The Brief
- Eddie Horne, a survivor of abuse at the Dozier School for Boys, has earned his high school diploma at age 75.
- Horne endured severe trauma as a teenager at the now-infamous reform school. The experience derailed his education.
- After returning to the classroom decades later, Horne graduated from St. Petersburg High School and said he’s not done yet.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – At 75 years old, Eddie Horne walked across the graduation stage at St. Petersburg High School, decades after his education was derailed by abuse and trauma at the Dozier School for Boys in the Panhandle.
What we know:
Graduating from high school was a goal Horne made for himself years ago, following his time at Dozier, a reform school that would later become known for brutal beatings, molestation and neglect.…