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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Meh.

My kid is at Eastern and the things mentioned above ... well, OK.  It's a big middle school in a pretty urban/low SES area and these things happen.  DS knew about it, knew one of the kids who got in trouble, and basically said, "well, that was a pretty stupid move."

As for Slap Ass week ... again, stupid and unacceptable behavior but the admin seems to deal with it pretty well.  I think similar idiotic things go on at all middle schools.

Now, I will say that DS is a tall, athletic boy who is unlikely to feel physically intimidated.  I can see that another kid and particularly a girl, a physically small child, or someone who's shy might not like the environment.  [b]However, I think it is no more or less safe than any other middle school in the county.  Every single one has a weapons or drug or fighting incident every year[/b].

If your child would benefit from the humanities program at Eastern, please don't judge based on anonymous internet posts either way.  Call and ask if she/he can shadow a kid for a day, or visit some classes, or something that will give you a good picture.  And do the same for your home school, to make sure that what you are afraid of isn't happening at that school too.[/quote]

I'm not sure that is true.  It is likely true for high schools, but I don't believe that every single middle school in the county has such incidents every year.

And RE Slap Ass week - well, yes, stupid and unacceptable, but I don't think that kind of sexual harassment on a wide scale is common at every school.[/quote]

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