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[quote=Anonymous]As a Hardy parent I can confirm some of this. I have heard of meangirl incidents but my own daughter has a group of lovely racially diverse and international friends who are not part of this. There is a little clickyness so she sometimes needs to alternate which group she sits with. She reports some "popular" girls getting big applause at the student honor roll assemblies, but she doesn't care. The social media is appalling and out of control. I do not allow my daughter to have a phone, nor to share her image so she is not a part of this. I can confirm incidents of violence, but feel the school to be safe overall, as well as the usual foul language/inappropriate behavior in the neighborhood. The difference between eighth grade and sixth is indeed stark when none of these problems seemed to exist. I share the last posters concern that eroding the diversity of the school can have negative consequences. Principal Cooke preaches unity and i think that this remains a value. I do think that it is an uphill battle for the teachers, but all are excellent as far as we have seen. Cooke himself is responsive and really puts himself on a parents shoes. We have never been more thrilled with a principal and have had several minor issues resolved. I have heard of an assistant principal successfully resolving a meangirl issue also. To me these issues are partly or entirely the result of the school closure. I am sending my next child there for sixth grade with zero hesitation. It is an excellent school. Teachers are indeed often out, but probably taking their annual leave, which is unfortunate for the kids but part of their contract. Athletics are phenomenol.[/quote]

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