. ▁Within ▁hours ▁of ▁a ▁suspect ▁being ▁arrested ▁for ▁ag gra v ated ▁assault ▁with ▁a ▁hate ▁crime ▁attachment , ▁Sp encer ▁announced ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁online ▁defense ▁fund ▁for ▁the ▁admitted ▁perpet r ator . ▁ ▁Ned ▁Price ▁' 0 1 ▁started ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁soon ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁college . ▁His ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁included ▁being ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁under ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁Price ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁C IA ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁immediately ▁out lin ing ▁in ▁a ▁Washington ▁Post ▁editor ial ▁the ▁reasons ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁Trump ▁administration . ▁While ▁some ▁critics ▁suggested ▁that ▁former ▁security ▁agents ▁not ▁speak ▁out , ▁Price ▁and ▁others ▁def ended ▁their ▁dec isions ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁op - ed ▁piece . ▁Price ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁Fellow ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁America ▁Foundation ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁political ▁anal yst ▁for ▁N BC ▁News . ▁ ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁the ▁Me ▁To o ▁movement ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁A ▁former ▁SM ▁teacher ▁had ▁apparently ▁been ▁allowed ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁his ▁teaching ▁job ▁at ▁Phill ips ▁Ex eter ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁after ▁having ▁admitted ▁to ▁making ▁sexual ▁adv ances ▁towards ▁an ▁under age ▁student . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁excellent ▁letters ▁of