Posted on 08/19/2022 8:37:30 PM PDT by Morgana
An elite all-girls school in Nashville that planned to open enrollment to anyone who identifies as female has rescinded the policy following a backlash from parents and alums.
Officials from Harpeth Hall, a $33,000-a-year private school in Tennessee, sent a letter to students and parents saying it will continue to only 'serve girls and young women' following criticism over plans to include transgender students, WSMV reported.
'We recognize that this philosophy elicited strong reactions of support and opposition beyond our expectations,' the school leaders wrote.
'Based on the response from our school community, the Harpeth Hall Board of Trustees is choosing to pause the adoption of the philosophy in order to engage a wider audience in continued discussion.'
The decision came after more than 1,000 stakeholders signed a letter in opposition to the policy, saying the school failed to 'think critically' when it proposed 'changing a long-standing 155-year policy of accepting applications from only the female sex.'
They also called for the head of the board, Crissy Wieck, and others they believe are behind the decision to quit.
Meanwhile, it has since been revealed that no transgender students applied to attend the school - and that the policy was only created to offer a response to students who decided they were non-binary and preferred to use they/them pronouns. Past students at Harpeth Hall include Reese Witherspoon.
In a letter to Crissy Wieck, the board chair, and other school officials, concerned parents, alumni and donors to the school accused administrators of being 'more focused on political activism than educating' the students.
'We want to give our daughters, granddaughters, nieces, and friends an educational environment where they can learn how to think, not what to think,' the letter read.
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ARTH PING parents complain for once.
It should be too late. The entire school board and administration should out with a lump in their throats.
No you do not get to say, “I’m sorry,” and then keep your job after stuff like this.
They need to be fired considering what they nearly cost this school.
“Past students at Harpeth Hall include Reese Witherspoon.”
Another limousine-liberal, Hollywood leftist idiot. Shut the school down.
I would not send my daughter to that school unless everyone involved in the decision is fired.
Also Amy Grant. It’s not the school per say the school itself is very respectable it’s the nutjob that got hired and decided to go “woke”.
Pass out the pink slips and hire some conservatives.
“and preferred to use they/them pronouns.”
My preferred pronoun for these people with their pronouns; is dumb and dumber.
Anybody who even suggested this should be fired.
If I were the parents, I wouldn’t stop until the head of the school board was gone, not even allowing him to finish his term.
The insanity is starting to impact rich people.
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“...the Harpeth Hall Board of Trustees is choosing to pause the adoption of the philosophy in order to engage a wider audience in continued discussion.” Pause ain’t good enough.
“I would not send my daughter to that school unless everyone involved in the decision is fired.”
I so agree with you and I think you should tell them so.
Here I found some Head staff and their contact info. Sorry could not find the contact info for the board of trustees but I’m sure if you call the principal she will relay the message.
https://www.harpethhall.org/about/leadership-team
Fake girls school only 33K
“ Also Amy Grant.”
And look how she turned out
730 students. Grades 5-12. Don’t they think that all-girls have something to do with their school selection?
Where is the pervert student gonna come up with the $33k?
“My preferred pronoun for these people with their pronouns; is dumb and dumber.”
Remembering that if I’m ever asked for pronouns (which I haven’t been).
This is BS. If there was a strong reaction of support, they wouldn't have CAVED. These people MUST be removed, period. If their morals are so low, their judgement so poor, and their willingness to submit these little girls to perversion and immorality so clear, they can never be trusted again. I sincerely hope these parents do not back down.
“And look how she turned out”
the music industry got to her not that school
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