Anonymous
08/27/2025 19:25
Subject: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are families and faculty with armed national guardsmen outside their houses. How is the fear and anxiety that causes something political? How is fear and anxiety about multiple international conflicts too political? People are surrounded by instability right now. You can’t look anywhere or read anything without it feeling apocalyptic in some sense.
I highly doubt this. Those families live in posh areas of Northwest, where crime is barely an issue. This is an exaggeration and over-reaction and so is the letter. In summer of 2024, there were almost 200 homicides in DC. Why wasn't fear and anxiety highlighted in last year's letter with so many murders? I imagine those families in DC are safer today than they were last year.
The letter is clearly written along partisan lines.
+1000 !!
NP here and not an SR family. Unfortunately that’s the tone in 90% of all private schools now, including ours. Most of these administrators are virtue signaling latte socialists who have not been personally affected with the high crime rate and homicides in our nation’s capital, as it disproportionately affects poor people of color.
If you're not a SR parent I really don't care what you think on this particular issue. How did you find your way in here anyway?
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:23
Subject: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
That letter was a huge signal for new incoming students. Now you know what to expect. This attitude will be pervasive and will be intertwined throughout classes.
That sort talk is inappropriate and anxiety inducing for no reason at all. The letter takes the nihilistic approach and doesn’t mention any of the good, such as the ending of multiple wars.
That sort talk is inappropriate and anxiety inducing for no reason at all. The letter takes the nihilistic approach and doesn’t mention any of the good, such as the ending of multiple wars.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 12:10
Subject: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Have never been a fan of the SR HOS. But she does teach the girls how to virtue signal in a world that increasingly requires it. Would be nice if she actually HAD some virtue, but you can’t buy that.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 06:02
Subject: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are families and faculty with armed national guardsmen outside their houses. How is the fear and anxiety that causes something political? How is fear and anxiety about multiple international conflicts too political? People are surrounded by instability right now. You can’t look anywhere or read anything without it feeling apocalyptic in some sense.
I highly doubt this. Those families live in posh areas of Northwest, where crime is barely an issue. This is an exaggeration and over-reaction and so is the letter. In summer of 2024, there were almost 200 homicides in DC. Why wasn't fear and anxiety highlighted in last year's letter with so many murders? I imagine those families in DC are safer today than they were last year.
The letter is clearly written along partisan lines.
+1000 !!
NP here and not an SR family. Unfortunately that’s the tone in 90% of all private schools now, including ours. Most of these administrators are virtue signaling latte socialists who have not been personally affected with the high crime rate and homicides in our nation’s capital, as it disproportionately affects poor people of color.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 05:44
Subject: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:There are families and faculty with armed national guardsmen outside their houses. How is the fear and anxiety that causes something political? How is fear and anxiety about multiple international conflicts too political? People are surrounded by instability right now. You can’t look anywhere or read anything without it feeling apocalyptic in some sense.
I highly doubt this. Those families live in posh areas of Northwest, where crime is barely an issue. This is an exaggeration and over-reaction and so is the letter. In summer of 2024, there were almost 200 homicides in DC. Why wasn't fear and anxiety highlighted in last year's letter with so many murders? I imagine those families in DC are safer today than they were last year.
The letter is clearly written along partisan lines.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 05:25
Subject: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
I think the letter was very appropriate and showed the school cared for what is happening right now in our dc community. SR seems to want to teach our daughters about having a good heart for themselves and all and this includes having an open eye on what’s happening in the world.
We are a new family but impressed with the freshman class of girls and everything SR has had to offer in the last 3 days. From the mass/BBQ, orientation, to parent coffee you feel the sense that SR cares more than just about the tuition payment but truly care about these girls. Thank you SR for giving us the privilege to be part of the community.
We are a new family but impressed with the freshman class of girls and everything SR has had to offer in the last 3 days. From the mass/BBQ, orientation, to parent coffee you feel the sense that SR cares more than just about the tuition payment but truly care about these girls. Thank you SR for giving us the privilege to be part of the community.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 23:12
Subject: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
There are families and faculty with armed national guardsmen outside their houses. How is the fear and anxiety that causes something political? How is fear and anxiety about multiple international conflicts too political? People are surrounded by instability right now. You can’t look anywhere or read anything without it feeling apocalyptic in some sense.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 19:32
Subject: Re:Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The welcome back letter from the head of school was inappropriately political. Surprised there isn't any blowback from that, unless I missed something.
No it's not. So you definitely missed something and misinterpreted it.
No I didn't.
As we begin this school year, we are mindful of the broader context in which we live and teach. We return after a summer shaped by global tensions, economic uncertainty, and urgent environmental concerns. Here in Washington, D.C., these realities feel close—whether through the presence of federal forces and the National Guard in our streets, or as world leaders gather nearby to address global concerns.
While these circumstances bring uncertainty and can touch each of us differently, they also underscore the importance of community, empathy, and hope. For many, the instability in our world may bring fear or anxiety, felt even more deeply because of personal identity or lived experience. Within our school community, we are committed to holding one another with compassion, honoring both resilience and vulnerability.
I went back and reread prior years' welcome notes, and they were nothing like this. I do, however, remember another politically charged letter right around election day. So inappropriate and does not belong in a letter to parents and students.
Ah yes. Reality is now inappropriately political.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 19:11
Subject: Re:Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The welcome back letter from the head of school was inappropriately political. Surprised there isn't any blowback from that, unless I missed something.
No it's not. So you definitely missed something and misinterpreted it.
No I didn't.
As we begin this school year, we are mindful of the broader context in which we live and teach. We return after a summer shaped by global tensions, economic uncertainty, and urgent environmental concerns. Here in Washington, D.C., these realities feel close—whether through the presence of federal forces and the National Guard in our streets, or as world leaders gather nearby to address global concerns.
While these circumstances bring uncertainty and can touch each of us differently, they also underscore the importance of community, empathy, and hope. For many, the instability in our world may bring fear or anxiety, felt even more deeply because of personal identity or lived experience. Within our school community, we are committed to holding one another with compassion, honoring both resilience and vulnerability.
I went back and reread prior years' welcome notes, and they were nothing like this. I do, however, remember another politically charged letter right around election day. So inappropriate and does not belong in a letter to parents and students.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 17:46
Subject: Re:Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:The welcome back letter from the head of school was inappropriately political. Surprised there isn't any blowback from that, unless I missed something.
No it's not. So you definitely missed something and misinterpreted it.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 17:30
Subject: Re:Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:The welcome back letter from the head of school was inappropriately political. Surprised there isn't any blowback from that, unless I missed something.
How so?
Anonymous
08/26/2025 10:08
Subject: Re:Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
The welcome back letter from the head of school was inappropriately political. Surprised there isn't any blowback from that, unless I missed something.
Anonymous
08/25/2025 16:24
Subject: Re:Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:Two full days of mandatory orientation is ridiculous.
From what I heard the girls liked it! Some of the ice breakers my daught said she didn't like but she just isn't a fan of ice breakers.
Anonymous
08/25/2025 07:30
Subject: Re:Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:Two full days of mandatory orientation is ridiculous.
This is not worth complaining about.
Anonymous
08/25/2025 01:43
Subject: Re:Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous wrote:Matches how they pamper US girls. Get used to it.
What do you mean???