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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While there is something wrong about that culture ("I'm not sharing, so you can't get ideas & compete"), it's not the counselor's call to decide otherwise and share such personal information. They can speak in general to where others apply ED, whatever, but not with names attached. And they sure should help foster a sense of mutual trust and "we're in this together" values. [b]But before you accuse anyone, also consider the possibility that this information was shared among students, and someone simply blamed the counselor.[/b]

FWIW, on the substance: I do think all students will be better off if we help them see how everyone can benefit from a culture of information sharing in schools. And we parents can have those conversations, in general, at home to support them in getting to that point. Then again, I also appreciate oversharing turning into some pressure fest. Very difficult all of this, takes a lot of finesse on the part of the counselor. And while I appreciate the idea of a counselor getting to know their students as they approach that point in time over the course of 4 years, maybe that (Walls) model is just no longer the best.[/quote]

Except that we know this "possibility" to be untrue. My senior at Walls saw the list, with students' names, of where people were applying early, hanging on the counselor's office wall in full view of anyone who walked in.[/quote]

Did you contact administration?[/quote]

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