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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think a kid with mental health challenges is going to have those no matter which school they are at. You can't insulate a kid by switching schools. I have three kids total, one who graduated from WJ, one at a magnet HS, and one entering WJ from a magnet MS.

We really like WJ, and think it's overall a happy school, but in our personal experience, we believe our two younger kids who have had mental health challenges would have had them regardless of the school. We have friends with kids in Whitman -- some of them have struggled and some of them have thrived and sailed right through. I believe from knowing the kids that the issues would have been the same irrespective of the school.

If you're concerned enough about your kid to consider moving schools, what other proactive steps have you taken? Is your child in therapy? Have they seen a psychiatrist or psychologist for an evaluation? If you have concerns, you should probably get a full neuropsychological examination and determine a) what your child's challenges are; b) whether medications are appropriate; c) what forms of therapy are appropriate; and d) whether your child needs accommodations in school (which are available for anxiety/depression, not just ADHD or learning disabilities).

You're looking for an answer from this board that I don't think you're going to find, because the answer is about your individual child and their needs, not about whether a particular high school will help them avoid mental health struggles.[/quote]

This 100%[/quote]

OP here- thanks for the responses. I have 2 kids who went through Whitman. What I noticed is the number of kids at Whitman who are depressed have increased in the past 3 years. Suicides too. My first one had no friends who were depressed. They only knew of kids who were. Second had most friends who were depressed,  had eating disorders, etc . My kids have been fine but the second kid was surrounded by kids with mental health issues and it was draining. They felt exhausted from worrying about the friends. Yes I know it would be stupid to move but I would like my 3rd kid to have happier high school environment, where most friends are happy instead of being depressed. There is not much I can do about it but I am just worried [/quote]

My kid is it a DCC high school and is depressed and anxious. I don’t think changing from Whitman to Walter Johnson is going to solve that. The past three years have been depressing for everyone because of the pandemic. Or for most people. I don’t understand why people think the pandemic shouldn’t be affecting teens. The world kind of sucks right now and kids can feel that too. And no it’s not because they had to wear masks. It’s because there’s a lot of bad things going on right now. That said, I would never have bought aim the Whitman  school district because it’s so white.[/quote]

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