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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son is in lower school and we are seeing this to, To the prior poster, would you share what grade (or range of grades?)? I wonder whether it is his grade in particular (certain grades do tend to be more cliquey);  or maybe it is something that happens in a certain grade and then changes over time? [/quote]

Every grade has cliques.  It's unfortunate.  But it happens.  I know many moms blame it on other parents, attributing the phenomenon to some type of social engineering.  That's BS and a cop out.  Boys form their own cliques. It's personality based.  Often sports based.  But it is absolutely not parent-based.[/quote]

I have three children with very different grades. The parents in one grade are very inclusive and the class demonstrates that and are very inclusive and close. On several occasions parents have reached out to include kids that are shy or struggling. The other grade has parents that are very cliquey and the class is much more divided and there are a lot of unhappy parents - more than I realized. Parents can set the tone of a grade and if you are lucky you will end up in a class that doesn't have this. Yes kids do make decisions but not always the case.[/quote]

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