OP & Mama & Tamar 60 -“I was told I had no halachic or legal recourse, that if I tried to get help through those avenues
my son would be expelled* and that no other yeshivah would accept him.”
Unforunately these things are quite often.
I’ll tell you what I did with my son. It happens in every Yeshiva.
My son was abused by his Rebbe & a boy.
The incident with the Rebbe – He called us up & I felt it was a sincere apology.
No further action was neccessary.
With the boy – I sent my son to Karate & that solved the problem.
The Yeshiva found out about it, but since they couldn’t prove it – he wasn’t kicked out!
If I couldn’t resolve the problem, I’d go to the authorities & sue them!
Most people are too scared, but watch how they would coming running after you – to resolve any issues to stop the lawsuit & prosecution!