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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GDS parent here.

No parent that we know despises Russell. We think he's been a strong leader of the school. [/quote]

Russell seems to have his supporters, but a lot of people see a very different side of his leadership. From where I stand, he hasn’t shown what strong Head of School leadership should look like. Just look at the turnover on his admin team over the years. Great Heads mentor and grow other leaders. They build stable teams. That hasn’t happened here. It’s been more of a revolving door. And it’s not random — some of the strongest administrators, especially the ones who tried to put real policies in place and hold faculty, students, and parents accountable, are the ones who ended up leaving.

There are also real concerns about the school’s direction. Teaching practices feel dated in many places, and there’s a perception among other local independent school folks that faculty pretty much run the place, which makes meaningful change almost impossible.

And then there’s the school newspaper. It feels like it operates with little meaningful adult oversight. A high school paper isn’t the same thing as an independent press outlet — schools have a responsibility to set boundaries and ensure standards. Some of the content has crossed lines and felt wildly inappropriate for a school setting.

When talented leaders keep walking away, accountability feels inconsistent, and even student platforms lack clear guardrails, it’s fair to question what’s really going on at the top and at the school in general.[/quote]

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