A Conversation to have with New Boarders

Charger78
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 17:12:53 +0000

Thank you, Albion. This is important.

I once talked to a parent who was upset about how a kid who was hurting him/herself was treated by the BS. What’s the bottom line here, in terms of confidentiality and what the school will tolerate? It seems that a kid can be honest with a counselor, thinking that their comments will be confidential, but that this information may still yet be used by the school to force a separation. In the end, I take it, schools mostly do not want to take on the “liability” of having a child who gives indication of potential harm to themselves (as a separate issue from harm to others). If the school forces the child to leave, they may well require that all communication between the student and former classmates cease. Albion, do you think this is pretty standard practice? If it is, are schools drawing a clear red line about this issue? If they do, will they run the risk that children clam up, because confidentiality has these limits and the end result may well be separation? (Of course, we’re all in agreement that the health and safety of kids is paramount, and that a “gray area” can be a tough judgment call.)