<p>Blacks</a> threatened at N.H. school - The Boston Globe</p>
<p>wow! this his serious matter</p>
<p>Very serious in fact .its quite disturbing too</p>
<p>That is so terrible! Are they doing anything to prevent this in the future?</p>
<p>This horrible; I do hope this is sometime of hoax and they find the person(s) who did this.</p>
<p>LAX4545 - I am struggling to figure out your motivation in posting a two year old article about SPS. Perhaps you could enlighten me?</p>
<p>This happened two years ago, not this year.</p>
<p>why not? it suprised me when i read it even if it was two years ago
just to show that it is a matter that is present everywhere</p>
<p>This was awful and very hurtful. I am not sure how the school can prevent anonymous cowards from acting badly. I read how the school addressed the matter at the time and I think they did all they could to help the students who received the letters and the entire community. In fact, I recall they contacted the FBI director, an alum, for assistance in determining who was responsible. This event should not be the determining factor for any student considering an offer from St. Paul’s. It happened two years ago and you should speak to teachers and students of color to find out what their experiences have been like at the school. I don’t think any students withdrew from the school as a result of this incident.</p>
<p>Hold your horses Lax! If you are going to leap to conclusions, do your research first. Or better yet, ask one of us that knows the school, or call the school (I’ll provide contacts).
- It was two years Ago. And the title of your thread is misleading and inflammatory. There were no “Attacks”. A threat, not an attack.
- The letters were mailed from a UNH campus in Manchester not from SPS.
- The FBI was involved <a href=“and%20recall%20that%20the%20Director,%20Robert%20Mueller%20is%20an%20alum”>/size</a>[size=+1]
- The students all rallied and pulled together. You would have been hugely proud of how they spontaneously responded. **All the students were really ticked off at the perpetrator! They stood together determined to protect their friends. ** The students went ‘viral’, on their own they put up posters all over campus showing their support and unity.
- Security was immediately added, Concord police patrolled campus and FBI interviewed every possible person </p>
<p>No, it was not solved. However, since then, SPS has closed the campus as a public drive through and security has been kept at the beefed-up level. Our online student facebook directory is now password protected, and we try to limit who printed copies go to.</p>
<p>This, seriously, is not an issue. But yes, even in the idyllic woods of NH we have to worry occasionally. Find the subsequent articles. SPS offered a reward as did the police; they showed a copy of the envelope with its distinctive handwriting and asked for public help. Realize that some white students received threats too, probably because the sick individual lacked perfect information.</p>
<p>If you want to understand the incident, then read all of the articles and ask. Do not pot or read one article and leap to conclusions. Here are excerpts from an article 2 weeks later:
The article ([Black</a> Prep Students Told ‘Bang, You’re Dead’ - ABC News](<a href=“Black Prep Students Told 'Bang, You're Dead' - ABC News”>Black Prep Students Told 'Bang, You're Dead' - ABC News)) goes on to cite a recent incident at another boarding school. Racism is an ugly cancer whenever and wherever we find it.</p>
<p>I clicked on the article and was reading it, saying to myself, “something just like this happened a few years, I can’t believe it happened again” and then I saw the date. It’s probably best to mention the date in your post!</p>
<p>i was just simply putting the link up there for anyone who wanted to see it
omg im so sorry guys its a free world</p>
<p>lax, don’t be sorry. It’s important information. I found out about this during our SPS interview, and we did not apply. Who would risk sending a child of color there?</p>
<p>Try these YouTubes from chapel last year:
l [YouTube</a> - Coming Out Speech (Part 1 of 3)<a href=“better%20after%2090%20seconds”>/url</a>
[url=<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a4L-i732kU]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a4L-i732kU]YouTube</a> - Coming Out Speech (Part 2 of 3) - I’m Lost](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU0-z9Wtz5g]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU0-z9Wtz5g)
[url=<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OABTyTGnhaM]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OABTyTGnhaM]YouTube</a> - Coming Out Speech (Part 3 of 3) - Wonderwall<a href=“actually%20just%20view%20one.%20They%20go%20on%20and%20on,%20but%20are%20interesting.”>/url</a></p>
<p>The students all stood up in support of this boy the same way they did on the racial threat. And the applauded wildly. These kids love eachother.</p>
<p>Lax, honestly you should have posted the date. Knowing you just posted it to get everybody scared and riled up. I actually sent an email to a student, asking if they are okay. You should really think before you post. :mad:</p>
<p>This is certainly disturbing, but it happened a few years ago. It seemed like SPS took this very seriously and did everything in their power to deal with it accordingly. I don’t see why it’s relevant.</p>
<p>Of course Winterset would come to the defense of St. Paul’s:) I hope one day I can be a student or alumni and do the same thing!</p>
<p>Actually, I believe Winterset would come to the defense of any school that handled the situation as well as St. Paul’s did - and there are many schools that would too.</p>
<p>LAX - you’re a kid and so I hope this is a lesson you take to heart. Your posting of that old article with its inflammatory title tells me that you like to stir up trouble and hear yourself talk. Posting that old article had no good outcome. It worried current parents and students needlessly. Next time, think before you hit the “send” key.</p>
<p>The incident actually supports the excellence of the community at SPS if you can get past the shock value of your post.</p>
<p>As a parent of a current 3rd former, I am impressed with how all of the kids seem to “mix.” I have been up to SPS and taken my daughter and friends out to dinner and also hosted 2 students in my home a few weeks back. All of the girls come from different backgrounds, whether it be growing up in a foreign country or from out west. However, as far as I can see neither race, income or religion play any part in how they choose friends. In fact her favorite teacher happens to be Jewish and I believe is the department head. All and all SPS is a very tolerant and diverse place. Please do not think twice about sending your child to this amazing school.</p>
<p>We were aware of the incident when my d was applying to SPS and we did send our student of color to St. Paul’s, and have absolutely no regrets. Unfortunately, these types of incidents can occur anywhere and have occurred at other boarding schools. In this instance, we don’t know if the perpetrator was associated with St. Paul’s and he/she probably was not a student. Instead of limiting my d’s opportunities because of someone’s ignorant behavior, I was more concerned with how the administration dealt with the matter and how the community responded. All of the responses gave me comfort that the sentiment expressed in the letter was not institutional. When we discussed the incident with my d, her immediate response was that no one could frighten her from applying to SPS (and now attending). </p>
<p>I think what happened is a legitimate area of concern and investigation for a parent (it was for us), however the schools response left no doubt that what happened was not condoned and would not be tolerated. If the response had been tepid in any way we would have moved on to other schools, but in my brief experience with this school they try very hard to create a community were everyone feels welcome. If you don’t feel that elusive “fit” or feel comfortable after a visit, move on–there are lots of other schools.</p>