Some of you I know can relate to this….or will be interested in this story
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I admit to being confused by this rule. (I re read and am less confused). But how do all the repeats and pg’s work at private schools? Or are they not governed by the same rules?
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I was wondering the same?
It depends on which athletic conference you belong to. The NEPSAC (New England Prep School Athletic Conference) doesn’t have that rule. My two older boys attended a hockey/lacrosse powerhouse and it was quite common for boys to repeat 11th grade for another year of growth/training and to increase their college recruiting chances. You may see kids announcing on recruiting web sites that they are “reclassifying”.
My youngest is repeating 11th grade due to a concussion. He looked at moving from a NEPSAC school to a CIAA (Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Association) school. The CIAA has the same four year rule as the NHIAA. He would have lost a year of eligibility.
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New England prep schools are governed under a different organization, typically NEPSAC, though not necessarily for all sports. Using NEPSAC as an example, my understanding is that the only specific league eligibility requirement is that the student be 19 or younger on Sept 1 of the school year. Individual schools may have different eligibility requirements around academic standing, etc.
NHIAA members are mostly, though not exclusively, public schools. They have their own regulations and, apparently, have a restriction on the number of semesters that a student is eligible.
In Connecticut, public schools are mostly members of CIAC though there are exceptions … alpine ski racing is mostly conducted under CISL and also includes some private schools (though not traditional boarding schools). Each league has their own set of rules though each school can create additional restrictions.
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On the topic of limiting smart phone usage, I just came across this……I wonder if any other BSs take phones at night??
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I don’t know about at night, but a lot of Houses at Lawrenceville (not mine 
) take phones away during study hall.
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Deerfield is asking kids to leave phones in their rooms from 8-3pm this year. My 18 year old is not thrilled. She carries her card (that is a key and $) on her phone.
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While I love the idea of less phone use during the day and night, nothing beats phones in hands/pockets when there is an emergency/threat on campus. Lville had to use their emergency communication (at least once??) last year and I think the entire community appreciated having that quick notification.
And yes…both my kids have those phone pocket things for their key cards…I imagine there will be more lost/forgotten cards without phones! But again, I appreciate the move away from constant phone usage.
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I don’t particularly see that request being obeyed, or enforced.
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Me neither. I told her just keep it in your backpack 
. They may try to enforce it for freshmen, but I don’t see that working for the seniors.
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News from St Mark’s in Dallas…
Somehow, making this fuss seems to be more likely to hurt him than suffering in silence and taking one’s lumps would.
There are a lot of academic integrity violations that go unnoted, even when the teacher is aware of it. Universities know that.
The alleged academic integrity violation was not reported by St. Mark’s to the universities the student applied to. However, thanks to the lawsuit the allegation is now a matter of public record. Admissions and scholarships have been rescinded for less damning things.
I also wondered about the policing of this new policy. I am thinking that kids are going to keep their phones on them during the academic day but just keep them out of sight in public places. Ultimately, the kids might just be on phones less, which is exactly what the school wanted.
From the official communications that have come from school over the past week (to both parents and students), it does sound like Deerfield administration wants to ‘listen to feedback’ on the new policy. It remains to be seen whether they will listen or not. I see very few students actively liking the policy.
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Project Veritas and Trinity School:
One correction to the NR article: Trinity is on the Upper West Side, not the Upper East Side.
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Most of you already know this but….
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Strange that Exeter is left off of the “ranking.” I think all of the information is public. But Exeter’s endowment is only $1B+, so easy to miss in a ranking of, you know, private school endowments.
More evidence that this community is the best source for information on these schools!
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I think the article only listed Massachusetts schools. Exeter is in New Hampshire.
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Exeter’s endowment is 1.5B