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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]

It's good that your child is part of the 16 and is not the 1 being singled out. The only problem with your "private schools are selective logic" is that once you've removed the child who is not wanted, you will be left with a 15 to 1 situation. Selecting children for elimination is a morally dubious practice. Selecting children for elimination is a little bit like Sophie's Choice. It's good that your child is currently in the majority; hopefully that will never change. Hopefully, your child will never be chosen to be the 1.

Life is long, perhaps a bit of grace today will be returned to you one day in the form of kindness and understanding when you and yours find yourselves vulnerable and in need of a helping hand. [/quote]

Can you point out to me where I said my child is in the group of 16 and not the one who may be counseled out?

No. You can't.  And, don't shoot the messenger for reporting out accurate, real-life observations of the cesspool that is private school politics in Washington. [/quote]

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