Anonymous
Post 03/02/2026 05:52     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yep, they're using a crisis PR firm. If you're a middle school parent please talk to other parents. This isn't the only issue with GDS when it comes to student safety and admin misconduct

I suspect at least ten families will be leaving because of this.


Hopefully that includes all of the insane people posting on here about “Russel” and the Epstein files lol.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2026 01:15     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I suspect you’re wrong.

Are they paying for PR on the weekends now. Did you get the email from other middle school parents? I suspect Russ won't make it to the end of the year.


Was there a new email?

Nope. Just parents talking to other parents
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2026 20:33     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I suspect you’re wrong.

Are they paying for PR on the weekends now. Did you get the email from other middle school parents? I suspect Russ won't make it to the end of the year.


Was there a new email?
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2026 20:15     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Parents: Please record any phone conversation you have with ANY GDS administrator. Honesty is a serious issues at GDS. Especially with our head of school.


Uhh is that legal? I don’t know the two party recording rules in the dmv.


NOT legal if one of the parties in in Maryland or several other states.

They can call the police if they're in Maryland. The police won't do anything.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2026 20:07     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Honestly, if you have a kid at GDS and feel the school‘s response was inadequate, pull your kid out. There are several kids who would be happy to take your child’s space. If you don’t have a kid at GDS, I’m not sure why you care so much about how the school responds to a particular issue. I have multiple kids at the school and while I think the school could I’ve been more transparent in their handling the issue, ultimately I know enough about the situation to feel completely confident that the investigation done was sufficient and kids are not at risk.

This is already in the works with several families


Kudos for a principled response, and best of luck to families now looking for a safe place for their children!


Are there any schools inside DC that are worth considering now? Public or private

Sidwell is amazing from what I hear.



Amazing and almost impossible to get in if your child is not already an amazing student. Therefore, it is not clear whether the student body or school is amazing.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2026 18:30     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Parents: Please record any phone conversation you have with ANY GDS administrator. Honesty is a serious issues at GDS. Especially with our head of school.


Uhh is that legal? I don’t know the two party recording rules in the dmv.


NOT legal if one of the parties in in Maryland or several other states.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2026 17:32     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
I guess the Qanon-adjancent poster has returned from their extended pizza buffet at Comet Ping Pong, but I wouldn't suggest following much of the guidance.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2026 17:23     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:Parents: Please record any phone conversation you have with ANY GDS administrator. Honesty is a serious issues at GDS. Especially with our head of school.


Uhh is that legal? I don’t know the two party recording rules in the dmv.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2026 16:59     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Would love to see a link to anything (press, even Reddit) outside of DCUM that suggests that this is as catastrophic for GDS as the posters here suggest. Not saying that it's not the case, only that I'd like to see what else is being discussed.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2026 16:39     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Parents: Please record any phone conversation you have with ANY GDS administrator. Honesty is a serious issues at GDS. Especially with our head of school.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2026 17:29     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
It is sad that a traumatized family has to consider suing to get a copy of the report.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2026 17:28     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
He was planning to leave already so that doesn’t seem like much of a consequence?
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2026 11:47     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:I suspect you’re wrong.

Are they paying for PR on the weekends now. Did you get the email from other middle school parents? I suspect Russ won't make it to the end of the year.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2026 11:13     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
I suspect you’re wrong.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2026 11:12     Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:Yep, they're using a crisis PR firm. If you're a middle school parent please talk to other parents. This isn't the only issue with GDS when it comes to student safety and admin misconduct

I suspect at least ten families will be leaving because of this.