​Place was convicted in 1984 of first-degree murder for stabbing Wanda Olsen to death. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Lyn Schollett, the executive director of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, said the jury made the correct decision.

"A jury was in a much better place than the executive councilors to hear all the evidence, which they did, and they imposed the appropriate, serious, lifelong sentence here," Schollett said.
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She said granting a hearing would send the wrong message to victims of domestic violence.

Lyn Schollett, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, also said she had never heard of this kind of oversight over a private school. She thinks the agreement will have “far reaching implications and become a model for schools throughout the country that are seeking to create safer and more responsive environments for students who are sexually assaulted.”
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“After decades of perpetuating the abuse of children the standard formula for an institutions can no longer be a hit in the media, offering an apology or writing a check," Schollett said.

“Today marks a change,” said Lyn Schollett, executive director of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. “This agreement is focused on the safety of children and not the reputation of the institution.”
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She said that what schools have been doing until now “clearly has not worked” and that the settlement provides a road map for schools that are committed to providing a safe learning environment.

The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence embraced the agreement and said it's much better than a criminal conviction. 

"This would have likely resulted in the school merely having to pay a fine, if found guilty. That limited accountability would have been a blip on the screen and a day in the media, yet would have resulted in minimal change for the children who live, work and study on St. Paul's campus every day," said Executive Director Lyn Schollett, executive director of the coalition. ​

Lyn Schollett, chairperson of the New Hampshire Coalition against Domestic and Sexual Violence, said the agreement with St. Paul’s is an important step in marking the end of sexual abuse at the school.
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“Today marks a change. After decades of perpetuating the abuse of children, the standard formula for an institution’s ‘accountability’ can no longer be taking a hit in the media, offering an apology, or writing a check,” she said at the press conference.

"We're saddened to learn that additional alumni were harmed by faculty and staff at St. Paul's School," said Amanda Grady Sexton, a spokeswoman for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. "We offer support and solidarity to the brave survivors that have come forward, and we hope that their efforts to shatter the silence around decades of abuse on campus will help the School appropriately address the glaring need for change."

​"We're saddened to learn that additional alumni were harmed by faculty and staff at St. Paul's School," said Amanda Grady Sexton, a spokeswoman for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. "We offer support and solidarity to the brave survivors that have come forward, and we hope that their efforts to shatter the silence around decades of abuse on campus will help the School appropriately address the glaring need for change."