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[quote=Anonymous]Just came back to this thread and wow, I can't believe where it has wound up. I think the Maret Truthers must be trolls because there isn't even a plausible conspiracy theory. It's just silly. Here are a few facts:

The Maret HOS had a long career before becoming HOS for Whittle for a year, after which he left. But his kid remained at the school until graduating this year. That is why he and his wife were still Whittle parents in Dec. 2021, when the school's financial problems were shared with parents. She became one of the investment committee, which seemed like a natural choice given their involvement in the school. Of course, all of the committee parents had seniors at the school, so it's likely they had an extra incentive to make sure the school stayed open, but that has nothing to do with Maret.

I am a former Whittle parent who applied to Maret, and I know several others who also applied to Maret. Our application materials were due in January, just a couple weeks after the big announcement in Dec. 22. When we applied (a non expansion grade), we were told there would likely be very few spots. We didn't get in. None of the people I know got in.

Six months later the former HOS was named the new HOS for Maret, scheduled to start in 2023.

So. What exactly would the conspiracy be? That the HOS & his wife were making a secret deal (which whom? why?) to get kids into Maret while at the same time trying to convince people to stay at Whittle? Even if that made sense, and even if Maret had enough spots to bargain with, what would be in it for the HOS & his wife? What would be in it for Maret? What would be in it for Whittle (not sure if people think Whittle is part of it but just in case)?

Isn't it much more likely that Maret needed a HOS and Whittle's former HOS had lots of experience and was available?

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