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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm pretty open about our FA status to other parents. I'm sure word gets around. I'm not ashamed of it and we're obviously one of the poor ones at the school, but I think there's so much mystery around it that I feel compelled to be an open book about it. [/quote]

It’s not about trying to hide the fact that we’re a financial aid family. It’s already apparent in subtle ways, and I’ve come to terms with that. What I wasn’t prepared for was the level of gossip, or how casually personal details I shared with a staff member would make their way to a donor parent. Or how something I mentioned to a so-called friend would end up with the school director... or again, a donor.

There seems to be a highly active and inappropriate information network within the community. The respect I extend to others has not been reciprocated, and that’s deeply disappointing.

As a result, I’m stepping back from the school community. If people want to talk, they will. I’m no longer interested in being part of a space where discretion, trust, and basic respect are so easily broken. [/quote]

So the issue isn't that FA information is shared, it appears to be that you are sharing information about you and your family, and that is getting shared. I'm not sure why you think a conversation wouldn't be potentially repeated or shared.

We are an FA family and I have not once felt like there was any gossip getting around. We've never heard anyone mention or ask anything about FA. Honestly, I likely think about it more than anyone else just b/c we are a recipient. [/quote]

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