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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whitman is probably the wealthiest school in an already wealthy county. For that reason, they have been vilified and guilted into taking various low income, disruptive students. Because why should well-off kids from nice backgrounds be able to live peacefully huh? They should be forced to live in terror too.

Now you see the end result of supposedly "compassionate" programs. It's really just score settling and old vendettas come to life. Resentment for the achieving and functional class and punishment for their children.

If Whitman parents dont do something about this they should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. [/quote]
So.. where should those kids be sent to?  Anywhere other than Whitman?  NIMBY at its finest.[/quote]

How about a school in their own neighborhood? With kids from a similar background who are used to dealing with this particular brand of BS[/quote]
Some schools have special programs for troubled kids.  Lots of HS around MoCo have such programs where kids are bused in from elsewhere. Why should Whitman be excluded from housing such programs? [/quote]

I think it is fine to have the programs at Whitman, but it needs to be more than optics. Much like some kids with severe special needs need 1-1 support , these kids need it too, but in a different way.  They should have staff ensuring they are attending class and not just hanging out in the bathroom, should have lots of support throughout the day both academically and mental health wise.  Just sticking them in Whitman and not providing a lot of support for them, doesn’t help them at all.  Many of these kids have grown up with intense traumas in their lives, they need A TON of support.  The current set-up helps nobody. [/quote]

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