2025-2026 Comment Policy

The comments section is a place for conversation, discourse, or debate about the subject matter of the article. 

We utilize an open comment policy

• We allow anonymity, but encourage the use of one’s own name.
• We require the use of a school email if one is a current student (this is only visible to website admin).

Although the Editors-in-Chief value the comment section as a place for vibrant discussion, we reserve the right to delete comments at our discretion. We plan to exercise this right rarely and only when we come to the unanimous conclusion that a comment or thread is inappropriate or offensive. 

We will delete the following:

• Hate speech and offensive or inaccurate representations of groups of people, cultures, and traditions.
• Personal attacks and harassment
• Impersonations of other students, especially if for malicious purposes 
• Other comments we deem either harmful or offensive
• Profanity and spam messages

That being said, we are human. We cannot simultaneously monitor the comment section 24/7 and function as students. We also do not hold any disciplinary power. If you deem a comment or thread to be violently inappropriate or offensive, report it to the commenter's respective school. 

At the end of the day, the original commenter is responsible for their ideas. A commenter’s idea does not represent the views of the staff of The Exchanged, the National Cathedral School, the St. Albans School, the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, nor any employee thereof. Opinions written are those of the commenter and the commenter alone. 

Last Updated May 2025​