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[quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]If they are truly "so terrified", then why is it the perpetrator who stole the materials didn't try to make amends?  Apparently he/she doesn't have much respect for classmates or other things that don't belong to him/her, and that needs to be dealt with.[/b]

First of all, we have no guarantee that it was one of those children in that section that ate the candy.

Second of all, that child will NEVER come forward now.  IF they did, I think they would be in serious physical danger from their fellow students, some of whom, in the words of one concerned individual, are "out for blood."  Since Mr. Louis just told us that self defense is always an option, I do not even want to THINK about the way that would go down.

[b]To the parent whose kid probably accidentally ate the candy, do NOT let your kid come forward.  That ship has sailed, and there is no point in it, and your child will be mistreated by many of his or her classmates in 8La because of all they have been through now, which is not your child's fault, it is the Dean's fault, and the Head of School's fault, and word will spread, and further divisions in the Basis student body and community are not good for us.  We understand that it was the way the Dean came at all of the children in the first place that scared your child so badly they did not admit it at that moment.  We get it.  We forgive you.  Please do NOT come forward now.[/b]

[/b]And, who can presume to speak for an entire classroom of students anyways?  I don't think you can.  I can accept that your own kid is worried, and maybe has a friend or two who also is, but beyond that I can't accept much else.[b]

Ok you just admitted possibly 3 kids are worried.  How many does it take?  I remind you, these kids may not be "academically struggling," in fact some of them are definitely not, but the way this has been and is being handled, some of them will definitely not be at Basis next year, including the ones

[b]who are zoned for Wilson and/or can undoubtedly, thanks to all the resources Basis has spent on them, get into Walls, and will go off to colleges and universities whose name everyone will recognize, but will not be a part of the third graduating class from Basis DC.  Since we already lost some "top students" in the first and second graduating classes, this is definitely the way to do it.  Support the already fairly decent matriculation stats at Walls, and boost those of Latin by letting theirs be way ahead of us.  Bragging about DC CAS scores won't mean much then, will it.....[/b]

[/b]And again, just sitting around being worried is no way to solve anything, and blasting it to a public message board and carrying on and on in a venue where most of the rest of the audience doesn't share your level of concern or have zero stake DEFINITELY is not a solution.[/quote][b]

Except [/b]again[b], I am learning a lot about my fellow Basis parents.  These rationalizations, dismissals, etc sound a lot like the person on the other thread who said if your kid is failing it is your fault and your kids fault because you are lazy and they are stupid.

And I am not the only one learning about Basis parents.  Potential Basis parents are also reading this thread, as they did the last one, for entertainment value and for education as they decide whether they want to send a child to this a school where these kinds of things happen, and then no one in the administration apologizes (except of course the poor Chemistry teacher who did not want it to happen).

Methinks thou doth protest too much.  Many thees and thous.

If no one cares, and you have "zero stake" here (which you shouldn't, but that would be too complicated for me to explain to you) why not just shut up and then I will be quiet as well, probably.......... The number and length of posts here about why this is not a problem indicate that you know it is...

Ok Basis parents, 
BLAST AWAY
HAVE AT ME AND MY KID

I do not believe that a single person who has responded to any part of this thread that has to do with what happened last week in 8La.......... has a child in 8La, or knows a parent who has a child in 8La well enough to get an honest answer about whether or not this is a big deal......... for them, for their child, and now, unfortunately, for the school....[/quote]

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