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    Elephants in the Zoom

    Mar 25, 2021 2 minutes

    SO WE HAD ALL THREE parents evenings this week, and each one was a shit show in its own special way. The saving grace was that they were all conducted over Zoom — parents’ evening IRL being its own fresh hell.

    In Lyra’s case — she’s at the oligarchheavy prep in Hampstead — previous parents evenings have triggered

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