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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I personally don’t understand who the new parent would be sending their kid there as a 2-year old. I mean you’re choosing presumably between ncrc and 5-7 other preschools. How does anyone decide to go there given what happened (and presumably prospective parents factor in some odds that this part of a broader toxic culture). The school only has three year groups, so it would shock be if it doesn’t end up needing to downsize (if it were a K-12 the incoming year group would be a much smaller proportion of the whole school, so you could weather the storm). Plus I would guess morale among teachers gets severely impacted - and in general teacher turnover everywhere is already high (even without an event like this). So presumably you end up with parents who don’t get into other preschools, and eventually with teachers who can’t get jobs elsewhere. Speaking theoretically here - perhaps there are elements I am missing that make it different in practice. [/quote]

They have a full time Occupational therapist and a speech language pathologist which no other preschool has. I went to a playground event with prospective and current families and the vibe was very happy and that of a tight knit community. All the teachers at the play session were really lovely and happy.  There are a lot of reasons to choose ncrc. They have been around for almost 100 years. One bad person doesn’t change the depth of their knowledge about early childhood development. BVR is still around. NCRC will be too. [/quote]

What I am saying is that this stuff can be a rapid downward spiral. There is a big shift that could happen - many prospective parents and many existing teachers who have options could go elsewhere - so a downward shift in teacher quality and declines in new enrollment. Simply because there are so many other good school options in the area.  
If a restaurant has a salmonella outbreak, people avoid it for a while (they don’t look at the 100 year history) - it is human nature to run from perceived danger. Sure, some people still go - but they are super hungry, and couldn’t get a reservation elsewhere.  The problem in this case is that the new prospective intake is one third of the entire school. If there were no other good preschools it would be different, but there are. And I doubt most people go there because there is an OT (most OT’s at preschools diagnose but then you still have to pay for an external OT to actually help). 
As for “one bad person”….. bad leadership in any organization has so many knock on effects (quality of recruitment, culture, etc.). The reality is brands decline and reputations wither -  and my worry if I were a prospective parent would be that this is the beginning of a major decline that could sadly be a self fulfilling cycle. [/quote]

The decision to stay at NCRC is the rational one. The ones that stay are the rational people. The pedophile is gone. The school is being watched closely for anything and everything. Other schools are right now much more dangerous than NCRC. The families that leave are the irrational ones… not the ones with other options. NCRC is probably the best preschool in DC. [/quote]

What EXACTLY is the “anything and everything” that NCRC is now being “so closely watched for”?

You INSISTED throughout this ENTIRE thread that there were NO RED FLAGS.

This is PRECISELY why NCRC has NO FUTURE. EITHER you were ALL so POORLY trained that you didn’t see one single red flag, OR there were no red flags. Can’t have it both ways.

If you continue to insist there were no red flags, the next pedophile might already be there. HOW would you know?

If the last pedophile fooled you so easily, why can’t the next, especially now that you’ve established yourselves as EASILY FOOLED??

Perhaps you all need a “come to Jesus (Allah, or whomever) moment”. Beg the many victims (and their families) for forgiveness. Admit to them and the community that you FAILED to PROTECT the children entrusted in your care.

Fire those who SHOULD have recognized the red flags, because they won’t see the red flags next time either.

My heart breaks for the countless children and families you betrayed. Their agonizing work to recover from this horrific sex abuse will be lifelong and incredibly costly. Some of YOU should be held accountable. Your complete denial of any responsibility is egregious. Your negligence has brutal consequences for the future of NCRC.

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