Sidwell prom

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are quick to call us Sidwell parents who pay tuition entitled, what they fail to understand is that by paying $50,000 a year in tuition we are entitled to have an opinion on how that money is spent. This is because we support the school financially and therefore have a right to be a part of (at the very least minor) school decisions (such as where a prom takes place), albeit not necessarily larger decisions such as buying a building despite remaining unable to sell the lower school building for financial reasons. For those struggling to understand this concept, think of it in the same way as to how shareholders have a say in companies they own stocks in. Personally, I have no issue with the prom being held at the gym, growing up in a developing country I was lucky to be able to attend a school at all in a place where the concept of "school dances" was as foreign as I was to this country before immigrating. Additionally, my son has had an amazing time at all the dances held at school and has no issue with the prom being held at the gym. Where I begin to take issue is when the school administration and even children attending the school, according to my son, (children who most certainly are not paying their own tuition I might add) not only disregard my fellow Sidwell parents' opinions but are also rather quick to resort to immaturely (at least to me) calling us Sidwell parents who have worked very hard in our respective fields to afford sending our children to this school names such as "spoiled" or "greedy" for wanting to have a say in our own children's education and lives. Additionally, while I personally have no need to worry about my very responsible son driving drunk or allowing a drunk student to drive him to an after-party, I understand some parents of less responsible children's concern with having prom at school where the kids cannot have an after-party directly upstairs in a hotel but rather have to drive to get to it (as I am sure they will have afterparties after the afterparty held at school), potentially doing so drunk. Is the Sidwell administration's decision to essentially (at least to the best of my understanding) detain students at school for the duration of prom and an additional afterparty an attempt to sober them up before they leave to other "after-afterparties"? Just kidding! But I do find it a little strange that holding prom at the four seasons is suddenly considered ostentatious despite such being the norm and custom for many years. I would hope this decision is not due to recent publications referencing the school as this would, at least in my opinion, demonstrate how the school may care more about how it is perceived by others than listening to the Sidwell parents who pay tuition to support the school. Ultimately, I would personally prefer if the prom was held at the gym with tuition-paying parents being reimbursed for whatever difference in cost results. Unfortunately, we all know this is next to impossible seeing as we tuition-paying Sidwell parents were forced to pay not just full tuition but increased tuition despite our children not receiving lunches or even attending the school at all during virtual and hybrid learning without reimbursement. I believe a large portion of our tuition was likely used to purchase an enormous amount of plexiglass which has since been discarded according to my son due to its tendency to worsen the spread of coronavirus as well as an HVAC ventilation system which does not allow for our children to eat indoors anymore. I was recently informed by my son that children who have cars (we personally do not believe in buying him a car as it is not the same as an education and he is therefore responsible for saving for it), are not even allowed to eat in their own cars alone for some reason and that a senior girl was administered points for doing so, despite (at least in my opinion) eating alone in one's own car not posing a threat in terms of spreading coronavirus. I find this last part especially funny given that I, as a licensed doctor myself, expect many kids to catch colds out in these conditions and therefore be forced to stay home out of fear that their symptoms are the same as those of the coronavirus. Who knows? Perhaps this is an elaborate administration plan to limit the number of kids coming to school to prevent further spread of the virus. Just kidding!

I’m a teacher and there is not enough money in the world for me to teach at this school with these parents.

The post you’re reacting to is obviously from a Sidwell student making fun of this whole thing.

Unless this is the most joyless kid there is, it is clearly not a Sidwell student. The post is not particularly funny, and devoid of any wit or sarcasm that I would expect of a Sidwell student.

Let's give our teenagers more credit.

It's a Sidwell student making fun of the crazy posters on this hell site generally, and on this discussion thread in particular. So I think in fact they nailed it.

Your wife wrote this crazy but highly identifiable post and you are ashamed, so you’re trying to convince us it’s not her.

No, but my senior child told me it was written by a classmate. They’re laughing at you all in the group chat.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I tried, but Obama summed it up better. Seniors should laugh but it’s not how you think it is

[Anonymous]

So just stop starting these threads maybe OP? I’m w the Pres

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Anonymous wrote:So just stop starting these threads maybe OP? I’m w the Pres

I think OP left the chat a long time ago. It’s just you crazy dcummers who won’t stop posting.

[Anonymous]

“Crazy and delusional is thinking that there are on,y 1 or 2 people who disagree with you. And then you can’t stop.”

OP, yes, convinced it’s 1-2 people starting all the threads and calling people names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Crazy and delusional is thinking that there are on,y 1 or 2 people who disagree with you. And then you can’t stop.”

OP, yes, convinced it’s 1-2 people starting all the threads and calling people names.

I’m not OP and have never started a thread about Sidwell. Just think you are crazy and should stop posting. You make the school look bad.

[Anonymous]

Let me guess? You signed the anonymous petition though. I’m out, this is as basic as always. Piece of advice before I head to my evening commitment, your language makes you look bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents should just stop posting and bickering about this publicly especially when they don't know what they are talking about.

Some of the seniors are unhappy about the gym. But they are actually handling things much more responsibly than the crazy dcum parents on both sides who are arguing on a public web site. They are addressing it within the school and whatever happens will happen. Please stop.

There hasn't been an off campus prom since 2019. The idea that any of these kids know or care about it is ridiculous. Being unhappy about not being at a hotel? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let me guess? You signed the anonymous petition though. I’m out, this is as basic as always. Piece of advice before I head to my evening commitment, your language makes you look bad.

Wrong again. Never would have been part of that idiocy. If I have concerns about the school I would talk to Robbie, Mamadou, Min or Bryan. And I have only done that once. With 1 of them.

The only reason I am posting here is to encourage you to stop. I have never said anything critical about the prom location in this thread. You have no idea who I am or what I think, you’re just projecting and seeing shadows, assuming virtually everyone agrees with you and your starry-eyed nonsense. Which is what makes you crazy.

[Anonymous]

I bet it has to do with COVID and contracting with venues. I think it makes sense to be able to limit financial loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least you’re not throwing out race or money put downs. Or insulting people viciously again. I wish you would so you get kicked off again, it was bliss not reading your utter nonsense about SFS on a weekly basis for a while

Is the person who wrote the long post the same person who makes race and money put downs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There will be a prom. Great! Let the kids vote unless there are reasons such as Covid and safety that the campus is a better option. Either way it’s great! And don’t litigate tantrums on dcum every couple of weeks. Just because you don’t agree you don’t get to throw a tantrum and chip at the school’s reputation. And, no we don’t pay the tuition so that you or I get to run the show. If you think that, this may not be the right community for you

Of course PP gets to throw a tantrum if they like. Not much you can do about it.

I have to say I appreciate all of you. Highly entertaining.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are quick to call us Sidwell parents who pay tuition entitled, what they fail to understand is that by paying $50,000 a year in tuition we are entitled to have an opinion on how that money is spent. This is because we support the school financially and therefore have a right to be a part of (at the very least minor) school decisions (such as where a prom takes place), albeit not necessarily larger decisions such as buying a building despite remaining unable to sell the lower school building for financial reasons. For those struggling to understand this concept, think of it in the same way as to how shareholders have a say in companies they own stocks in. Personally, I have no issue with the prom being held at the gym, growing up in a developing country I was lucky to be able to attend a school at all in a place where the concept of "school dances" was as foreign as I was to this country before immigrating. Additionally, my son has had an amazing time at all the dances held at school and has no issue with the prom being held at the gym. Where I begin to take issue is when the school administration and even children attending the school, according to my son, (children who most certainly are not paying their own tuition I might add) not only disregard my fellow Sidwell parents' opinions but are also rather quick to resort to immaturely (at least to me) calling us Sidwell parents who have worked very hard in our respective fields to afford sending our children to this school names such as "spoiled" or "greedy" for wanting to have a say in our own children's education and lives. Additionally, while I personally have no need to worry about my very responsible son driving drunk or allowing a drunk student to drive him to an after-party, I understand some parents of less responsible children's concern with having prom at school where the kids cannot have an after-party directly upstairs in a hotel but rather have to drive to get to it (as I am sure they will have afterparties after the afterparty held at school), potentially doing so drunk. Is the Sidwell administration's decision to essentially (at least to the best of my understanding) detain students at school for the duration of prom and an additional afterparty an attempt to sober them up before they leave to other "after-afterparties"? Just kidding! But I do find it a little strange that holding prom at the four seasons is suddenly considered ostentatious despite such being the norm and custom for many years. I would hope this decision is not due to recent publications referencing the school as this would, at least in my opinion, demonstrate how the school may care more about how it is perceived by others than listening to the Sidwell parents who pay tuition to support the school. Ultimately, I would personally prefer if the prom was held at the gym with tuition-paying parents being reimbursed for whatever difference in cost results. Unfortunately, we all know this is next to impossible seeing as we tuition-paying Sidwell parents were forced to pay not just full tuition but increased tuition despite our children not receiving lunches or even attending the school at all during virtual and hybrid learning without reimbursement. I believe a large portion of our tuition was likely used to purchase an enormous amount of plexiglass which has since been discarded according to my son due to its tendency to worsen the spread of coronavirus as well as an HVAC ventilation system which does not allow for our children to eat indoors anymore. I was recently informed by my son that children who have cars (we personally do not believe in buying him a car as it is not the same as an education and he is therefore responsible for saving for it), are not even allowed to eat in their own cars alone for some reason and that a senior girl was administered points for doing so, despite (at least in my opinion) eating alone in one's own car not posing a threat in terms of spreading coronavirus. I find this last part especially funny given that I, as a licensed doctor myself, expect many kids to catch colds out in these conditions and therefore be forced to stay home out of fear that their symptoms are the same as those of the coronavirus. Who knows? Perhaps this is an elaborate administration plan to limit the number of kids coming to school to prevent further spread of the virus. Just kidding!

I’m a teacher and there is not enough money in the world for me to teach at this school with these parents.

The post you’re reacting to is obviously from a Sidwell student making fun of this whole thing.

Doesn't read that way at all. That’s not a sidwell kid.

And if you're right, here’s a necessary psa: parents, don’t send your Kids to sidwell, because they certainly won’t learn how to write.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bet it has to do with COVID and contracting with venues. I think it makes sense to be able to limit financial loss.

What financial losses? Are you kidding? Hotels are begging for business now. I guarantee you that hosting the prom at a hotel would not be significantly more in cost than hosting this seated dinner at the school