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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that most people know at my children's school. First, you know if you volunteer on certain committees, like the annual giving fund. Not only that, but you know how much each family has donated in the past several years. It makes me a little queasy.

More than that, people pay a lot of attention to the children who go to aftercare. I've heard dozens of comments like, "I have so-and-so over for many playdates after school because I just feel so HORRIBLE that she's at the school for 12 hours a day. . . ."

I don't think the teachers treat the children differently, but there is a LOT of conspicuous consumption at my children's private school, and it's supposedly the down-to-earth school.

In all, it's tough. But it's also tough for us - people who sacrifice to send our kids there without FA. We simply don't have the wealth that most other families have. I notice it, and it's exhausting. My children are beginning to notice it too.

I don't know if it's worth it. Time will tell. 
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I think this varies by school. At my kids K-8 I was on the Board of Trustees and led Annual Giving and had no information about who was on aid.  Yes, the donation levels are public but there are plenty of wealthy people who chose not to give a lot so I wouldn't make any assumptions based on that.

The aftercare comment is odd too. My kids were always in aftercare. We have very high household income and were big donors.  Many of the kids in aftercare had parents in high powered jobs. I would never assume that just because someone was in aftercare that they were on aid. Never occurred to me. [/quote]

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