New Sex Scandal Rocks Oprah School

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 31, 2009 3:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – A new sex scandal has hit Oprah Winfrey's elite girls school in South Africa, the second in less than two years, reports the New York Daily News. Seven students have been suspended for sexually harassing classmates, including bullying students and "physical contact of a... Read full story »

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