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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Landon should just stop trying to "improve" and accept its place in DC as the school for entitled, rich, spoiled boys with Barbie moms and old entitled, rich dads. [/quote]
I think you're being a little near-sighted.  Of course Landon (or any school) wants to improve its image.  It does not want a negative image that deters applicants, and a better image will always improve the quantity and quality of applicants.

It seems to me that Landon has faced a series of several bad acts by some relatively small number of students over the past 6-8 years, and that's acting as a drag on the school's reputation.  From what I read here on DCUM, it sounds like the school is taking steps to crack down on bad behavior by students, and to point out the many positive things it does.  Indeed, I wouldn't be surprised if this Washington Post piece was encouraged by Landon's people, as an effort to get a good story out.  Many schools do this sort of thing -- IIRC, the whole Holton-Lagarde advertisement was placed by a public communications staffer at the school.  Nothing wrong with it.  I'd also expect (and even hope) the school is doing other things internally, like putting pressure on parents and students to behave well at sporting events and any other situation they might be linked to Landon.  None of this will be an overnight fix, but it's all a step in a more positive direction.

Indeed, I'd be more concerned if the school wasn't taking any steps in response.[/quote]

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