Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:36     Subject: Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can you translate this for the non-legal people? Did the Supreme Court rule against Sidwell?


Didn't rule against them, but in the complaint it says that Sidwell agreed to pay the family $50,000 and change grades as part of an earlier settlement. I didn't realize grades were for sale or could be part of a settlement. Seems extremely dishonest and unfair to other hardworking children without litigious parents.


If you read it, it says the initial grades were calculated incorrectly, and the change was a correction. So the change would then be the fair thing, not unfair.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:33     Subject: Re:Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you read the court document the court agrees that Sidwell discrimated and retaliated against her by purposefully applying different grading standards to her.



But OP only provides the parents' brief above. Sounds to me like a harassment suit and the school settled for $50K just to get rid of problematic parents and child.


And changed her grades without firing everyone involved. Shady.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:30     Subject: Re:Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Anonymous wrote:If you read the court document the court agrees that Sidwell discrimated and retaliated against her by purposefully applying different grading standards to her.



But OP only provides the parents' brief above. Sounds to me like a harassment suit and the school settled for $50K just to get rid of problematic parents and child.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:28     Subject: Re:Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
If you read the court document the court agrees that Sidwell discrimated and retaliated against her by purposefully applying different grading standards to her.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:26     Subject: Re:Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Anonymous wrote:Long thread on this already.


Link?
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:24     Subject: Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Anonymous wrote:https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-1356/97268/20190423135437781_Adetu%20Petition%20E%20File%20Apr%2023%202019.pdf

How is this legal or ethical? Why weren't all the teachers fired? This is scandalous.




Why do you assume it is true? That's the parents'/student's brief, not the school's. That's only one side of the story.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:24     Subject: Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Anonymous wrote:Can you translate this for the non-legal people? Did the Supreme Court rule against Sidwell?


No. The family is asking for the Supreme Court to consider their appeal of the lower court decision (which obviously wasn't in their favor). Filing a cert petition doesn't mean the Court will take the case.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:22     Subject: Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Anonymous wrote:Can you translate this for the non-legal people? Did the Supreme Court rule against Sidwell?


This is a petition for certiorari. It's filled on behalf of the family, and they are asking the supreme Court to review their case. This is in no way an opinion from a court. Very few petitions are ever granted (the supreme Court decides which cases it will hear). This petition will almost assuredly not be granted. You can Google and learn more.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:21     Subject: Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Anonymous wrote:Can you translate this for the non-legal people? Did the Supreme Court rule against Sidwell?


Didn't rule against them, but in the complaint it says that Sidwell agreed to pay the family $50,000 and change grades as part of an earlier settlement. I didn't realize grades were for sale or could be part of a settlement. Seems extremely dishonest and unfair to other hardworking children without litigious parents.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:19     Subject: Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
OMG. So much freakin drama with that school.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:18     Subject: Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Can you translate this for the non-legal people? Did the Supreme Court rule against Sidwell?
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:12     Subject: Re:Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Anonymous wrote:Long thread on this already.


Not helpful. Long thread on the lawsuit and the mastermind but not this specific clause. This is unbelievable.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:10     Subject: Re:Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
Long thread on this already.
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:07     Subject: Re:Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
So wait? Was this under the newly rehired college counselors watch?
Anonymous
Post 05/30/2019 17:04     Subject: Sidwell Paid a family $50K and agree to change grades??????????
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-1356/97268/20190423135437781_Adetu%20Petition%20E%20File%20Apr%2023%202019.pdf

How is this legal or ethical? Why weren't all the teachers fired? This is scandalous.