Sexual abuse within that community betrays such trust. Likewise, the victims may also begin to blame themselves. Sexual abuse in the missionary family may be even more secret because if it becomes known, it will bring shame on the missionary enterprise, God's work. Of course, it can. Cases of such abuse have received wide publicity during the '90s with schools and churches apologizing to those abused.
Students are to respect and obey their surrogate parents and love their surrogate siblings.
Betrayal of Trust. The school family is to be a place of protection and care. Again victims may blame themselves or be blamed by others. Revealing the abuse will bring disgrace on the school. If it is a Christian school, revealing the abuse will also bring disgrace on the cause of Christ.