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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My problem with Sheridan is the one class per grade.  If you have a bad dynamic with a kid there is no way to break it up.  OUr school has 3 classes per grade (20 kids per class) and each year they break up the cliques when they form the new classes or address bullying issues by seperating the bullier and bullees.[/quote]

Sheridan parent here.  This is true.  My son has been fortunate to be in a class where everyone gets along.  There have been classes in other grades with bad dynamics.  I will say the bullying is absolutely not tolerated there.  As long as your kid tells you what is going on and you let the teachers and admin know, it is taken care of very quickly and very well.

Sheridan has students write covenants each year about how the class is operated.  The teachers make the students include something about getting along with all students and students are really held to the covenants and the school policies.

There was a boy in my son's 4th grade class who was counseled out because he would not stop bullying another boy.  As it turned out, he had some serious issues.  He has since thrived in MoCo public school.

In another instance, there was bullying.  The teachers, the students involved, the parents and the HOS met and the issue was resolved almost immediately.  I was very impressed.

The classes overall do tend to get along.  The classes with bad dynamics are definitely the exception.  [/quote]

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