Reply to Which all-girls school has the mean girls

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "Which all-girls school has the mean girls"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm surprised to see so much Holton on here. I haven't heard that. Is it based on recent info? Or a few years ago (when I did hear it more)?[/quote]

No, recent.

The thing about Holton is that if the girl fits certain profiles, she can go straight through with no issues at all. And if she doesn't, it's a nightmare. And the behavior is true, classic relational aggression, not straight up bullying. So for the outsider girls, there's no concrete behavior to point to and say "this is hurtful." Instead, it's just being iced out, pitied, quietly sidelined in activities and classes. There is nothing to fight. You are simply invisible.

It is not an inclusive place. At all.[/quote]

What are the “certain profiles”?[/quote]

Sporty, outgoing, no academic struggles (does not need to be an academic superstar, but no obvious academic weaknesses, or if she has them, parents are 100% on top of them with tutors and support), on the preppy side (not overly artsy or alternative), parents should be sociable but not overbearing, no known family drama.[/quote]

My kid is not sporty at all but found her crew fairly quickly and has continued to expand that friend group over the years. She seems comfortable though she's not close to the "popular" kids.[/quote]

The profile above describes my DD and our family. My DD has multiple friend groups.

She is not part of the popular group but knows the girls in it. As a group, they are not welcoming and keep to themselves. They are not mean and mainly focus on maintaining their popularity. She hasn’t seen them pick on kids outside their group. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics