Talk:Bush School (Washington)

School Opinions

I used to go to this school. Unfortunately, the school is very much what its reputation is among the other private high schools. Kids who come from wealthy families who aren't in the smartest realm go here, and those who are quiet and want a very small school setting go here. I consider myself a fairly quiet person, and there were kids at this school who rarely talked, if ever. It's definitely a good school for middle school and elementary school, but not somewhere I would recommend for high school unless you prefer a quiet school setting that is very much sheltered. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fosteriana (talk • contribs) 01:52, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

What does this have to do with the article on the school? Lukobe (talk) 06:28, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

I think it's called "The Bush School," not just "Bush School." Or is this a guideline of Wikipedia's? -- Shorty114 05:08, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Fixed. skeptical scientist (talk) 00:54, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Recent controversy

Apologies if the RfC cat wasn't the correct choice. There was a recent controversy published in a newspaper a couple of days ago (here) about a past teacher making accusations of accepted racism at the school. Information on the controversy was added by one user (see here), shortened by another user (here) and blanked by another user (see here). I was tempted to restore a re-worded version as the story does seem to have gained publicity in a notable newspaper but wanted to see whether others thought it was appropriate to mention it on the school's Wikipedia page. Thanks. Mato (talk) 21:32, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

I looked at the article referencing the controversy. It was not a newspaper article, it was a blog entry in the "SLOG" blog of "the Stranger." While I can't quite figure out exactly what "the Stranger" is, I am deeply suspicious about the quality of this source, or what its agendas might be. The most commented articles on the "SLOG" blog include, after the relevant reference:

"Westboro Baptist to Protest Slutwalk"

"Female Ejerkulation"

"This is Racist, Right?" (A post about an ad that includes the description "...I don't think I'd run in circles with my hands cupped to my titties like that." The post complains about "emasculating stereotypes about Asian men."

Furthermore, the main page of the newspaper itself (not the blog) includes articles:

"The Melvins Don't Give a Fuck About Chickens."

"Let Your Fingers Say 'Fuck You': How to opt out of phone books, ..."

"Drunk of the Week"

I would suggest that *nothing* sourced to this "newspaper" should be included in wikipedia, let alone serious accusations about an institution and people within that institution. Moishe Rosenbaum (talk) 23:51, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

• RfC Comment. The Stranger is an alternative paper, but it isn't unreliable; newspaper blogs are also default reliable. The story also appears in the main paper, not just the blog, and was picked up by KIRO, Seattle's TV news station. So yes, it's obviously a local rather than a national story, but it's a local institution, what would you expect? Include it. It's more notable than the six months the fifth grade spent in a portable classroom or the fact that 12th-graders can do a senior project. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 17:18, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

The television station coverage is certainly a legitimate, reliable source. Agreed there. If we decide upon inclusion, the sourcing should be directly to this source, and should include the same sort of balance that KIRO attempted.

Nevertheless, I still counsel against including this controversy in the article. The school has existed since 1924. We'd be judging that a single accusation by a single disgruntled teacher a single week ago should significantly define the 80+ years of the school's existance. I don't agree with that judgment.

I'd suggest that this controversy should be tabled for a few months at minimum. If, after school has been in session for a while again in October, this story re-appears in multiple reliable sources (even local sources -- I hear your point about local issues, Roscelese), then let's put it back.Moishe Rosenbaum (talk) 11:42, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

I think your point about recentism is a good one, but the article's already slanted almost entirely towards recent events and the current state of the school, so we gain nothing by omission. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 13:26, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Requested move 21 March 2016

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: move Bush School to Bush School (Washington), and Bush School (disambiguation) to Bush School. (non-admin closure) SSTflyer 02:27, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

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• Bush School → Bush School (Private school)
• Bush School (disambiguation) → Bush School

– It has come to my attention that there is a very similarly named institution (Bush School of Government and Public Service), which is graduate college of foreign affairs named (and funded) by a former president of the United States (George H.W. Bush). The best procedure in this case would be to have the name "Bush School" be a disambiguation page for both institutions. I created the page Bush School (disambiguation) so that it can be more easily moved by the closing administrator to Bush School.-- MarshalN20 ^Talk 16:26, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

• Support In ictu oculi (talk) 20:11, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
• Support with a cavet. The school in Seattle should be titled Bush School (Washington). John from Idegon (talk) 16:38, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

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