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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Too bad that they are hovering more. I liked the idea of some rough and tumble freedom. How can children learn to negotiate things on their own with a 24/7 nanny watch? Of course you don't want bullying, but most schools go way too far in the other direction. Let them knock around a bit. [/quote]

+1.

St. Albans is one of those places with a Lord of the Flies reputation.  In reality, it is anything but.  But recently there have been some very vocal "flies" who, for a variety of reasons, have seized on the notion of playing the victim as a weapon.  The school has either taken the bait, or is afraid of not being perceived to be acting sufficiently forcefully (read, law suits and bad publicity).  It is one of those schools going way too far in the other direction IMO, as those expelled over the last few years can attest to.[/quote]

This post makes very little sense if you are actually familiar St. Albans.  The school still allows boys to play actively and physically -- there's been no change there.

The idea that expulsions show that STA has gone "way too far in the other direction" is also a very strange assertion.  STA rarely asks students to leave and when that has occurred for disciplinary reasons, the offenses have been serious and of the type that the students are well aware can result in separation.  They take things seriously but justice is tempered with mercy too, so to speak.

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