, ▁disc rim ination , ▁har ass ment , ▁and ▁ab use ▁perpet r ated ▁by ▁a ▁George ▁Brown ▁Theatre ▁School ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁against ▁students . ▁The ▁inc idents ▁reported ▁by ▁former ▁students ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁articles , ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁ab use ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁George ▁Brown ▁College ▁and ▁George ▁Brown ▁Theatre ▁School ▁administr ations ▁by ▁former ▁students ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Add itional ▁reports ▁of ▁ab use ▁emer ged ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁of ▁acting ▁professor ▁Tod d ▁Hamm ond , ▁who ▁was ▁primarily ▁c ited ▁in ▁alleg ations ▁by ▁former ▁students . ▁However , ▁Hamm ond ▁has ▁been ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁College ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁despite ▁not ▁being ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁theatre ▁school ' s ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 ▁fac ulty . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁since ▁under g one ▁several ▁changes ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁publications , ▁namely ▁the ▁h iring ▁of ▁new ▁acting ▁profess ors , ▁changes ▁in ▁fac ulty , ▁and ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁Sue ▁Min er ▁as ▁Program ▁Co ordin ator ▁after ▁James ▁Simon . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Dist illery ▁Historic ▁District ▁Project ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁Toronto ▁att raction . ▁The