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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me start by saying that I believe STA is an excellent school and a wonderful community.  I agree that excluding a child from an all class party is not appropriate, but this does not sound like that kind of situation.  It sounds to me like a child was not invited to a private party with a handful of friends who live within a neighborhood or two.  Every neighborhood borders another neighborhood (unless it is an island), so any number of boys could feel excluded if they lived in bordering neighborhoods, especially if they are also friends with this group.  Instead, it sounds to me like a group of friends got together for a halloween party, but did not invite all the boys or even a majority of the boys in their class.  They selected their friends who live in their neighborhood and maybe one adjoining neighborhood.  As someone else mentioned boys at STA live all over the DMV, so two bordering neighborhoods of boys would just be a small percentage within a class.  If the kids and/or parents are friends then they were probably included.  Not everyone has to be friends and they are clearly sending a message that they are not friends.  The good news is there are 30-40 other boys in the class/grade that you can be friends with. Why would anyone want to be friends with people who clearly don't want to be friends with them and, in turn, don't include their child in social events outside of school?  If this is purely a parent issue and not a child issue (meaning boys are friends, but parents are not) then the good news is in a few years the boys will be in high school and the parent social engineering will lessen as the boys will socialize on their own without parents having to be involved (or be friends).

This also does not sound like something the school administration would ever get involved in since it is a private party that does not include the whole class/grade or even a majority of students.[/quote]

Since Halloween is a neighborhood event normally because most kids like to go in their own neighborhood this is particularly cruel to exclude one or two classmates that live nearby especially if one had plans with one of the party attendees. It's called having manners and class which apparently don't always come with having money. [/quote]

Halloween is unique in that way especially in younger years before highschool then there are other types of parties and gatherings.[/quote]

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