FCCPS - hateful speech recently

[Anonymous]

I just watched the secondary school administrators message to the students about hateful speech which apparently included the "n-word."

Anyone know more about this My middle and high schooler are clueless about what actually happened. Do they know who said these things and have they been punished?

[Anonymous]

Staff also have not heard other than what is in the video.

[Anonymous]

Just heard from high schooler that what he has heard is the following: a group of JV football members called another kid the n-word while on the "learning stairs". Then other kids jumped to the black kid's defense. Not sure if this is true or just rumors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just heard from high schooler that what he has heard is the following: a group of JV football members called another kid the n-word while on the "learning stairs". Then other kids jumped to the black kid's defense. Not sure if this is true or just rumors.

Why did the school need to publish this incident and rile up the community? Seems the kids handled themselves well and the offender can face appropriate school discipline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just heard from high schooler that what he has heard is the following: a group of JV football members called another kid the n-word while on the "learning stairs". Then other kids jumped to the black kid's defense. Not sure if this is true or just rumors.

Why did the school need to publish this incident and rile up the community? Seems the kids handled themselves well and the offender can face appropriate school discipline.

Because we need to shine light into the ugly corners in order to help people understand that this happens everywhere, even in "nice" schools, "nice" towns and "nice" families. Because I don't consider it "riling up the community" to get people aware and angry about abusive, racist language. Because there need to be consequences for choosing to act that way, beyond a quiet conference with your parents and the vice principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just heard from high schooler that what he has heard is the following: a group of JV football members called another kid the n-word while on the "learning stairs". Then other kids jumped to the black kid's defense. Not sure if this is true or just rumors.

Why did the school need to publish this incident and rile up the community? Seems the kids handled themselves well and the offender can face appropriate school discipline.

Because we need to shine light into the ugly corners in order to help people understand that this happens everywhere, even in "nice" schools, "nice" towns and "nice" families. Because I don't consider it "riling up the community" to get people aware and angry about abusive, racist language. Because there need to be consequences for choosing to act that way, beyond a quiet conference with your parents and the vice principal.

NP here. Perhaps, but do they publish info about every fight, act of vandalism, etc. Kids do stupid, harmful, sometimes illegal stuff all the time, unfortunately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just heard from high schooler that what he has heard is the following: a group of JV football members called another kid the n-word while on the "learning stairs". Then other kids jumped to the black kid's defense. Not sure if this is true or just rumors.

Why did the school need to publish this incident and rile up the community? Seems the kids handled themselves well and the offender can face appropriate school discipline.

Because we need to shine light into the ugly corners in order to help people understand that this happens everywhere, even in "nice" schools, "nice" towns and "nice" families. Because I don't consider it "riling up the community" to get people aware and angry about abusive, racist language. Because there need to be consequences for choosing to act that way, beyond a quiet conference with your parents and the vice principal.

NP here. Perhaps, but do they publish info about every fight, act of vandalism, etc. Kids do stupid, harmful, sometimes illegal stuff all the time, unfortunately.

This is very different from random vandalism or fights. It affects the atmosphere and environment for everyone, especially for all students of color. Kids (and families) need to see and hear that it is being taken very seriously and is unacceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just heard from high schooler that what he has heard is the following: a group of JV football members called another kid the n-word while on the "learning stairs". Then other kids jumped to the black kid's defense. Not sure if this is true or just rumors.

Why did the school need to publish this incident and rile up the community? Seems the kids handled themselves well and the offender can face appropriate school discipline.

Because we need to shine light into the ugly corners in order to help people understand that this happens everywhere, even in "nice" schools, "nice" towns and "nice" families. Because I don't consider it "riling up the community" to get people aware and angry about abusive, racist language. Because there need to be consequences for choosing to act that way, beyond a quiet conference with your parents and the vice principal.

YES!! Well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just heard from high schooler that what he has heard is the following: a group of JV football members called another kid the n-word while on the "learning stairs". Then other kids jumped to the black kid's defense. Not sure if this is true or just rumors.

Why did the school need to publish this incident and rile up the community? Seems the kids handled themselves well and the offender can face appropriate school discipline.

Because we need to shine light into the ugly corners in order to help people understand that this happens everywhere, even in "nice" schools, "nice" towns and "nice" families. Because I don't consider it "riling up the community" to get people aware and angry about abusive, racist language. Because there need to be consequences for choosing to act that way, beyond a quiet conference with your parents and the vice principal.

YES!! Well said.

What is the end goal? Is it to correct the child's behavior? If so, then using some discretion seems more likely to result in genuine regret, while naming-and-shaming seems more likely to result in perpetual resentment / ostracization. Is it so the victim (and perhaps others that feel victimized by proxy) feels a sense of vengeance? Does it matter if the perpetrator was also a person of color?

[Anonymous]

It sounded like from Noonan's email and the video, which I watched that it wasn't just one isolated incident. Is that the case?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sounded like from Noonan's email and the video, which I watched that it wasn't just one isolated incident. Is that the case?

(PP here again) Not just one isolated racial incident. And then of course the Tik Tok vandalism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounded like from Noonan's email and the video, which I watched that it wasn't just one isolated incident. Is that the case?

(PP here again) Not just one isolated racial incident. And then of course the Tik Tok vandalism.

Does your school publish incidents of other bullying or just incidents of usage of this one racist word?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just heard from high schooler that what he has heard is the following: a group of JV football members called another kid the n-word while on the "learning stairs". Then other kids jumped to the black kid's defense. Not sure if this is true or just rumors.

Why did the school need to publish this incident and rile up the community? Seems the kids handled themselves well and the offender can face appropriate school discipline.

Are you serious? Do you know the history of the city you live in?

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, but people like the ones here who are saying this is not a big deal clearly are not POC. Trying being one of very few white kids in a majority black school and let me know how your day goes.

[Anonymous]

I’m the OP.

Betting those on this thread who think the school shouldn’t have published it are not from FCC. Every parent I know is horrified and frankly I wish they’d publish the names of the racists as well. I’d like to know which parents are raising these kids.