick!

Kathleen Conway (Hickman)

Remembering our Mrs. Judith Bolton. . .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEtMLqP7tpA. . .

Martha Eastwood (Ragan)

Just checked my yearbook. He wrote me a quote from Goethe on his picture. He did teach us history, that's for sure, including those 50 Major documents of the 20th Century. RIP

Edna Rezendes (Walsh)

I just saw him about a month or two ago at the Jewish Convalecent Home. He had a set back, and was rehabbing there. We talked a bit, as he was also my neighbor, and remembered my Mom and Dad. Truth be told, he looked rather defeated. I hope he slipped quietly away.

Barbara Fernandes (Lanagan)

Mr. Carriero was a horrible man and teacher..He preyed on the innocent..

Laurie Bederow

It pains me to speak ill of the dead, but I have to agree with Barbara.  When I read his obituary I was amazed to learn that he was such an accomplished and admired man. In our senior US History class he told me to stay after class one day and then threatened to flunk me and reminded me that if he did, I could not graduate. I had no idea why he'd singled me out, but I remember thinking, "what will I tell my parents"? He also once offered me a ride home (I remember he had a beige Saab), which I knew I shoudn't accept, but I did because I didn't want to offend him. Years later, long before so many teachers were publicly accused of inappropriate behavior, I realized that while nothing untoward occurred, there was something very disturbing about both of those incidents.  In my yearbook he wrote a quote from Jonathan Swift; "When a true genius appears in the world, you can mark him by the sign that the dunces are all in a confederacy against him".  I think that underneath all the acclaim and awards and recognition he received, there may very well have been a more sinister side to him.

Diane Lawrence

I agree with Barbara  and Laurie . There was inappropriate behavior on his part. He should not have been a teacher.

Antone Ponte

I too remember Mr. Carreiro, starting at Keith Jr. High, he was my 8th grade science teacher  and personnelly I never had any problems with the man. At NBHS I had him for  U.S. History and I remember how I was asked to go to his class while in study hall.  I could not understand why seeing classes were in progress.  Once there he he introduced me to his  number one College Prep history class.  The reason I was there was because I scored the highest on his final exam which he gave to all his classes ( he never slacked off even if you were only n the general program).  I was not sure if he was praising me or mocking the others.  In later years I would see him at my parents church functions where he was very active.  One of the last times I saw him he said that our class and a couple that followed were the last of the real good classes at NBHS (praise at last.)  In my year book he wrote" Those that fail to remember the past are condemed to repeat it" a quote from Santayana.  He developed my interest in History, which has been a great thing.   May he rest in peace and perpetual light shine upon his soul

Tony

Nancy Rothwell (Gorban-Brennnan)

Wow..I also had incidents with Mr. Carreiro.  Now I know that I was not alone with my "creepy feeling"  about him. He could be very inappropriate even for those days.

Brenda Lowe (Silva)

I , too , had problems with Mr. Carriero , though not in high school.. It was later on when I was married , with children.we lived in the south end of NB ,and my daughter had just started school at Taylor school where he was the president of the PTA. he was very inappropriate with me many times. He once said to me , " I knew you as an adolescent ( I  had him for science at Keith ) ; I knew you as a teenager ( at NBHS) and now i would like to know you as a woman ! " He was so creepy...used to call my house for no reason, etc. I finally told him to stop or I was going to go talk to his wife !!!  Too bad none of this came out while he was teaching . he was a sick man !

Sheila Rogers (Allen)

I had the same quote as Antone in my year book. I remember him for sending me to Mr Gracia's office . The 13th girl who was reported for wearing a short dress. I had a a shirt waist dress that when you sat down it went to your shoes.  He was a piece of work.

Nancy Otis (Cusson)

He was a creepy man, devil eyes....

Deborah Amaral (Weinstein)

I too was in his history class with Barbara , and me being completely innocent about life and the danger what was inappropriate behavior, I also sensed a very very creepy sense and danger,and evil that this man possessed, especially toward Barbara.. The feeling was very strong and frightening! My mother was ill with cancer in my Junior and Senior year, and I was working also, and had a difficult time in his class..and there was an underlying sense of horror and severe discomfort when I entered his class..

I never spoke of it with anyone, but as soon as I saw the obituary, I actually felt a relief.. For Barbara!

Many times when someone has a dark side, he or she is praised upon his death.. Even if they have had severe shortcomings... I say speak the truth.. He did accomplish many things in his career, and being such a bright individual did not exclude him from being the creep he was deep down!

Deborah Amaral Weinstein

Martha Eastwood (Ragan)

All these gals have hit the nail on the head. He never bothered me personally...I sat in the back of the room, a scrawny 16 yr old, next to one of the Brogden twins. I got my A in history the correct way. He never threatened me. Perhaps he knew my dad had a lot of "tools" up there on Brock Ave. But he was perverse. And I thought that I had the highest score on his exam....wonder how many he told that to ? (cough)

Robert Gurney

I did not know this teacher personally, but from reports that I have just recently heard from my sister (for the first time in my life) - this guy was not the only teacher who behaved in identically the same way toward female students.   The title "Teacher" was for years regarded very highly and that respect was unearned in many cases.  Just because he is dead he should not get away with it.  Some of the "best" turned out in the long run to  be the worst.   I know too many of our parents "looked the other way" because you didn't buck the system.  My folks were apparently as guilty in that regard as any others.  My sister went to them (my parents) and got no action.  She didn't come to me.  

Hopefully today - all of us who are reading this will learn and  we will listen to what our children and grandchildren say - especially about their fears and concerns regarding what is happening to them at school.   If as parents (grandparents) we can not fight back for our kids  and eliminate teachers like this what good are we? 

I am saddened by this entire disclosure because I had a good rapport with my teachers at NBHS.  In their dealings with me personally they acted appropriately and I saw no behaviour such as reported. 

I know the media concern today is focused on bullies in school.  When the teacher is the bully - and it gets ignored  how much worse can it be? 

This needs to be "shouted from the rooftops" and repeated openly just to prod others to come forward.  Because if there were multiple examples in the 1960s how many are there TODAY and how many were there in the years between?

To heck with respect for the DEAD - someone needs to STOMP on this guy's grave and his MEMORY.  The record needs to be corrected in the open - not hidden.

Raymond Deterra

The incidence of teacher - student  relationships was not a subject that was in the forefront of the news in the 1950's and 1960's. Many students, teachers, and parents did not even know they were occurring, although some suspected. But teachers were, more or less, placed on pedestals and hardly ever questioned. Many went on to be celebrated teachers, administrators, and counselors. 

In the past few decades, more emphasis has been placed on this issue all over the nation.  It makes local news.  It even makes national news if egregious enough. I'm not sure if vilification of 50 year old crimes, or errors in judgement, at the very least, on the part of students and teachers both, is now worth the effort. Perhaps it would be better to say nothing good, nor anything bad about the past, at this point. Those who clandestinely took advantage of naive teenagers will be judged in another of Dante's circles. Those who have passed can no longer be brought before a living court.

Linda Dias (Caulkins)

I too consider myself lucky that I did not have  him for us history.  Hopefully the memories that have resurfaced for those girls in our class that had to having this poor excuse for a teacher can somehow be put to rest with his death.   I am sure these incidents went on for years, it was a different time back then.  Hopefully girls feel enabled now.   

i remember seeing him in the halls and can confirm an uneasy feeling each time.  Maybe it was intuition, but I always felt uncomfortable.  Comments here help to release pent up emotions that have been buried for years.   It is not just one classmate that is making such comments.

thanks to those that have confirmed others comments, it should go a long way in letting others they were not alone.    I for one think this is the forum for these comments.  

I was one of the lucky students who had mr Nanopolis for us history.  

Maria de Melo (Gulla)

I am saddened and outraged by the experiences my former classmates and friends have shared regarding their US history teacher,  and I want them to know they are believed and supported   Teaching children, particularly in their formative years, is a privilege.  It angers me to know students were disrespected.  We are a closed website.  It's not accessible to anyone who doesn't have a specific password and is a member, and it's not seen by "friends" of "friends" as posts on Facebook are.  In that respect, I don't feel that we are condoning character assassination.  My belief is  that comments by those who see our website as a place to share and feel respected, should stand until the writer removes those posts themselves, if they wish. The issue is not judgement of a deceased individual,  but supporting our classmates and friends.   Our website was  founded to share memories, nostalgia, reconnecting with classmates, be informed about reunions and entertained.  We have shared much about the good of our hometown and our school days and now some of the dark side of those days.  We can't go back and right wrongs, but we can learn and be mindful that it doesn't happen to children we love.  

Claudia Aguiar (Settele)

I have to agree with Barbara, Laurie etc, who had unfortunate experiences with this teacher. I never had him for a teacher, but certainly had many uncomfortable experiences with him in the hallways and cafeteria. He had a way of looking or talking at you that made your skin crawl. Never realized at the time that a lot of students were experiencing the same feelings .Back then we were brought up to be respectful to any one in authority and never to question a "teacher".Boy how I wish I knew then what I know now, but as you know hine site is 20/20!!So sorry to all of us who had endure these experiences, and let's remember all the good times the class of "65" had 50 years ago.

Laurie Bederow

I want to respond to Billy's comments.  I think they completely ignore the individual and personal veracity of all the posts that followed Barbara's brave and courageous comment, which provided an opportunity for the many of us whom Mr. Carreiro threatened, either directly or by suggestion, to share our memories and experiences, some of which are still quite vivid and alive.  Removing these posts will not change these experiences which, unlike today when children are taught what "good touch/bad touch" means and to "tell somone" if they feel uncomfortable, went unreported for many of the reasons already mentioned: the times, our culture which revered teachers and thought they could do no wrong, fear of reprisal or being ignored, lack of response from the people who were supposed to help.  Selectively erasing any or all of our comments, especially the ones from female classmates, diminshes their experiences.  And it also calls into question what firsthand knowledge men have of what would be called sexual harassment today. Women do not have to "prove" that they felt threatened, demeaned or uncomfortable around Mr. Carreiro.  He was a hypocrite and a predator and the number and intensity of the respones from each and every person who weighed in is not only "proof" but all that matters. I commend and admire every single woman who has had the courage to come forward with comments and would be very dismayed if they were deleted from this website which is another way of sweeping it under the rug.

N.B. I wrote this a few days ago and am not sure I hit "submit".  But I would like to add that I am really glad that this conversation is continuing!

James Casey

Dark, arrogant and very old world in his views. All the girls speak the truth...and truth must live beyond the grave for the sake of legacy and progress. He was a product of his times. May God forgive him his dastardly deeds ~ he's the only one who can and might. Our memories as a class, whether 5 days old or fifty years old should be archived here for history to judge.... That's why today it is so difficult to seal Criminal Records. I knew him well and knew the good, bad and the ugly. Let the record stand for what it is, but let the Good Lord handle the rest...it is well beyond us at this point.    Jim Casey

Brenda Lowe (Silva)

I totally agree with Laurie and Jimmy , Mr. Carreiro was inappropriate in the 1960's and far beyond that. There are too many girls who have been haunted by his actions throughout the years. As I said , my problems with him occurred in the 70's , and I was no longer a child , but his totally inappropriate actions , did affect my life . He should have never acted in the manner he did . No one should have to feel threatened while attending a PTO meeting.. I am sure if he had been reported in the 60's , a lot of other young girls would have been protected from him. but , times were different then and being the innocemts that we were , we were unable to handle the situation. But , now he will have to face his maker and i am sure will be punished for his sins. i feel this Message Forum has been very helpful to those affected , and as Jimmy said , bad or good , they are part of our memories of NBHS , and should be able to be discussed among our friends .

Diane Lawrence

I am happy and RELIEVED this finally came out. I too was in that awful class with Barbara and Deborah. It is so vindicating to read these shared stories and feel the support we are giving each other now. Thank you everyone for your comments. I for one can finally let this matter "rest in peace."

Barbara Fernandes (Lanagan)

Athena Medeiros (Adams)

I taught in NB for 20 years.  I know of 2 teachers that were dismissed because of sexual harassment and more.  They were asked to leave the school as soon as it was reported.  They were put on paid leave.  They had a trial of some sort, were found guilty.  They were dismissed and lost their state certification.  It was kept very quiet, but it happened twice to my knowledge and heard of many others, but have no confirmation.