Talk:Morristown–Beard School

Future growth of article
Article is not bad as far as most student written articles go for secondary schools. Remember that article is not PR for school. Unlike English composition and journalism, eliminate adjectives, don't insert them!

Suggest taking a look at this section for suggestions for improvement and distinguishing Morristown-Beard from other schools: WikiProject Schools. Keep up the good work! Student7 20:13, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Bruce Driver
No mention of Bruce Driver, a very well known (former) player on the New Jersey Devils as well as the New York Rangers, as the coach of the hockey team? Did whoever write this article just not know or did they neglect it for a reason?  Bsroiaadn Talk 13:44, 23 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Bruce Driver was not mentioned before because you left him out! Now that we know whose fault it is, can we move on? Kidding aside, this is a volunteer effort. No one owns this article. M-B has been in existence a long time. There are dozens of people missing from this list. Once they are added we may have to fork it to a separate article - it will be too large! Student7 15:43, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Hahahha, alright. I would have added it myself except I wasn't completely sure where I should have added it. And I'm sure there are many notable people, being around that long...I can only imagine how many people there could be.  Bsroiaadn Talk 15:26, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

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Edit Request
In the paragraph below, which is included in the History section of the article, there is a factual inaccuracy, which I have underlined:

"During the George Floyd protests three seniors where recorded saying slurs and mocking George Floyd. Following this the three students had their admissions to various prestigious colleges revoked. Following the incident the Headmaster, Peter Caldwell, stepped down and Elizabeth Morrison was brought in to reshape school culture to be more diverse and inclusive and to empower the school's black students, however, this sudden change in management has been met with some push back with many of the teachers seeking employment elsewhere."

The former head of school's retirement was announced months in advance of the cited incident in June 2020. There was not a causal relationship between his retirement announcement and the above-referenced incident. One of the articles cited in the current version of the page–marked as footnote no. 42–acknowledges this fact.

A link to the cited article:

https://morristowngreen.com/2020/09/30/rocked-by-racist-incidents-morristown-beard-school-taps-new-leader-with-message-of-inclusion/

The relevant quote from the article:

'When Morristown-Beard announced Caldwell’s retirement plans last February, the school praised him as “a champion of diversity and inclusion, encouraging dialogue and understanding across the campus."'

I propose the underlined portion of the paragraph in the History section be removed.

I have also bolded the word "students" in the second sentence of the article. To be precise, those involved with the incident had graduated prior and, as such, were technically "graduates" or "alumni".

Lastly, I'm not sure of the source for the last portion of the paragraph following the underlined text. It seems to venture into the territory of opinion or speculation. If there is no cited source, should that last clause starting with "however" be removed?

Thank you very much for your consideration. Any feedback on the correct approach to proposing edits is welcome.

~ Michael at Morristown Beard School (talk) 15:42, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Reply 30-JUN-2023
Spintendo 22:14, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) The reference which is currently being used as a source for the disputed claim needs to be provided here on the talk page. A link was provided, but it is not clear if this is the same reference being used in the article (because it's placed further down in the request as a bare link, not next to the text, as it would appear in the article). Please provide the link used in the article. If the link was already provided, then see #2 below.
 * 2) If the issue of the lack of a causal relationship between the retirement and the hiring of the replacement is the impetus for the removal (because the retirement was announced months in advance of the cited incident) then this can be clarified by giving dates for these developments within the problematic sentence itself, rather than deleting the entire sentence.
 * 3) If the claim "has been met with some push back" is not cited, then I agree it should be removed. However, the location of this statement has not been included with the request.