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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am just weighing in as a school counselor who has worked at several area schools.  I think that while some schools may attract more down to earth families with solid values, a few mean girls or boys can wreck the culture of a grade at any school.  I think the question to ask isn't which school is inherently kind, but how does the administration deal with bullying or social exclusivity? Is there a counseling program, and if so, do the counselors and/or psychologists have a curriculum they follow? Do they go into the classrooms? Do they also have teachers back up their message by reinforcing it through classroom activities? How do the phys ed teachers and coaches build rapport between athletic and non-athletic boys?  Are there groups for kids struggling socially?  Does the headmaster impose consequences for unkind behavior? Are there evening activities to educate parents about social emotional development among the kids, and to talk about cyber bullying and other concerns? In other words, this is a very loose question unless you ask for some real data.[/quote]

Former NCS parent here and this is exactly the problem.  Whenever anyone says NCS is full of mean girls I just roll my eyes.  They are just repeating old stereotypes.  All schools have mean kids.  The problem at NCS is this, they don't do anything about it.  Between that and the competitive parents its just a toxic environment.  A school administration can do a great deal if they care about the emotional health of their students.  At NCS they don't.[/quote]

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