Subject: Sidwell 8th grade — Meeting with Mamadou on Moment of Silence
From: "Mary Kostel" <[email-masked]>
To: "Mary Kostel" <[email-masked]>, "Tessa van der Willigen" <[email-masked]>, "Christine Kraft" <[email-masked]>, "Elise Goldstein" <[email-masked]>, "Amy Gleklen" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 21:12:21 -0400

Dear fellow 8th grade parents,

We want to let you know that a few of us—including Christine Kraft,
incoming Upper School co-clerk for Quaker Life—had a very constructive
meeting with Mamadou. He welcomed our input and supports the idea of a
moment of silence (based on the same kind of thinking we had heard from
many of you), and was already considering some options. While he cautioned
that finding a consensus on one of these options might take some time, he
did note that quite a few teachers do already incorporate a moment of
silence at the beginning of their classes.

Mamadou will raise the issue in the appropriate circles for discussion and
will update us. Please expect to hear back in some way in due course—be it
from him, from us, or from some other part of the school administration or
PA.

Thanks again for your engagement,

Tessa, Mary, Amy, Elise, and Susan

Your 8th grade rep