STA anti semitism expulsions

[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.

This is just a load of bull. I think Trump is a moron, corrupt and a danger to this country, but you are linking two things (one of which may not even be true) simply out of convenience. I mean, Sidwell and GDS are acknowledged to be liberal schools and they each had a pedophile working there. Are those facts connected? Obviously not.

in this instance, do you know that the students involved were admitted in 9th grade? No, you don't. Do you know that the students involved were from a conservative family? No, you don't. If they come from a conservative family, do you know if they were never Trumpers or Trumpkins? No, you don't. You're twisting facts which you don't even have in order to suit your narrative.

Our sons' grades have Trump supporting families in it and some of them came from Beauvoir, some came in 4th grade, some in 7th and some in 9th. On the flip side, some of the most strident anti-Trumpers in my youngest son's grade were admitted in the last year. The idea that the school cares one way or another about the politics of the families applying is speculative at best and your complaint seems more like an after the fact whining to the reality that 90% of kids didn't get in.

This is an expensive private school in DC - no one should be surprised that STA has Republican families attending, and no one should be surprised that some of the Republican families support Trump. It doesn't mean that those kids are the exclusive source of problems in the school.

[Anonymous]

I honestly believe it's one or two parents who are posting about the pro-Trump families at STA (one in particular who has an ax to grind with another family who is pro-Trump). If you truly love STA like you say, then please get off this board and go talk to the STA administration to express your concerns. Defaming the school on an anonymous board only hurts YOUR SON'S SCHOOL (and consequently your own son). Do you really think posting on this board will result in action by the school?

[Anonymous]

I truly don't understand why so many here are shocked that a lot of rich white people are Trump supporters. He was +4 over Clinton among white college graduates in the 2016 election.

If there's anything different, it's that Trump has emboldened racists to let their facade slip and reveal their true beliefs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I wonder if the lack of diversity in admissions has something to do with the fact that all but one of the admissions staff at STA are white. The one minority is an STA grad.

When you compare the diversity of STA’s admissions staff to Sidwell’s or GDS, you can really see the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is just a load of bull. I think Trump is a moron, corrupt and a danger to this country, but you are linking two things (one of which may not even be true) simply out of convenience. I mean, Sidwell and GDS are acknowledged to be liberal schools and they each had a pedophile working there. Are those facts connected? Obviously not.

in this instance, do you know that the students involved were admitted in 9th grade? No, you don't. Do you know that the students involved were from a conservative family? No, you don't. If they come from a conservative family, do you know if they were never Trumpers or Trumpkins? No, you don't. You're twisting facts which you don't even have in order to suit your narrative.

Our sons' grades have Trump supporting families in it and some of them came from Beauvoir, some came in 4th grade, some in 7th and some in 9th. On the flip side, some of the most strident anti-Trumpers in my youngest son's grade were admitted in the last year. The idea that the school cares one way or another about the politics of the families applying is speculative at best and your complaint seems more like an after the fact whining to the reality that 90% of kids didn't get in.

This is an expensive private school in DC - no one should be surprised that STA has Republican families attending, and no one should be surprised that some of the Republican families support Trump. It doesn't mean that those kids are the exclusive source of problems in the school.

I get what you're saying but it's the STA parents in this thread (several of them) who brought the "increase in conservative/Trump families" to this conversation and who proposed it as one reason for such intolerant/offensive behavior. The connection is being made by families on here from the school. Not by any of us on the outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I wonder if the lack of diversity in admissions has something to do with the fact that all but one of the admissions staff at STA are white. The one minority is an STA grad.

When you compare the diversity of STA’s admissions staff to Sidwell’s or GDS, you can really see the difference.

Please provide evidence to support this claim.

[Anonymous]

Are the admissions folks supposed to ask about the family’s political affiliation? Come on!

[Anonymous]

This is an expensive private school in DC - no one should be surprised that STA has Republican families attending, and no one should be surprised that some of the Republican families support Trump. It doesn't mean that those kids are the exclusive source of problems in the school.

Yes, but there are a number of other expensive private schools I’m DC - Sidwell and GDS come to mind — where the school’s values around race and diversity are more strongly integrated into the culture and curriculum. What is it about STA that allows more Trumpist families to feel comfortable there?

I am Episcopalian, and Episcopalian values embrace diversity and valuing all people as children of God. Maybe STA needs to figure out how to make the school culture more congruent with Episcopalian values.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I wonder if the lack of diversity in admissions has something to do with the fact that all but one of the admissions staff at STA are white. The one minority is an STA grad.

When you compare the diversity of STA’s admissions staff to Sidwell’s or GDS, you can really see the difference.

Please provide evidence to support this claim.

I’m concerneded about the increase of pro-trump boys and families and the effect they’re having on their grades (based on what I’m reading online here) but STA still is very diverse overall. You can’t really argue with that. We have several religions and ethnicities represented in our grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I wonder if the lack of diversity in admissions has something to do with the fact that all but one of the admissions staff at STA are white. The one minority is an STA grad.

When you compare the diversity of STA’s admissions staff to Sidwell’s or GDS, you can really see the difference.

Please provide evidence to support this claim.

Honey, go visit the admissions teams at each school. GDS and Sidwell have teams that have significantly more people of color.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Please tell me you see the irony in asking admissions to admit only "tolerant" families when you are railing against admission of conservatives. Doesn't diversity include diversity of viewpoints? Do you really want a school that doesn't have conservative voices to contribute the class discussion and environment?

-- not remotely a Trump supporter, center-left on most issues (center-right on a few) but someone who is disgusted at how casually so many people are utterly dismissive of conservative viewpoints

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I wonder if the lack of diversity in admissions has something to do with the fact that all but one of the admissions staff at STA are white. The one minority is an STA grad.

When you compare the diversity of STA’s admissions staff to Sidwell’s or GDS, you can really see the difference.

Please provide evidence to support this claim.

Honey, go visit the admissions teams at each school. GDS and Sidwell have teams that have significantly more people of color.

Not the point being made. The point was that the non-diverse admissions team yielded non-diverse admissions. I was asking for evidence of the latter, not the former. I have no idea whether it's true or not, but unlike you, I'm not willing to accept it on faith. Sweetie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Please tell me you see the irony in asking admissions to admit only "tolerant" families when you are railing against admission of conservatives. Doesn't diversity include diversity of viewpoints? Do you really want a school that doesn't have conservative voices to contribute the class discussion and environment?

-- not remotely a Trump supporter, center-left on most issues (center-right on a few) but someone who is disgusted at how casually so many people are utterly dismissive of conservative viewpoints

I have no problems with thinking conservatives. I do have problems with bigotry, racism, xenophobia, and homophobia. I have absolutely no problems with excluding people who hold such beliefs from an Episcopalian private school.

[Anonymous]

IMO there's a huge difference between bona fide conservative Republicans and full-on MAGA Trump supporters though. One strikes me as more likely to be harmful to a school community and positive learning environment than the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This is an expensive private school in DC - no one should be surprised that STA has Republican families attending, and no one should be surprised that some of the Republican families support Trump. It doesn't mean that those kids are the exclusive source of problems in the school.

Yes, but there are a number of other expensive private schools I’m DC - Sidwell and GDS come to mind — where the school’s values around race and diversity are more strongly integrated into the culture and curriculum. What is it about STA that allows more Trumpist families to feel comfortable there?

I am Episcopalian, and Episcopalian values embrace diversity and valuing all people as children of God. Maybe STA needs to figure out how to make the school culture more congruent with Episcopalian values.

Of course, it could be that STA is welcoming to all and the other schools you mention are not. Perhaps your own world view is less than tolerant but not in a way to can comprehend.