Penikese Island

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Formerly a leper colony, currently home to Penikese Island School, a special education school for boys 13 to 18 with behavior issues.

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The experience of teaching at the school for a year is described in Daniel Robb's book, Crossing the Water-a Teacher's Memoir.
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Coordinates:   41°27'1"N   70°55'14"W
This article was last modified 17 years ago