Where is the abbey school in portsmouth ri? Portsmouth Abbey School is a coeducational, Catholic Benedictine boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12. Founded in 1926 by the English Benedictine community, the School is located on a 525-acre campus along Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay.What is uniqueportsmouth abbey school? Portsmouth Abbey School is a coeducational, Catholic Benedictine boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12.What did you do before you started teaching at portsmouth abbey? Before I began teaching at Portsmouth Abbey, I was a chemical engineer at the North Carolina Division of Air Quality. "Before I began teaching at Portsmouth Abbey, I was a chemical engineer at the North Carolina Division of Air Quality.What happened to the case against portsmouth abbey school? PORTSMOUTH — Following a sexual abuse lawsuit filed earlier this month against Portsmouth Abbey School and a former teacher, a police investigation has been reopened. “We re-opened the case based on the information alleged in the articles recently printed," Portsmouth police Detective Lt. John Cahoon said in an email Monday.