STA anti semitism expulsions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Trump supporters ARE the ones causing the problems and increased nastiness at the school in my son's opinion. He is in US and says the current 9th grade is rife with this kind of ugly behavior and attitudes and it is directly associated with the crazy Trump supporters. The behaviors go hand-in-hand in his observation. It digusts the older boys.

We have a child at another big three and the board is very very progressive and diverse and it sets the tone for the rest of the school to be inclusive, accepting, and tolerant. You don’t hear of this sort of behavior. It sounds like STA did the right thing and is setting the tone and example.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Trump supporters ARE the ones causing the problems and increased nastiness at the school in my son's opinion. He is in US and says the current 9th grade is rife with this kind of ugly behavior and attitudes and it is directly associated with the crazy Trump supporters. The behaviors go hand-in-hand in his observation. It digusts the older boys.

We have a child at another big three and the board is very very progressive and diverse and it sets the tone for the rest of the school to be inclusive, accepting, and tolerant. You don’t hear of this sort of behavior. It sounds like STA did the right thing and is setting the tone and example.

I am not sure how much the board would impact the behavior of kids. Kids repeat things they hear, even when they don't mean them or know what they mean at all. No school is exempt from situations like these, including the school you allude to, which is probably the one my kids go to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Trump supporters ARE the ones causing the problems and increased nastiness at the school in my son's opinion. He is in US and says the current 9th grade is rife with this kind of ugly behavior and attitudes and it is directly associated with the crazy Trump supporters. The behaviors go hand-in-hand in his observation. It digusts the older boys.

We have a child at another big three and the board is very very progressive and diverse and it sets the tone for the rest of the school to be inclusive, accepting, and tolerant. You don’t hear of this sort of behavior. It sounds like STA did the right thing and is setting the tone and example.

I am not sure how much the board would impact the behavior of kids. Kids repeat things they hear, even when they don't mean them or know what they mean at all. No school is exempt from situations like these, including the school you allude to, which is probably the one my kids go to.

I was just wondering what kind of a board they have and if it’s diverse and represents the school community or if it tends to lean very conservative with many pro trump families on it. If it’s the latter and those families are at the school and also on the board, it can set the tone in a very quiet way. I don’t know the affiliation of anyone on the board but I am asking now that I’ve seen several threads this past year with similar issues.

[Anonymous]

I don’t get the trump vibe from sta. Maybe there’s more balance of conserv vs liberal compared to sidwell, gds and maret. But trump republicans? Seems unlikely for wealthy. Educated dc folks.

[Anonymous]

GDS parent here. First I want to say that I have had the pleasure to be friends with several STA parents, and to know their sons, and they were exemplary representations of the School and its community. Discrimination, like cheating, drug abuse, bullying, child abuse, and sexual harassment, are scourges that unfortunately can and do occur at ALL schools, private and public. (For one example, please Google the offensive, grotesque meme scandal that resulted in several students from across the country having their college admissions offers rescinded just last year.)

I would like to address one poster's claim that the School admits too many students of a certain type or background. I have no idea whether that is true or not, and do not want to cast aspersions on any officer. It is always worth asking oneself, however, whether a community to which you belong is making a strong effort at inclusiveness and diversity of all types, including viewpoints and thoughts.

I have two children currently at GDS, and their older, college-age sibling who attended another Big 3 school is openly gay. Being at GDS, my children have African American friends, openly LGBTQ friends, friends from different socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, and religions. Walking among and with others, sharing bread together, being friends, really helps you consider the things you think and the preconceptions you may have, and helps with moral growth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the trump vibe from sta. Maybe there’s more balance of conserv vs liberal compared to sidwell, gds and maret. But trump republicans? Seems unlikely for wealthy. Educated dc folks.

Yes, many Trump Republicans at STA. Many in recent years being admitted. We were surprised too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, how heartbreaking for the student body that this was going on. And, what kind of kid do they admit that espouses these kinds of views. You'd think with all of the competition for spots they would be able to avoid this type of attitude.

I don’t think you understand how private schools work. Some of the STA families are third and fourth generation. Lots of wealth and privilege. You also have a number of parents who are busy professionals who have outsourced parenting. Between wealth, privilege, and neglect, it’s possible to end up with some effed up kids.

An assorted variety: kids who have never been appropriately disciplined, kids who are pushed hard to achieve their parents’ dreams, kids who have material wealth but are emotionally neglected, kids who are not a good fit for the high pressure environment.

Any of these situations can create angry, effed up kids who strike out at others.

Yeah.... and ummm, your vision of private school comes from cheesy movies, dumb sitcoms, and after school specials.

Nope, years at the Cathedral schools. You are clearly the one who has no idea of private school culture.

NP - my kids have been in private school their entire school life (one in college, one in high school now) and this has not been our experience at all. However, my kids are not at the Cathedral schools or even a so-called "Big 3". Maybe this is more of a particular school culture issue than a private school issue.

In our personal experience this can happen anywhere. When it did to us, one of the participant's parents caught wind and called us directly same day. They were mortified and nipped it in the bud. Everyone else fell in line. The school was not involved. These were little kids making a stupid mistake but they could have easily grown not understanding it as unacceptable behavior. It was a "good" grade with great parents. No school is exempt from it happening at any age.

I'm the poster you're answering and to clarify, my post was referring to the part of the previous post that suggests that private schools are filled with kids who are neglected by their parents and therefore turn into messed up kids. I definitely recognize that situations of kids saying and doing stupid and hurtful things can happen anywhere and at any school. No school is immune from this and I didn't mean to suggest that I thought the Cathedral schools were alone in that regard. I was questioning the PP's blanket statement that private schools are filled with neglected and angry kids who act out. That has not been our overall experience with private school at all. Apologies for my miscommunication.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the trump vibe from sta. Maybe there’s more balance of conserv vs liberal compared to sidwell, gds and maret. But trump republicans? Seems unlikely for wealthy. Educated dc folks.

Yes, many Trump Republicans at STA. Many in recent years being admitted. We were surprised too.

Who is driving this? Is it admissions?
They receive many qualified applicants per spot. Someone in admissions is picking kids from conservative, waspy, Trump supporting families.
They could easily craft a student body who isn't this way. They have 10 qualified kids to choose from for each offer of admission.

[Anonymous]

I’m the poster who said there are privileged, badly-parented, pressured, effed up kids in private schools. If you haven’t noticed them at STA, you must be pulling an ostrich.

I am not suggesting they are the majority, but there are some kids like this in every private school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the trump vibe from sta. Maybe there’s more balance of conserv vs liberal compared to sidwell, gds and maret. But trump republicans? Seems unlikely for wealthy. Educated dc folks.

Yes, many Trump Republicans at STA. Many in recent years being admitted. We were surprised too.

Hopefully, they will be gone soon. However, given the number of families in the DMV who can afford STA — and who are clamoring for spots —it’s a shame these kinds of kids and families are being admitted.

Hope STA admissions ups their game.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the trump vibe from sta. Maybe there’s more balance of conserv vs liberal compared to sidwell, gds and maret. But trump republicans? Seems unlikely for wealthy. Educated dc folks.

Yes, many Trump Republicans at STA. Many in recent years being admitted. We were surprised too.

Hopefully, they will be gone soon. However, given the number of families in the DMV who can afford STA — and who are clamoring for spots —it’s a shame these kinds of kids and families are being admitted.

Hope STA admissions ups their game.

That's it. Why is the school admitting these kids/families?
There are 10 kids per spot who would take one.
My son was waitlisted as were all his friends (both from his school and others). They have all As, 90+ SSATs, great extracurriculars, they're athletes, they're leaders in their schools.
So they were rejected while they let in the Trump wasps.
The school can change this--they are having conservative, intolerant, Trump-esque problems because they CHOSE to admit this type of family.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the trump vibe from sta. Maybe there’s more balance of conserv vs liberal compared to sidwell, gds and maret. But trump republicans? Seems unlikely for wealthy. Educated dc folks.

Yes, many Trump Republicans at STA. Many in recent years being admitted. We were surprised too.

Hopefully, they will be gone soon. However, given the number of families in the DMV who can afford STA — and who are clamoring for spots —it’s a shame these kinds of kids and families are being admitted.

Hope STA admissions ups their game.

That's it. Why is the school admitting these kids/families?
There are 10 kids per spot who would take one.
My son was waitlisted as were all his friends (both from his school and others). They have all As, 90+ SSATs, great extracurriculars, they're athletes, they're leaders in their schools.
So they were rejected while they let in the Trump wasps.
The school can change this--they are having conservative, intolerant, Trump-esque problems because they CHOSE to admit this type of family.

It’s difficult to know some times. Besides I don’t know who was admitted this year so maybe it’s different this year. We’ll see who was admitted.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, how heartbreaking for the student body that this was going on. And, what kind of kid do they admit that espouses these kinds of views. You'd think with all of the competition for spots they would be able to avoid this type of attitude.

I don’t think you understand how private schools work. Some of the STA families are third and fourth generation. Lots of wealth and privilege. You also have a number of parents who are busy professionals who have outsourced parenting. Between wealth, privilege, and neglect, it’s possible to end up with some effed up kids.

An assorted variety: kids who have never been appropriately disciplined, kids who are pushed hard to achieve their parents’ dreams, kids who have material wealth but are emotionally neglected, kids who are not a good fit for the high pressure environment.

Any of these situations can create angry, effed up kids who strike out at others.

This is not accurate about STA boys. Your description does not fit.

[Anonymous]

My son is in the upper school and has been at STA since 4th grade. I honestly can't think of even a handful of open Trump supporters (and we are very involved with the school). Granted, there are many republicans (just as there are many democrats), but most have been vocal in their lack of support for Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is in the upper school and has been at STA since 4th grade. I honestly can't think of even a handful of open Trump supporters (and we are very involved with the school). Granted, there are many republicans (just as there are many democrats), but most have been vocal in their lack of support for Trump.

Well you’re very out of the loop then because in the lower school there are many of them and apparently it sounds like there are many in ninth grade as well.