MICDS alumni say conservative students' complaints are indicative of privilege
Source: STL Post Dispatch
Some Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School alumni are calling out the head of school for being too obliging to conservative students who complained they felt victimized on campus for supporting President-elect Donald Trump.
At least four alumni have written two letters to Head of School Lisa Lyle, warning that Lyle and the conservative students are conflating discomfort with genuine discrimination.
“For conservative students to suggest that the opposition they may have faced throughout this election cycle rises to the level of oppression reveals deeply entrenched privilege and a stunning lack of awareness of the significant systematic and systemic oppression actually marginalized groups consistently face,” wrote Elizabeth Schlesinger, a 2001 MICDS graduate, in a letter posted to Facebook Monday.
In response to reactions from alumni, students and parents, MICDS says it plans to host “facilitated conversations” for community members in the near future.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/micds-alumni-say-conservative-students-complaints-are-indicative-of-privilege/article_076a7b5e-2896-508e-aad6-67faa55678c6.html
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these kids would probably complain about going to school with poor voucher kids if that even happens
