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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]it was popular WELL BEFORE Chelsea went there.  In the 80s, it was very sought after as well, and i'm sure before that too.  it's a good school.  [/quote]
yes, it was.  But as PP said, the parent community has changed ENORMOUSLY.  And not for the better.[/quote]
NP.  How would you know "the parent community has changed enormously ... and not for the better"?  Surely you weren't a parent there in both the 1980s and now 30 years later, were you?  Sounds to me like you're making shit up.[/quote]

I'm not the PP you're addressing (I'm an all-new poster to this thread).

I agree that the overall parent community has changed enormously, and here is how I know this:  I graduated SFS in the mid-80s and attended for 6 years.   My child attends the school now.   I'm as qualified as anyone posting on this thread to compare and contrast the "type" of parent whose kids attend SFS these days vs. 30 years ago.

And FWIW, in the 80s the school absolutely attracted the offspring of "DC celebrities" (elected officials, cabinet types, well-known journalists — ahem).   The difference today is the exaggerated presence of what one PP called the 'commercial class.'  Developers, eponymous consultants, Carlyle Group types.  Note that I am intentionally not assigning value ranking to the respective parent bodies of 1980s and 2010s.  But to suggest there wasn't a significant change is incorrect.  [/quote]

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