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Institutional Sexism at Elite Boarding Schools
Originally founded to instill educational excellence in the boys of upper-class society, elite boarding schools have historically been associated with the transmission of prestige, wealth, and power. However in the process, these schools fostered a lasting culture of traditional masculinity, exclusivity, and a homogenized view of success that can still be seen in the communities of boarding schools today.
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Originally founded to instill educational excellence in the boys of upper-class society, elite boarding schools have historically been associated with the transmission of prestige, wealth, and power. However in the process, these schools fostered a lasting culture of traditional masculinity, exclusivity, and a homogenized view of success that can still be seen in the communities of boarding schools today.
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A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
Notice of nondiscriminatory policy as to students: The Thacher School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other School-administered programs.