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You joke.  But if there's one thing I expect my 30K per year to buy, it is a classroom free of constant disruptions from uncontrollable others.[/quote]

whose parents are also paying $30,000 per year.[/quote]

But, they're outnumbered 16 to 1 [/quote]

You are mistaken. There are plenty of dopey kids who exhibit mild to severe antisocial behaviors. What it really comes down to is popularity. What it comes down to is the behaviors of a popular child might be considered mischievous, but endearly, while for another child those same behaviors which may even be a mimic of those of a popular child, will be considered antisocial and intolerable. [/quote]

I'm the 16 to 1 PP.

I think we are both correct. The relative desirability of the kid in question is a factor, I have no doubt.  Can this kid be easily replaced in the next admission cycle with someone just like him -- but without the challenges?  If his parents give the school $25,000 every few years ... probably not. Other considerations include URM status and unusual athletic prowess.

All that said ... IF there are enough parents in the Group of 16 cited above who [i]themselves[/i] represent something rare-ish and desirable to the school, then I firmly believe their opinion carries more weight. In particular, their opinion as to whether they must "begin to look at options" because their kid's experience is being so negatively affected by the desirable-yet-problematic kid. [/quote]

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