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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is a Latina student at NCS (a pretty small group, so I'm not going to get too specific). Her experience doesn't match those described in the Instagram accounts. I note that the same accounts exist for schools like SFS, GDS and Maret, all local publics. In reading through them all, I have (and she has, based on her own experiences) a tough time believing that all of the contributions are authentic and/or objective, though there is probably a grain of truth in at least some of them (as there probably is for all the local schools). The fact that anonymous contributions are accepted and posted makes it tough to tell what's real and what's trolling.

With respect to the commentary by the recently departed D&I director, it's puzzling that she came to all these conclusions during a 4 month period when everyone was remote (and during this time, my daughter had no exposure to her at all). Her commentary says "I knew that the Black power fist tattoo on my back could be shown under no circumstances." That seems pretty absurd based on what my daughter shows me on her group texts, as her and her group of friends are about as militantly pro-BLM as you'll find. Same with the faculty and administration, and the Cathedral staff/clergy. From what I have seen, the political culture at NCS, among the students and faculty at least, is very progressive, at least among a pretty large segment of the students.

The prior D&I director, who was excellent, left at the end of last year to take a HoS job. Her diversity day programs were excellent, and my daughter loved them. Separately, Rodney Glasgow (who was then MS head at St. Andrews, and is now HoS at SSFS) came to do a presentation either last year or the prior year, and my daughter couldn't stop raving about his discussion of the intersection of race and sexual orientation. Similarly, the Director of Admissions is very committed to these issues, and walks the walk. If you don't believe me, go find out for yourself.

At the parent level, I do find the culture fairly privileged, though I like the vast majority of parents. As a family with less money than a lot of other Close families, I do sometimes feel that there's an unconscious thoughtlessness about how we might, for example, not make small talk over the lavish vacations we'll be taking once Covid is over. However, the administration is very conscious about this, and bends over backwards to try to make sure students feel an environment based on equity.

Back to the recently departed D&I head... I wonder if her 2 years at her prior school, mixed with all the trauma of this past spring/summer, just soured her on doing this type of job. Too bad, because Toni Morrison is also one of my favorite authors, and I'd have loved to see what types of programs she might have put in place if she hadn't quit.[/quote]

You meant that gds and sfs are privates right? Assuming that was a typo.[/quote]
Yes - I meant "and local publics".[/quote]

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