Predator, paddle: Ronnie Rideout’s unfiltered account of the nightmare at Bellevue Junior High

BELLEVUE — For decades, it was the “open secret” of Bellevue Junior High. A requirement of nude swimming, justified by a thin veil of “sanitation,” that left generations of boys vulnerable in a basement pool. But while some remember the era with a nervous laugh, Ronnie Rideout remembers the sound of a 2x6 hitting skin and the sight of a predator watchin…