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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a clubby feel about the school, and there is pressure -- albeit subtle -- to stay with the in crowd so your kids get the birthday party invites and other opportunities.  Maybe that's true everywhere, but at Janney I have seen one or two children in a class excluded from birthday parties because they are not cool.  That should not be tolerated in an elementary school.[/quote]

Oh please... It is all in your head.[/quote]

That is simply not true.  There is a definitely clubby feel to many classes/grades.  NOT across the entire school (and yes, you could attend and not encounter it) but this element does exist across some grades.  I'm not imagining it and I did not experience it at our NW DC preschool.   For instance, one of my children was invited to at least a half dozen birthday parties this year where only about 8/12 of the same gender kids in a class were invited--and it's ALWAYS the same kids who are invited and the same ones who are not.  I shudder to say this but thankfully my child is among those in the "cool group".  [/quote]

And can we ask which kids your child invited to his/her party?  The same 8?

I think cliques of kids occur everywhere, which is unfortunate, but this is being laid at the feet of the parents relationships which is silly.  What are you doing to teach your child to be inclusive.

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It's definitely parent driven given the ages of the kids involved.  If they were 4th graders (for example) it would be different. [/quote]

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