Has anyone ever sued a private school?

[Anonymous]

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/19428.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the school keeps passing a child along who is doing poorly, then I can see a case. There were cases filed like this against some public school systems. Since NCLB, there is less of that because the schools have to address poor performance.

I know personally of at least one Catholic school in Bethesda that passes children regularly who have reading issues. Their position is that they don't have the resources to help them, but then don't want to refer them anywhere else. Tragic really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/19428.html

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/05/former-sidwell-psychologists-license-risk-over-affair

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/05/sidwell-friends-staffer-target-of-sexually-charged-lawsuit-60629.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/19428.html

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/05/former-sidwell-psychologists-license-risk-over-affair
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/05/sidwell-friends-staffer-target-of-sexually-charged-lawsuit-60629.html

Would you please leave this shit alone? There's a little six year old girl in the middle of all this, for chrissakes, and the last thing she needs is someone stirring up the pot to get more people talking about her parents. Just leave it alone. Not cool at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/19428.html

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/05/former-sidwell-psychologists-license-risk-over-affair

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/05/sidwell-friends-staffer-target-of-sexually-charged-lawsuit-60629.html

Note to self: Never, ever, ever, EVER send an email that you are not completely comfortable (from every possible legal angle) having the whole world read one day. Doubly so, if you have a professional license of any kind, an exclusive contract with someone ( marriage) or are in a sexual relationship with someone who does have either of the former.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most private school enrollment contracts bind the private school to only a very low duty of care, and no particular educational, social, or developmental goals are assured. We had DC enrolled at a well-known private school and became embroiled in a serious dispute with the head of school; the school declined to settle and refund our tuition unless we would execute a lifetime confidentiality agreement; they claim that this is their SOP. We also understand that almost every private school carries general liability insurance, with complete-defense coverage, such that the school itself effectively does not have to pay the costs of defense counsel. You have NO rights in a private school.

So you declined to settle because you would have to keep quiet about it? Why is agreeing to confidentiality a deal breaker if you get the settlement you want? I also don't follow the point about liability insurance...how does a school having liability insurance lead to families having no rights?

I think its pretty obvious why they didn't take the settlement. One of the things they wanted was the right to publicize the situation so why accept a settlement if you give that up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/19428.html

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/05/former-sidwell-psychologists-license-risk-over-affair
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/05/sidwell-friends-staffer-target-of-sexually-charged-lawsuit-60629.html

Would you please leave this shit alone? There's a little six year old girl in the middle of all this, for chrissakes, and the last thing she needs is someone stirring up the pot to get more people talking about her parents. Just leave it alone. Not cool at all.

Agreed. I know the family, there is a little girl (now 7) trying to live a normal life. Not related to the OP's question other than tangentially. Leave it alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most private school enrollment contracts bind the private school to only a very low duty of care, and no particular educational, social, or developmental goals are assured. We had DC enrolled at a well-known private school and became embroiled in a serious dispute with the head of school; the school declined to settle and refund our tuition unless we would execute a lifetime confidentiality agreement; they claim that this is their SOP. We also understand that almost every private school carries general liability insurance, with complete-defense coverage, such that the school itself effectively does not have to pay the costs of defense counsel. You have NO rights in a private school.

So you declined to settle because you would have to keep quiet about it? Why is agreeing to confidentiality a deal breaker if you get the settlement you want? I also don't follow the point about liability insurance...how does a school having liability insurance lead to families having no rights?

I think its pretty obvious why they didn't take the settlement. One of the things they wanted was the right to publicize the situation so why accept a settlement if you give that up.

Because they would get their tuition back, which is the other thing they wanted. If they press on with a lawsuit, they spend a lot on legal fees, with no assurance of winning. (In fact, the odds are probably against them if it's a matter of their DC not reaching some educational or developmental goal, as implied.)

[Anonymous]

A guy Terry Newmeyer sued Sidwell....long standing family...issues with power control over ex-wife and kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/19428.html

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/05/former-sidwell-psychologists-license-risk-over-affair
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/05/sidwell-friends-staffer-target-of-sexually-charged-lawsuit-60629.html

Would you please leave this shit alone? There's a little six year old girl in the middle of all this, for chrissakes, and the last thing she needs is someone stirring up the pot to get more people talking about her parents. Just leave it alone. Not cool at all.

I didn't that to which you object, but I must say that when someone files a lawsuit like this, he makes public everything that is relevant to the suit, in this case including the little six-year-old girl.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the concern about the 6 year old girl. But that concern only furthers the point that this dad is an idiot, at best. What was he thinking? I am sorry about his spouse, but he is making matters only worse.

[Anonymous]

People seem obsessed with this case and this school. Interesting. Yes, other people have sued other private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People seem obsessed with this case and this school. Interesting. Yes, other people have sued other private schools.

Exactly one person is obsessed, one . Funny thing about obsession is that it drives others away.