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<p>Like the Catholics who sent their children to mass and catechism were extremely happy? What are you saying?</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm sorta wondered about these "allegations" at SPS, as I am applying there...</p>
<p>prep, I agree with you. I wish there were more detail about what constitutes an abuse. Is it touching on the hand as one person said or what. I obviously don't know but those numbers strain belief. One thing I feel confident about is that the whole prep school culture has changed for the better. The kids are not isolated as they were in the 50's. As the article states, when something happened at sps one night, it was in the Andover student paper that next morning. Look what happened to those girls for that "hazing" incident. I would argue the top boarding schools are now one of the safest environments you could have your kids in. They are very fast to eject as they just did to 3 top varsity Exeter hockey players right in the middle of the hockey season.</p>
<p>why did they do that in Exeter, catg? there seems to be quite a lot of scandals that i've read about.</p>
<p>hazmat, were you aware of any sexual abuse when you were at Exeter?</p>
<p>Not between faculty/staff and student. There are on occassion students who are exited[expelled] due to improper behavior amongst students. It is not that difficult to go against the rules.......very specific rules as to age of consent and proper behavior. During my time I am not aware of hazing either. Exeter is fair and prompt.......doesn't suffer fools gladly and exits regularly for violations.</p>
<p>What are "very specific rules as to age of consent and proper behavior" mean?</p>
<p>dxu, i don't know the specifics, just read about it on a hockey website. Supposedly, one had already been accepted to Harvard. Would not want to go home and explain that one to the parents!</p>
<p>but what did the hockey players do, catg?</p>
<p>I will say that the article in Vanity Fair about St. Paul's was in horrible taste, and the writer of the article really did himself a disservice, as it is terribly written and simply a summary of other articles. The article tries to create scandals where there are none, and throws in quotes with words such as "****ing" in order to shock the readership and live up to the ominous title "A Private School Affair: Scandal at St. Paul's" Friends of mine were quoted in the article, and shocked at the way in which the author butchered their quotes in order to suit his story. PUHLEASE, everybody who goes to St. Paul's loves it and anybody who knows anything will tell you what a great school it is. Every few years an "exclusive" (as they are always dubbed) boarding school becomes a media scapegoat. For the last two years, it has been St. Paul's, however, the scandals are over and the school has already dealt with them, all this article did was rehash resolved issues.</p>
<p>Are you in SPS, meateater? If so, how is it like, any scandals that you feel?</p>
<p>meateater, I attributed his crass use of language to his years at Harvard..</p>
<p>dxu, i don't know what the hockey players did. sorry</p>
<p>Well, Exeter is in NH and the state has laws regarding all aspects of behavior. Exeter has rules but is compelled to abide by the law. As to sex, drugs, drink......battery, theft. Some laws regarding drugs are federal.....all laws apply. Exeter does report these to the law enforcement agencies and the regular process will happen. </p>
<p>The incident you are referring to was alcohol related......and also against school policy. So State Law and Exeter rules. I feel confident that the law was upheld and that the violaters of Exeter rules are not going to be graduating from Exeter.</p>
<p>Yes, I'm a senior at St. Paul's. I love it, don't let the media scare you.</p>
<p>dxu,
Look at the bright side, if you like SPS, maybe a few kids will withhdraw their apps and you will have a better shot to get in.</p>
<p>Sorry to sound like an insensitive prick, but the class of 75 is a bunch of whiny *****es, as a member of the class of 73, my dad said he hazed the crap out of the them. juust kidding</p>
<p>Very interesting that you think St. Paul's was scapegoated for two years. Maybe you don't remember the press about Milton last year?</p>
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<p>You don't sound regrettful and you don't come close to sounding sorry. You seem to take delight in the circumstance and the press coverage. This site is where kids look for info about your school........kinder gentler is good.</p>
<p>You're right I'm not sorry because it was a joke. I do take delight in the press coverage, despite the negativity, simply because I think it's kind of cool. St. Paul's HAS been scapegoated for two years, all starting with the WSJ article the summer before the 2003-4 school year. Did I ever say that St. Paul's was the ONLY school being blamed? Don't believe so. Also, despite the fact that the Milton incident was a lot more provocative from a media perspective ( 5 guys one girl? SEX? that's a media dream) there has been an almost unceasing focus on St. Paul's. I'm not trying to sell my school to anybody, I'm simply trumpeting my positive experience. I think the excellence of the school speaks for itself, I don't think an "unkind and less gentle" remark that is a joke will deter somebody if they really want to go to SPS.</p>
<p>I am ashamed to have boarding school students with your attitude post on this site. You have no idea the bad impressions you perpetrate.</p>