The board of St. Michael’s College School is standing by principal Greg Reeves amid a scandal that’s seen six students at the all-boys private school criminally charged following an alleged sexual assault in a locker room.

In a statement released Wednesday, the school’s board said it is “united” in support of Reeves and Basilian Father Jefferson Thompson, the school’s president, over their handling of the crisis.

Chair Michael Forsayeth said in the statement the school is “deeply saddened by the recent incidents that have taken place at our beloved school. They are offensive to everything we stand for and to the values we strive to instill in our students.”

Reeves has faced questions on his handling of a crisis that began after a pair of videos circulated on social media two weeks ago.

On Monday, six young teens were charged and released on bail over one video that showed an alleged sexual assault in a locker room.

They cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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Both Reeves and Jefferson Thompson were hired because of their “dedication and care for students throughout their careers,” the board’s statement read.

“They are both men of the highest integrity and continue to have our trust to lead us forward,” it added.

The school has expelled at least eight students since the beginning of the scandal — at four over the locker room video and four over a separate incident.

School administrators took a full day before handing the locker room video over to police on Nov. 14.

Media had by that point already informed police of the video, police said.

At a Monday news conference, Toronto police Insp. Sinopoli said the school should have immediately contacted police about the locker room video.

The board’s statement also said alumni gave a standing ovation at Tuesday-night meeting on the crisis.

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“Witnessing the standing ovation at last night’s alumni meeting, many of whom are current and past parents, I believe that Fr. Thompson and Mr. Reeves have their overwhelming support. As a school community, we want to ensure that these incidents do not happen again,” reads the statement.

Police are investigating six incidents at the elite institution, including the locker room video, one other alleged sexual assault, three assaults and one incident related to threatening.