What happened at Kennedy today?

[Anonymous]

From a few months ago at Kennedy:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1184381.page#27338449

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a few months ago at Kennedy:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1184381.page#27338449

That reminds me of the knife incident in the W parking lot last year.

[Anonymous]

WJLA did a report that features video footage of the student intruder wielding the knife: https://wjla.com/news/local/mcps-john-f-kennedy-high-school-montgomery-county-maryland-teacher-speaks-out-student-safety-school-safety-trespasser-knife-fight-student-concerns-school-property

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a few months ago at Kennedy:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1184381.page#27338449

That reminds me of the knife incident in the W parking lot last year.

Everything reminds you of the knife incident in the W parking lot last year, and you have to share every time, too!

[Anonymous]

Keep voting for democrats who don't want any consequences because it is discriminatory. Just keep pushing problem kids around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WJLA did a report that features video footage of the student intruder wielding the knife: https://wjla.com/news/local/mcps-john-f-kennedy-high-school-montgomery-county-maryland-teacher-speaks-out-student-safety-school-safety-trespasser-knife-fight-student-concerns-school-property

The video on Twitter via Moderately moco
https://twitter.com/ModeratelyMoco/status/1783287595230728341?t=Z3d0cBEF05zitSwUeWc5NQ&s=19

Should have sent my kids to private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a few months ago at Kennedy:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1184381.page#27338449

That reminds me of the knife incident in the W parking lot last year.

Everything reminds you of the knife incident in the W parking lot last year, and you have to share every time, too!

I don't know why we are pitting schools against one another. The issue isn't which schools are safer than other schools. Get your head out of the sand, people! Until we start voting for people who take school safety seriously and are going to actually do something about it- then all schools are at risk!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WJLA did a report that features video footage of the student intruder wielding the knife: https://wjla.com/news/local/mcps-john-f-kennedy-high-school-montgomery-county-maryland-teacher-speaks-out-student-safety-school-safety-trespasser-knife-fight-student-concerns-school-property

Kids let kids in which is a major security problem. Someone will knock on the door and another student will simply open it for them thinking they are a student of the school. That is a terrifying video and thankfully it wasn’t worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WJLA did a report that features video footage of the student intruder wielding the knife: https://wjla.com/news/local/mcps-john-f-kennedy-high-school-montgomery-county-maryland-teacher-speaks-out-student-safety-school-safety-trespasser-knife-fight-student-concerns-school-property

Kids let kids in which is a major security problem. Someone will knock on the door and another student will simply open it for them thinking they are a student of the school. That is a terrifying video and thankfully it wasn’t worse.

Which MCPS has known about for years. What have they done to deal with the problem other than telling kids not to do it?

[Anonymous]

They need more staff/bodies. We have a human resource problem, folks. Can't find para educators! Paras could be stationed inside each door checking IDs. If they can't find humans, they need to install "detector" machines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They need more staff/bodies. We have a human resource problem, folks. Can't find para educators! Paras could be stationed inside each door checking IDs. If they can't find humans, they need to install "detector" machines.

MCPS has never once, put forth a request asking for let's say doubling of its security staff, if that is the root problem that needs to be addressed.

Instead, they insist they need better training or they try to through tech at the problem (we need to install more cameras!). I've spoken with many security staff and they say the real problem is policy. Security staff's hands are very tied by existing policy which prevents them from intervening with kids in ways that hinder safety and security. For example, they can't ACTUALLY make hallwalkers go to class. All they can do is ask them nicely. That was ranked as much bigger problem than staff, though obviously more staff would help in some instances. But it's not a solve for what ails the system without the necessary policy changes to put more teeth behind the role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need more staff/bodies. We have a human resource problem, folks. Can't find para educators! Paras could be stationed inside each door checking IDs. If they can't find humans, they need to install "detector" machines.

MCPS has never once, put forth a request asking for let's say doubling of its security staff, if that is the root problem that needs to be addressed.

Instead, they insist they need better training or they try to through tech at the problem (we need to install more cameras!). I've spoken with many security staff and they say the real problem is policy. Security staff's hands are very tied by existing policy which prevents them from intervening with kids in ways that hinder safety and security. For example, they can't ACTUALLY make hallwalkers go to class. All they can do is ask them nicely. That was ranked as much bigger problem than staff, though obviously more staff would help in some instances. But it's not a solve for what ails the system without the necessary policy changes to put more teeth behind the role.

They can put in dozens of cameras but that really doesn't do anything when nobody is watching these feeds and if they were can't do anything anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a few months ago at Kennedy:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1184381.page#27338449

That reminds me of the knife incident in the W parking lot last year.

Everything reminds you of the knife incident in the W parking lot last year, and you have to share every time, too!

Even W's aren't safe these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a few months ago at Kennedy:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1184381.page#27338449

That reminds me of the knife incident in the W parking lot last year.

Everything reminds you of the knife incident in the W parking lot last year, and you have to share every time, too!

Even W's aren't safe these days

What is that? Is this forum?