Again, the rumor is that she rented it online and the owners had no idea she was in high school. Yes, I agree her parents were probably at graduation. I had a grad party which went smoothly (no alcohol) but the kids had a list of addresses and friends who were hosting parties. I went to 1 with my child and met the parents for the first time. Many of the parents hosting we didn’t know…that was the tricky part. We all did get emailed a warning from the school prior to the party. I can’t speak for her parents whether or not they received the email, whether they knew about the party or not. Many of these kids are international so it wasn’t unusual for the ones who wanted to host parties to rent s place/space. I don’t know the girl or her parents but there also may be a clash of opinions/culture that she or her parents didn’t take seriously. The drinking age in Hong Kong (where they live) is 18. Again, I am not condoning the situation only pointing out various other factors. In 4 years, I have heard nothing re: drinking/smoking which I can’t say about my one child’s public school or my other child’s private day school. This isn’t an unusual event across our nation, just unusually high numbers at a renowned school.
That’s the last I have to say on the subject. It’s very sad that their celebrations were tarnished and I’m hoping good life lessons result.