Anonymous
03/02/2026 09:54
Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
It's not insane. The school hired a private investigator that had a checkered past, a US government 20 year sanction, multiple allegations against them from parents at other schools. Even if the Epstein angle was unknown at the time the firm was hired, the rest of this WAS known.
Stop minimizing.
+1
Anonymous
03/02/2026 09:45
Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote: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.
Yes, hiring a firm that got a subpoena they weren't aware of for their emails is something that should be noted.
Anonymous
03/02/2026 09:44
Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Wait. The GDS crew appears to be trying to pressure the admin of this site to lock this thread with baseless claims. Why is GDS so concerned with this thread if they claim it's all gossip that's unsubstantiated?
Anonymous
03/02/2026 08:31
Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
It's not insane. The school hired a private investigator that had a checkered past, a US government 20 year sanction, multiple allegations against them from parents at other schools. Even if the Epstein angle was unknown at the time the firm was hired, the rest of this WAS known.
Stop minimizing.
It’s not minimizing when there is, you know, literally no evidence. If you want to remove your kids, in the unlikely event that you are actually a parent, get after it. Pretty sure the school will be able to source a replacement.
Anonymous
03/02/2026 08:26
Subject: GDS Student Newspaper posts about the horrible incident
Anonymous wrote: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.
It's not insane. The school hired a private investigator that had a checkered past, a US government 20 year sanction, multiple allegations against them from parents at other schools. Even if the Epstein angle was unknown at the time the firm was hired, the rest of this WAS known.
Stop minimizing.
Anonymous
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.