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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is actually a pretty tough job because GDS is so tangled up in identity politics and I say this as an extra blue with blue on the side liberal.

When it was founded - and even later when I attended - it was full of Jewish kids and black kids from inside the District. We were all aware of social justice issues and they were woven into the daily life of the school. But i don't remember a signal race or religion-based incident of any note.

The school that my kids went to was regularly caught up in one controversy after another. It's like walking on eggshells there. There are committees and rivalries and power blocs and the next HOS should probably figure out a way to reduce the tension.
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Exactly right and my experience too as a parent last 12-14 years there (and almost done) and very familiar with how the school was in the late-80s/early 90s since I'm a local and went to a "rival" school. Sadly all of this is a combo of what is happening more broadly culturally and Russell's fear of upsetting any constituency.

He's a great public speaker and face but i found and saw first hand that he was afraid of the "groups" as people on the Hill call it. The groups eequivalent at GDS and so he would not make the tough decisions when needed or would very often look to see what Sidwell did and copy that[/quote]

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