Should our DC keep news that they’re changing schools to themselves?
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Anonymous
| Should we have our DC keep the news to themselves for a few weeks? Or tell their friends right away? Don’t want to risk friends being upset and DC being a bit friendless. Wondering what y’all are doing. |
Anonymous
| What grade? |
Anonymous
1st |
Anonymous
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I would wait until very late to tell tigers. Confidentially tell the principal or key teachers but so t let them blab. They really only need to know to fill a spot or set homerooms for next year.
Our pk-12 is known for trying to get peer parents call you and tell you to stay. Every if you’re relocating! I refused to call a family who was leaving for NYc, I thought that was ridiculously bad form. And moving house is no joke so why harass the family about your school. |
Anonymous
| * tell others |
Anonymous
| we are keeping it quiet. |
Anonymous
| I wouldn’t make a young kid keep a secret like that. Chances are they will mention it anyway. |
Anonymous
| We went through this last year. I told my closest parent friends (about three) who kept it quiet for me, then in May we spread the word. Worked well |
Anonymous
| Why did you tell the young child already? How do they feel about leaving their friends and teachers? |
Anonymous
| I wouldn’t tell my first grader not to share. If I didn’t want him sharing I wouldn’t tell him. I would probably wait and tell him a week or two before the last day. |
Anonymous
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O good lord. The school already knows. First graders won’t care. If you are a grown up, you can handle the other parents.
Don’t tell your first grader to lie. |
Anonymous
| Out of curiosity, why are you moving this child? |
Anonymous
This! I would not have told a 1st grader if I didn’t want others to know. Ideally let others know in May. |
Anonymous
| Our kid has decided not to tell friends until closer to end of year. |
Anonymous
| I thought this was going to be about an older kid. But a 1st grader? Do people even believe what they say anyway? |