Marksmen Reportedly Don’t Enjoy Hazing Speech

In the most recent issue of the student newspaper at St. Mark’s School of Texas, The ReMarker, an editorial describes the student body’s reaction to a recent hazing assembly thusly: “Students fidgeted uncomfortably and some openly flouted the speaker. It didn’t stop there. Hours after the assembly, inflamed students took to the Internet as many plastered incendiary statuses on Facebook and Gmail.”

St. Mark’s flew in a Dr. Susan Lipkins, a leading hazing expert from New York, to address hazing and bullying with students and parents on Jan. 23. When contacted by Preston Hollow People, Lipkins would not comment on why the school brought her in, but such a strong student reaction to her message makes the assembly seem like more than a perfunctory one.

By Claire St. Amant Feb. 16, 2012 | 10:35 am | 8 Comments | Comments RSS
8 comments to "Marksmen Reportedly Don't Enjoy Hazing Speech "
  1. weaker sex @ February 17, 2012 at 2:04 pm
    That is a very strange article and a very strange reaction for a school that doesn’t have a hazing problem.

  2. as_if @ February 20, 2012 at 10:46 pm
    You know what would be great? If the parents involved in this much rumored event would contact Claire. Her email is claire@peoplenewspapers.com. No one is doing the community any kind of service by staying quiet about a horrible sexual assault. I’m sure PHP will keep your identity under wraps. This isn’t the first such incident at St. Mark’s, but without your help? It won’t be the last.

  3. StMarksEx @ February 21, 2012 at 3:33 pm
    St. Marks has always had a hazing/bullying problem. It is an extremely elitist, sexist, nepotistic organization. I was a student there for many years, I know many graduates both older and younger than myself, and as an educator I communicate with their faculty on a regular basis. There was a good reason to bring in that particular speaker.

  4. Lion87 @ February 21, 2012 at 4:43 pm
    Yes, this has happened before. Sad. I think back to my brother’s class and realize as horrible as it was that the DMN should have covered the story back in the day. I think the DMN board had reason not to (connections.) I have two boys and a girl in high school now. Given the generational ties to St. Marks, I wonder if the boys (young men) who did this were legacy admissions. I would love to read a story, not for the gory details, but for the reality check of my alma mater.

  5. get real @ February 21, 2012 at 6:42 pm
    @as_if: “horrible sexual assault”???

    You’re saying there have been multiple sexual assaults hidden by St. Marks? Someone needs to find out about this.

    First ESD, now something at St. Mark’s. What are our private schools coming to?

  6. King Hendy @ February 22, 2012 at 3:26 pm
    If it is posted on an anonymous message board….it must be true? Call the feds!

  7. concernedparent @ March 24, 2012 at 4:56 pm
    what’s the follow up on this story?

  8. William James Gerlich @ March 26, 2012 at 1:40 pm
    @concernedparent: email me at william.gerlich{at}peoplenewspapers.com

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