Several families leave school after financial scandal

5 articles · Updated · Slate · May 3

At the K-8 school, departures by moving away or switching schools have worsened long-running staffing and operational problems.
With fewer pupils, remaining students face a diminished experience, including too little interest to sustain some extracurricular activities.
The report centres on one parent's heartbreak and anger as close friends leave, while advice urges honest conversations and preserving children's friendships despite the community strain.

When a school community is failing, is loyalty to your friends a virtue or a betrayal of your child's future?

How can parents compromise when they fundamentally disagree on whether their teenager should get a part-time job?

A relative's child breaks your expensive vase. Is demanding payment worth the potential cost to your family relationships?