Trolls: This whole thread is fake --- time to move on....

Anonymous wrote:It was a senior prank.

It was not a prank. My DD is in this class. The host (18) was going to sign the rental himself and pay for it by collecting $10 from each guest. Somehow the kids imagined that every one in the class would make up an excuse to be gone for the weekend and parents would never find out. But some parents did and the school did and the party is not happening.

Our school's senior pranks involve actual work, creativity, and effort.

There was one recent year where the Seniors came to the school grounds over night, laid down tarps for rocks and sand, and installed large sets of mountains, for a desert scape. The following morning the Seniors came dressed in a California trippy attire, and had several Senior bands perform sets throughout the day on a mainstage they had set up in the center of campus. They distributed Kool-Aid drinks in plastic cups, and gave out homemade brownies (all without alcohol or drugs).

The whole thing was a take on Coachella but with the school's name inserted into the title. Everyone loved it.

So, yes, spreading an incendiary lie to rile up the school's faculty, administrators, and parents, seems kind of lame by comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:It was a senior prank.

You aren't supposed to embarrass yourself with a prank.

And we are supposed to think they are some of the brightest kids in America?

Only at Sidwell is having a party a senior prank.

Anonymous wrote:It was a senior prank.

You aren't supposed to embarrass yourself with a prank.

It was a senior prank.

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Anonymous wrote:IT WAS A SENIOR PRANK, TIME TO MOVE ON.

What was the prank? That doesn't even make sense.

Exactly

Let's spread a rumor that would make our parents and school administrators worry about our well-being! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
Once the school responds, then let's extend the joke by posting a supposed dilemma about the rumor on a "moms" website that has become notorious to private school kids for the gullibility of its participants and the many nasty and vicious parental postings about various private schools. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*

*Actually, this second part seems somewhat funny to me.

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Anonymous wrote:IT WAS A SENIOR PRANK, TIME TO MOVE ON.

What was the prank? That doesn't even make sense.

Exactly

Anonymous wrote:IT WAS A SENIOR PRANK, TIME TO MOVE ON.

What was the prank? That doesn't even make sense.

Anonymous wrote:IT WAS A SENIOR PRANK, TIME TO MOVE ON.

Or so they would have you believe, LOL!

Once you release it into the wild, it takes on a life of its own...

IT WAS A SENIOR PRANK, TIME TO MOVE ON.

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I agree that an 18 year old is responsible for their actions (some kids at the party will be 17). Police intervention will sweep up everyone including those who are 'innocent.' I would discourage my kid an err on the side of caution.

IMO, it isn't wise to force your kid to skip. If after a discussion, they realize it might be unwise, then great. But precluding attendance may foster animosity.

And there will be more animosity if they get caught up in police action. Difficult decision whether to attend. So much to lose. So much to experience. The final decision for an 18-year old will be is it worth it? Maybe stay for awhile then leave when things start getting out of hand.

No way is renting a house for a weekend leading to a campfire singing Kumbaya.

Wow, worrying about your kid being grouchy at you for you being a parent and trying to keep them from illegal underage drinking explicitly warned against by the school they still attend? I find the enabling tone of some of these posts pretty startling, and think there is a lot of hypocrisy around in terms of what people think/want/expect from schools by way of character education and discipline.

In the vein of "physician, heal thyself," how about "parents, parent thy offspring."

Agree. What message are you sending to your kid if the principal, headmaster, whatever sends an email to all parents saying "Don't let your kid go to this" and then you let them go?? I don't care if my kids feel animosity towards me for enforcing rules and laws. This is why these parties happen. No one says no to their kids. Is Malia going? I doubt it.