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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand that both Landon and Bullis are going through periods of redefinition.  I think Bullis has been trying to appeal to a broader academic pool, and Landon is still working hard to distance itself from the George Hugely/Yeardley Love tragedy.  Can some people who have experience at these two schools speak to what the atmosphere and direction of these schools are at this time? Who is the current Landon boy and who is the current Bullis student? [/quote]

I think UVA was impacted by the Huguley issue - he left Landon after 4 years and was a highly recruited student athlete.  After 4 years at UVa he was a monster.  Not saying UVa takes all the blame, but something happened to him at that school.  If he was a monster during his time at Mater Dei or Landon, then those schools should be commended for helping him control his inner beast.  Note the Yeardly Love family sued UVa, not Landon or Mater Dei.

Bullis has been on the uptick and Landon remains the best secular all boys school in the area.  Neither school has had to confront a pedophile teacher issue in recent years which is something that most other schools can't say.  As a parent, the thought of a pedophile on campus is something that I find truly frightening.  [/quote]

I've never been a Landon basher but this is ridiculous.  The Love family didn't sue Landon or Mater Dei because he wasn't murdered there.  And most reports were that his problems were fully formed well before he showed up at UVA.  You don't commend a school because he waited until he left to murder somebody.

You are deluded if you think any school is safe from pedophiles.  They are adept at making themselves appealing and all schools really do is a criminal background test.  If they've never been arrested they will pass.  I'm sure you can think of something better to say about Bullis than "we haven't had a pedophile scandal."[/quote]

And most reports were that his problems were fully formed well before he showed up at UVA.

Are you serious?  Huguley was destined to be a murderer when he showed up at UVa???  Can you point to one report to support that absurd suggestion.  Huguley graduate in 2006 FOUR years before the murders - the widely reported incidents "red flags" occurred AFTER 2006 when he was at UVa.  I guess OJ Simpson's problems were "fully formed" at USC?[/quote]

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