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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't share a detailed story with Penny because I have to protect my daughter, but there was an incident related to one of the abroad trips that completely changed my mind about her. I went to her in tears to beg her to accommodate my daughter for a medical/mental health concern so that she could go. I offered anything; to pay more, to have my daughter lie to the other kids, anything to let her be included. She had no empathy. She has a daughter and had no empathy for mine, and I cried in front of her.

Both the head of diversity (who was in charge of the overseas trips at the time) and the upper school head were 90% willing to OK it, pending approval from Penny.

For those who will ask, think the most mortifying thing that can happen to a teenage girl who experiences bodily reactions to strong emotions. Think about how you would feel if that was your child.

Worse than all of this, truly, was the fact that we found out later that another girl on the trip had an accommodation to use her phone on the trip to listen to music because of her anxiety. We weren't even asking for a phone or anything that would be visible or known to the other students.

I can only imagine how she is in internal meetings with teachers when they are asking for any kind of change or help. Without the facade required when speaking to parents, she must be terrifying. [/quote]

If the India trip was so important to you, then change school. Problem solved.[/quote]

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