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Anonymous
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I don't know how boys in other 'elite' schools behave and treat women. The "Holton Hos' banner was placed on the Landon campus and was left up for several hours. The post is in response to the thread "Landon for the tough only". It's am example of some tough behavior at Landon.
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Anonymous
| The "Holton Hos" banner goes beyond anything I have seen at "elite" DC private schools. The fact that it was allowed to stay up for several hours suggests deep problems at Landon. Just like the recent major cheating scandal and the incompetent response by the administration. |
Anonymous
| While boys may be boys can explain some churlishness, Landon boys do not have the best rep. |
Anonymous
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Do the more thoughtful and sensitive boys suffer at Landon or are they let excel in their own areas of strength  (perhaps science and/or arts) without being a subjet of bullying or derision? 
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Anonymous
Landon dealt with the cheating. How about group t shirts with absolut [as in a brand name] and tank. |
Anonymous
| I wonder how many years have to go by before something is no longer 'recent'? More than 7 maybe? Get over it!! |
Anonymous
In terms of Landon's overall history, the cheating scandal, and the pathetic response that followed, is by all accounts recent. It sounds like you just can't tolerate being reminded that your son goes to a school with this claim to fame. |
Anonymous
Earlier poster is correct. There was a prior cheating scandal at Landon. The school tooks steps to rectify it. There are very conscious of it and have ongoing programs to ensure it doesn't happen again. At what point do they get a break. Based on this poster's reaction, do I detect somewhat slighted by the school? It certainly seems to strike a nerve with you. What is your issue? |
Anonymous
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I'm not PP and my only DC is a girl, so I have no personal stake in Landon.
But the cheating scandal and the preferential treatment accorded the lacrosse players (including the coach's kid) was shocking to me. That 10 kids thought they could get away with openly cheating on the SAT struck me as really telling. And had the Holton girls not been there, they would have gotten away with it. |
Anonymous
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Nobody here is defending it. It was wrong.
But are you beyond believing schools can fix things? |
Anonymous
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No -- but "they dealt with it," "get over it," and
"what is your issue?"/you must feel slighted aren't responses that inspire confidence. in that regard. |
Anonymous
I'm the PP who wrote the part about the cheating, and to clarify my children are not even old enough to apply. But I happen to know one of the families whose son cheated (they were neighbors) and frankly the way that family handled the cheating was appalling too. |
Anonymous
| I remember thinking that about the parents who sued because their son was expelled. Yes, the school handled it unfairly -- but the injustice was that the others weren't expelled for cheating; not that their kid was. God knows what lessons that kid took away from having his own parents publicize his misdeed and argue that he shouldn't have to suffer any major consequences for it. |
Anonymous
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Well, what if we just put the cheating scandal aside, what can we say about the atmosphere and community at Landon? What is it like for a young boy, say in the 3rd or 4th grade, to attend Landon ... if he is not a good football/lacross player (but may be a good tennis player or runner)? Actually, what if he dislikes football/soccer/lacross and other "pushy" team sports? What if he is into arts and science, very thoughtful somewhat sensitive? Can he cope? Will he be happy at Landon... that's my question... |
Anonymous
| Yes, good question. As posters on this thread have said over and over, the answer is "not so great". The atmosphere is such that athletes can do whatever they want and are deemed leaders. The reputation is real. |