Holton-Arms Hate Crime Incident

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one here really knows what they are talking about. I think it would be best to follow the advice of HOS and stop speculating.

Finally an adult is talking. There was a racist message, disciplinary action, and it was announced to the community. I’m not sure what else there is to talk about. If someone is unhappy with the process, there are only two options: share your views with the HOS or leave the school. Not much else.

Well... the HOS shared after pressure from the upper school Black Student Union. They had a meeting about it for some healing and discussion and no one from Holton US attended to support. This caused more harm. The Black Families Affinity group pressured the communication and then it came out.

I actually know more from reading DCUM... suspended and given the opportunity to withdraw helps the student find school elsewhere if going to another private. They followed the policy, but the reason there was communication was due to pushback from the students (and their parents).

FWIW, I liked the HOS e-mail. The people did what this commenter suggested. And now we are here gossiping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one here really knows what they are talking about. I think it would be best to follow the advice of HOS and stop speculating.

Finally an adult is talking. There was a racist message, disciplinary action, and it was announced to the community. I’m not sure what else there is to talk about. If someone is unhappy with the process, there are only two options: share your views with the HOS or leave the school. Not much else.

Well... the HOS shared after pressure from the upper school Black Student Union. They had a meeting about it for some healing and discussion and no one from Holton US attended to support. This caused more harm. The Black Families Affinity group pressured the communication and then it came out.

I actually know more from reading DCUM... suspended and given the opportunity to withdraw helps the student find school elsewhere if going to another private. They followed the policy, but the reason there was communication was due to pushback from the students (and their parents).

FWIW, I liked the HOS e-mail. The people did what this commenter suggested. And now we are here gossiping.

I think the email was great, and also great that she highlighted the fact that the privacy of the kid should be respected (even if the kid shared racist meme, which of course is not good). So to the upset parents, no, the school is not going to conduct a witch hunt for each violation in the code of conduct.

[Anonymous]

Is no one remembering the Landon kid who tragically took his own life after a similar incident? Let’s try to approach this with compassion; these are teenage girls involved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is no one remembering the Landon kid who tragically took his own life after a similar incident? Let’s try to approach this with compassion; these are teenage girls involved.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Imagine how pathetic it is to post about a student making some edgelord post and then the school acting like it's a hate crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Imagine how pathetic it is to post about a student making some edgelord post and then the school acting like it's a hate crime.

A teen downloading, saving, and sharing images of babies being harmed isn't "edgy". It's disturbing.

[Anonymous]

The minimization of the offense committed by what I’m assuming are Holton Arms parents in this thread is alarming. Centering content on the perpetrator and not those hurt is beyond the pale.

[Anonymous]

Teens thinking babies and animals being harmed is "funny" can often be an early warning sign for adults who go on to commit crimes. Hopefully this girl's parents can get her evaluated, but it sounds like they've completely dropped the ball on this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The minimization of the offense committed by what I’m assuming are Holton Arms parents in this thread is alarming. Centering content on the perpetrator and not those hurt is beyond the pale.

+1

100% This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What? You don't understand what happened...

1. Wasn't a hate crime
2. Nothing was posted...it was private messages between a student and a non student
3. The student involved no longer attends Holton

That being said, the actions of the student were abhorrent and upsetting. I hope the school helps the students to process and reckon with what happened.

See? OP should have refrained from gossiping.

+1

STFU