<p>My S2 has a couple of friends who went to boarding school. Both came from boarding school families. One, whose mother was emphatic about the advantages of boarding school for her special little snowflakes, came back after two years and is a senior at our local “private public” high school. I’m not sure why, but when he was in Catholic elementary school with my S, he was a little **** - my guess is, he was politely asked to leave. The other, who comes from money but is probably the most gracious boy I’ve ever met, has stayed and thrived. I’m glad for him but I could never send my kids away that young unless there was some extenuating circumstance. It’s hard enough when they go to college. D1 is a college senior and it still breaks my heart every time he leaves to go back to school.</p>