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Jury deliberations appear to have broken down in the retrial of a former Carlsbad private school headmaster accused of molesting a cadet 20 years ago.
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John Morvant, headmaster at Christ Episcopal School, said officials and attorneys there had received a copy of the suit and were reviewing it.
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Mondrian’s father was the headmaster of a school in Amersfoort.
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When things go too far as in the opening scene, when the headmaster has a couple of bullies chainsaw a bad student's clothes off Keko Mask appears!
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HEADMASTER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of headmaster for English Language Learners
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: a man who is the head of a U.S. private school
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: a man who is the head of a British school
HEADMASTER Defined for Kids
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: a man who heads the staff of a private school
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