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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here. I wanted to say one more thing about the importance of choosing a school that embraces a culture of inclusion rather than a school that embraces a culture of surface level niceness. (Which at first can seem quite similar but are exactly extraordinarily different.)

I went to catholic high school in the late 1990s. There was some amount of focus on the importance of being nice to all. A very “Christian” approach. But inherent in this was an undertone that there is a preferred personality and an inferior personality. So, as I referenced above, any sense of inclusion was rooted in a feeling of “cool kids please be nice to the weirdos”. But that is not genuine inclusion. It is a surface level niceness that kids can see through.

Please choose a school that does the hard work to create a culture where there aren’t “ideal” personalities but all kids are seen as the beautiful, unique beings they are. The experience I am witnessing for my DS is night and day from the culture that existed in my school growing up.  He is treasured and embraced for all that he contributes to the community - not because “it’s the nice thing to do.”

Choose wisely - there are some very special schools in the area who make all kids feel seen and loved for who they are. That’s what you’re looking for, OP. Big school or small school, this is what will make the difference for your awesome kid. [/quote]

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