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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who is the "they"?  You think the Sidwell parents or community is behind the article?  Are you that naive?[/quote]
 
You really think that an article like that was written without the knowledge and consent of Sidwell? I think you have the naive part backwards. [/quote]

There is a lot of interest in this particular player because of how well Sidwell has done this year (e.g., beating Gonzaga).  Having seen the Post and Northwest Current reporters interviewing athletes in various sports at my school (not Sidwell), I am sure they asked open-ended questions and the athlete volunteered this stuff and the Post ran with it.  Reporters  trying to sit in on a class have to clear it with the school's media relations/publications offices, but reporters have basically free access to kids at sporting events.

I've seen a lot of quotes from athletes and coaches that made admin and others in a school community wince over the years -- this type of article generally isn't orchestrated by the school, if only because of the type of internal and external criticism it is sure to draw (as exemplified in this thread).  Those of you who've been around schools for a while, isn't it true schools do not like having their internal processes (admission, discipline, academic retention) publicized?  
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This was not an article written after interviewing a kid at a game. It was written with details as to how he found his way to Sidwell, an interview with the parent of a student that was mentoring him as well as a quote from a teammate about the Facebook site. it also talked about the dismissal letter that was ready to go. That was not all gotten from a "courtside" interview.[/quote]

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