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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to NCS and would never ever send my son to St Albany’s, or likely any all boys schools for that matter. Incredibly sexist atmosphere that was demeaning to women. As an ncs girl if you walked down the hallway, they would all stop and stare. If you were in one of their classes, they would stare at you, and often snicker when you commented in class. Sexual harassing jokes in the school publications, etc. Never, never, never would I send my son there.[/quote]

NP here, I am so sorry to hear this. We were thinking of applying to St. Albans in the future. Could I ask if this was a recent experience?  I wonder how things are these days… [/quote]

As a parent of a current boy, I would like to think that would not be your experience these days.  My son enjoys having girls in his English class bc they speak up and are smart.  Current head has spent a lot of time critically thinking about the importance of emotional development of boys at single sex schools.  I also like that a lot of key faculty members are women (head of English dept, beloved math teacher, associate head of school etc).  Frankly, my son thinks of girls as generally more put together than his male classmates.

I am sorry for your experience on behalf of the boys (but fwiw, I went to co-ed high school and also experienced male chauvinism and sexual harassment from male peers.  If you graduated before “me too” feels like a different time.  But again, want to emphasize that I am not making excuses for poor behavior you experienced.  It is unacceptable.[/quote]

I would also maybe recommend that the girls not wear booty shorts into STA if they aren't looking for stares.  But I am betting they are.[/quote]

Unbelievable comment.  I guess the girls “deserve” what they get.  Appalling that this attitude is still alive and well and likely being passed down from parent to son.  [/quote]

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