How Did This Happen at a School with 8 Nobel Laureates?

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The discussion centers around a troubling incident involving members of a Bronx high school track team accused of violent sexual hazing. The poster expresses disappointment and embarrassment over their alma mater, which was once a source of pride due to its academic reputation, particularly in physics. There is a concern that the school's declining entrance exam cutoff scores have led to an influx of problematic students, contributing to a negative environment. The principal's focus on temporarily suspending the track team is criticized as trivial compared to the severity of the situation, highlighting a perceived misalignment of priorities within the school's administration. The principal's reputation is further tarnished by negative sentiments expressed during graduation, indicating widespread dissatisfaction among students.
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8 nobel laureates and now this...

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03...eam-members-accused-in-violent-sexual-hazing/

And to think I graduated from here not even a year ago; I used to be proud of this school and the physics history it had but now it just feels overwhelmingly embarrassing to even say I went here.. It scares me just how messed up kids can be even in a school that I thought was a safe haven from things like this, at least when I was there. Lately the school has been getting nothing but bad reputation and it might be because the entrance exam cutoff score is constantly being lowered and more and more messed up kids are being let in. How people can be so cruel and disgusting is just beyond me :frown:
 
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The school prinicipal is concerned about suspending the track team temporarily? That's so trivial compared to what has happened. Unbelievable where some people's priorities lie.
 
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The school prinicipal is concerned about suspending the track team temporarily? That's so trivial compared to what has happened. Unbelievable where some people's priorities lie.
She's such a bad principal you can't even believe. On graduation day people were chanting her name in infamy lol.
 

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