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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know of at least 5 rising 6th graders leaving, but that's an unlikely sibling preference grade.[/quote]

Hopefully it’s the kids who were a huge PITA in 5th grade. [/quote]

LOL. Sadly those kids are returning. Hopefully they will wash out after this year and be gone.[/quote]

In our experience the PITA kids dont leave, and Basis falls head over heels to drag these kids through, and they scrape by.
DS just finished 8th, leaving for private because we are sick of his grades PITA kids. HS may have its own share of problems, but we are happy to get away from them[/quote]

Hmmm, no offense, but maybe your kid is one the PITA kids. [/quote]

nope, he was the shy introvert who was forever picked on, but thanks[/quote]

Sorry to hear that.  Hope there is no bullying at his new school.

In our experience, bullying is pretty minimal at BASIS.  Plus, kids get bullied for things like not being in the math club or reading YA fiction instead of Jane Austen.[/quote]

Still bullying, right?
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If your kid hates math and Jane Austen I guess so.  Probably better off at Deal or Hardy.  Aside from the almost daily fights, I hear that there isn't any bullying there.[/quote]

Isn’t this a thread about basis? What does Deal have to do with bullying at basis? At basis, is it ok to bully kids as long as the bullying is based on higher math or reading a particular novel?

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If your definition of "bullying" is receiving the actual grade you earned, having to watch while kids in the top of the class and top 5% are publicly recognized and you don't get an A just for trying, then, yes, BASIS engages in academic bullying.  [/quote]

Again, read the thread. The bullying referred to is kids bullying other kids.  Nothing to do with academics.  And nothing to do with Deal. But keep deflecting and blaming the victims.

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No one is arguing that there is zero bullying at BASIS. Or any school. 10-18 year old kids will engage in that behavior. There is zero evidence or credible reporting on systemic or institutionalized bullying at BASIS. The person who replied using Deal as an example was flippantly explaining that you were trying to make up stories and pointing out that those schools, unlike BASIS, had serious, documented issues last year.[/quote]

So you think the parent whose child was picked on is telling stories?

The parents who report PITA kids whose behavior is tolerated are lying?

And no, deflecting to another school does not make bullying at BASIS go away. It’s a child’s tactic.

It’s not a good look when reports of bullying are met with snide comments about not making the grade academically. No mystery where the bullying attitude originates. [/quote]

Not what happened. But you knew that because you don't care. You just want to use someone else's pain to help complain about BASIS. That makes you kind of a despicable human IMHO. [/quote]

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