Kids being kids?

Momof7thgrader
Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:07:42 +0000

People in NJ/greater NYC area might remember the Millburn HS “slut list” scandal of a few years ago. There was actually a tradition of senior girls writing this list (similar sounding to the Andover list) about a select group of freshman girls. It made local and national news. Millburn is one of the top public high schools in the state and the fact of the matter was that the administration had been aware of this list for years and not done much, beyond wrist slaps, about it until a few freshmen parents went public. The senior girls were athletes, popular and, I’m quite sure, considered nice girls by all the adults that knew them.

I think culture definitely plays a part. No one in the area was surprised about what happened at Millburn HS, it reflected a certain subset of the population. Andover seems to have handled the situation swiftly.

I can only imagine the distress of those kids who saw the list and their own names. As a parent, I doubt any reaction would be sufficient.