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[quote=Anonymous][quote]It would be naïve to think that we know everything that goes on at every school. In fact, schools, parents and students all work to keep their dirty laundry hidden since everyone has a lot invested in the reputation of a school. That is why we probably know very little of what goes on within other schools. What we do happen to learn usually comes out when someone has an axe to grind against the school or when a crime occurs. A brief review:

Landon SAT scandal: disgruntled parent/lawsuit 
Landon fantasy draft: disgruntled parent 
Georgetown Prep pedophile: crime 
George Hugley: crime 
Al Gore’s son – crime 
Beauvoir pedohile: crime 
Cathedral sexcapdes - disgruntled parent 
Sidwell pedophile –crime 
Sidwell sex scandal: lawsuit 
Sidwell 8th grade girls – disgruntled teacher

I think it is fair to conclude that a scandal is magnified when there is some connection to a famous person – Al Gore’s son, for example, or President Obama’s daughter’s classmates – because the scandal catches the attention of the national media. But the local attention will be great at any of the elite private schools. [b]So the challenge for these elite schools is to keep their dirty laundry out of the public view. [/b][/quote]
No it's not to keep it out of the public view. It is to address the issue and make sure it does not happen again by following policies and procedures. Did not happen in this case. It's a pattern at Sidwell and it will happen again b/c next time they will make sure everyone has signed the contract. [/quote]

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