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Lawsuit against Hidden Lake Academy should make Hyde nervous
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---I'd like to hear some more about these "more egalitarian finance considerations", especially in light of the substantial amount of mullah the gauld family rakes in every year! that 33$ plus change doesn't really look so bad in comparison.
what happened to the "practise what you preach" philosophy? where's the "character" here? ha ha! if these people didn't damage some kids as much as they do, I'd laugh them down the drain as one of the bigger jokes of the past century.
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Assuming that this edict came down from one of the headmasters, you have some one that is part of a family that is nailing between 12x and 20x the federal poverty guide line, that is make a call that says the students that have discretionary cash at their disposal after paying the tuition that is 2x + the FPG ( for a family of four) can't rent limo's because some of the kids don't have the cash. Where is the egalitarianism in this? You have rick folk making rules for the rick folk and the not so rich folk. sounds like the same old same old to me.
Anonymous:
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--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---For the life of me I can't understand how Hyde could take these students in when they clearly didn't have the services or staff to help them. Isn't that worthy of a lawsuit? I'm surprised more parents haven't gone after Hyde.
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1.) And what has happened to these students that Hyde did not "help?" Where are they now? What impact, in the long run, did Hyde have on these kids?
2.) What impact has the shoddy treatment of certain kids had on the so-called "normal" kids, who felt that Hyde was beneficial to them? How does it feel to be in a "family" where some of your siblings are clearly getting the screws put to them unfairly?
3.) What take-home message do all kids ultimately get from coming of age in such a dysfunctional "family?"
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I was a student at Hyde. I chose to discontinue my educational path there. I currently go to Columbia University and am preparing for my career as an educator. I recommend you discontinue your course of thought.
Ursus:
Norwich Bulletin LINK here
2007 May 10
Reach Amy Lawson at 425-4235 or http://forums.norwichbulletin.com/viewtopic.php?t=7613
Anonymous:
Oh,
So we are talking the 20x family
Ursus:
Some reader comments...
--- Quote from: ""cosmo"" ---If you read Laura Gauld's book, "The Biggest Job We'll Ever Have", you will learn she is all about control and regulation of every moment in a child's life. She even recommends forcing the "fun" activities. Despite this, Hyde seems like a decent school to me, and no one is forced to attend.
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
--- Quote from: ""splourde"" ---Fabulous way of thinking. We should also have a standard pay rate for all jobs and live in state owned apartments. :evil:
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Don't think the Gaulds will be too happy with those suggestions...
--- Quote from: ""wally 3298"" ---This is a bit over the top. I went to two proms and rode in a limo to one. I believe the cost was split among the three guys riding with their dates and it cost something like $50 or $60 each. That's not so bad.
This is the most important social night of these kids' lives. They spend months choosing the right clothes, the right place to eat, the right transportation. Let them do it their way.
We all spend too much on excesses we don't need. How many of these kids' parents drive SUVs they don't need? How many have houses they heat and cool with a handful of extra rooms?
A limo for one night on prom, that will probably be split among friends is just kids having fun on a night that is supposed to be fancy and over the top. If the students can afford it, let them pay for it. Soon enough it's off to college, where life gets more difficult and demanding, then to the real world where nothing is easy.
They know things in life aren't equal and fair. THEY'VE BEEN IN HIGH SCHOOL FOR FOUR YEARS. They know it better than anyone.
I don't think anyone's going to let the fact that they didn't go to prom in a limo hold them down.
By the way, I went to my first prom in a limo and the second in my mother's 11-year-old Toyota Camry. I don't think it made a bit of difference.
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--- Quote from: ""Fou de Bassan"" ---What the story fails to mention is that the movement to bus kids to and from proms really has nothing to do with the cost of the limo (especially at places like Hyde -- with parents paying very steep tuition, a limo's cost is a concern? Give me a break!).
The real reason is that they want to keep kids from drinking and driving. I suppose kids can still go to after-prom parties when the bus drops them off back at school, but parents have the option of meeting the bus and knowing their kids are safe. And at Hyde, where all the kids are in dorms, after-prom parties are not an issue at all.
The article also fails to mention that Hyde is a "second chance" prep school that stresses "character building" for kids who have had behavior issues elsewhere. This population is more likely than other students to get into trouble on Prom Night.
So for all these reasons, what Hyde is doing is a wise move, but shame on them for trying to cloak it as a "cost of the limo" issue.
And by the way -- this is front-page news? Feh.
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--- Quote from: ""NECT_Resident"" ---I was under the impression Hyde was a "last chance" Prep School...
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--- Quote from: ""Norwich Resident"" ---This is why I love these forums! Every day I learn something new from you posters!
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--- Quote from: ""Chris748s"" ---I would have rented a limo out of spite, armed with my video camera for a YouTube broadcast. I would have pushed it to the point of being arrested if need be just to prove a point.
Also because they cite the word "Excess" I would have rented the biggest, most gas guzzling, stretch, Hummer limo.
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:rofl: ::drummer::
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