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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Indeed, just three years ago, St. Albans School, an elite all-boys school in D.C., was embroiled in scandal involving student misconduct. Girls at its sister school, National Cathedral School, collected a Google document full of allegations of of unwanted sexual advances at parties and inappropriate comments by St. Albans boys as part of an effort to design new prevention programs. That prompted a flurry of online posts from the boys that school officials called "inappropriate." Later the same year, St. Albans had to recall its yearbooks after discovering seniors had included crude and sexist slurs.“
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/05/654775614/kavanaugh-allegations-prompt-some-prep-schools-to-examine-their-culture

Sounds like not much has changed in 40 years.

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The smarmy senior who edited the 2015 St A’s yearbook is an absolute shit smear.   Parents raising that thing should be ashamed- they failed.[/quote]

It wasn’t just the editor. It was a group effort. That’s why it reflects so badly on the school culture. Less than five years ago. [/quote]

I am sure it was not the whole grade. Based on current experiences I’m sure it’s a group of boys that probably misbehaves repeatedly and noone was surprised that they did it. Anyone familiar with this verify that that’s pretty much the truth? I find it hard to believe that a whole grade would participate in such a thing. Just like I find it hard to believe a whole grade at Georgetown prep participated in all those things. It was probably a group of the jocks or a certain type of party animal.[/quote]

I agree it wasn’t the whole grade but it was a group, not just the editor. And if the group is known at the school, then why were they given this responsibility?  Why weren’t the parents called in?  Why did the school tolerate this?  What does this say about the environment overall?[/quote]

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