What is the Board of Ed Doing?

[Anonymous]

January was a horrendous month for MCPS. Lack of Covid planning that led to staffing shortages that affected learning and transportation for learning. Lack of testing that fueled a surge in cases after winter break. Votes of no confidence against the interim superintendent by two major unions in MCPS. Now a gun in one high school and a shooting that critically injured a student at another high school all in the same day.

Shouldn’t the Board be having an emergency session? Shouldn’t they be concerned about the lack of leadership in MCPS?

I am stunned by their silence and lack of response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:January was a horrendous month for MCPS. Lack of Covid planning that led to staffing shortages that affected learning and transportation for learning. Lack of testing that fueled a surge in cases after winter break. Votes of no confidence against the interim superintendent by two major unions in MCPS. Now a gun in one high school and a shooting that critically injured a student at another high school all in the same day.

Shouldn’t the Board be having an emergency session? Shouldn’t they be concerned about the lack of leadership in MCPS?

I am stunned by their silence and lack of response.

They are doing what they were elected to do. Nothing.

[Anonymous]

I am not stunned. They are wholly ineffective and rubber stamp whatever MCPS does, rather than serving as an oversight body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not stunned. They are wholly ineffective and rubber stamp whatever MCPS does, rather than serving as an oversight body.

This. Anyone who has been paying attention to MCPS these past few years should know this by now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:January was a horrendous month for MCPS. Lack of Covid planning that led to staffing shortages that affected learning and transportation for learning. Lack of testing that fueled a surge in cases after winter break. Votes of no confidence against the interim superintendent by two major unions in MCPS. Now a gun in one high school and a shooting that critically injured a student at another high school all in the same day.

Shouldn’t the Board be having an emergency session? Shouldn’t they be concerned about the lack of leadership in MCPS?

I am stunned by their silence and lack of response.

What planning could have been done to anticipate staffing issues due to COVID? Lack of testing has been a national problem, not an MCPS problem. The super committed to in person learning, and MCPS has powered through it and things have turned the corner. The votes of no confidence are by teachers' unions who want to take advantage of the situation. And I fail to see how MCPS is responsible for a student brining a gun to school. Unless we want prison like schools with metal detectors and daily pat downs, there is the possibly. We all know your agenda, OP., you and the pro-virtual "chaos" crowd. Stop persecuting Dr. McKnight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:January was a horrendous month for MCPS. Lack of Covid planning that led to staffing shortages that affected learning and transportation for learning. Lack of testing that fueled a surge in cases after winter break. Votes of no confidence against the interim superintendent by two major unions in MCPS. Now a gun in one high school and a shooting that critically injured a student at another high school all in the same day.

Shouldn’t the Board be having an emergency session? Shouldn’t they be concerned about the lack of leadership in MCPS?

I am stunned by their silence and lack of response.

Um why exactly is a special session needed?? The BOE and many im Central Office are having meetings and presentations to discuss the Operating Budget for the 2022-2023. All while still focusing on what is occurring with Covid and shortages. Shortages that are a national issue not specific to MCPS. They committed to keeping schools open and have accomplished that despite temporary tougher points.

Dr, McKnight has already had a press conference about Macgruder HS. Not sure what she or the BOE could have done to prevent it from occurring. Its not like they have a direct line to every students thinking and guns are a big part of American culture. No one wants to send their kid to school that looks ir acts like a prison. And before someone goes commenting about SRO’s that was a County Council decision not a BOE decision and there is no guarantee an SRO would have prevented the incident, as incidents occurred when SRO’s were present in the building. They too are not omnipotent. The folks that need attention right now are those at the HS impacted. Its my understanding they’re getting it. Anything more public right now would be performatory.

If people want changes they should ask their politicians tough questions about relevant issues and stop electing them on wedge issues, one issue, or parry affiliation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:January was a horrendous month for MCPS. Lack of Covid planning that led to staffing shortages that affected learning and transportation for learning. Lack of testing that fueled a surge in cases after winter break. Votes of no confidence against the interim superintendent by two major unions in MCPS. Now a gun in one high school and a shooting that critically injured a student at another high school all in the same day.

Shouldn’t the Board be having an emergency session? Shouldn’t they be concerned about the lack of leadership in MCPS?

I am stunned by their silence and lack of response.

Um why exactly is a special session needed?? The BOE and many im Central Office are having meetings and presentations to discuss the Operating Budget for the 2022-2023. All while still focusing on what is occurring with Covid and shortages. Shortages that are a national issue not specific to MCPS. They committed to keeping schools open and have accomplished that despite temporary tougher points.

Dr, McKnight has already had a press conference about Macgruder HS. Not sure what she or the BOE could have done to prevent it from occurring. Its not like they have a direct line to every students thinking and guns are a big part of American culture. No one wants to send their kid to school that looks ir acts like a prison. And before someone goes commenting about SRO’s that was a County Council decision not a BOE decision and there is no guarantee an SRO would have prevented the incident, as incidents occurred when SRO’s were present in the building. They too are not omnipotent. The folks that need attention right now are those at the HS impacted. Its my understanding they’re getting it. Anything more public right now would be performatory.

If people want changes they should ask their politicians tough questions about relevant issues and stop electing them on wedge issues, one issue, or parry affiliation.

Working on a Sunday $130anhour? Must have made a typo. Board of Education members ARE POLITICIANS.

When was McKnight's press conference???? When did press get to ask her any questions??? Do tell.

[Anonymous]

Why is the BoE 's non-action a surprise to anyone? You all voted for them time and time again. Why are you expecting a different response? Don't expect change if you're not changing who you vote for.

[Anonymous]

They had a plan for covid. Make the open at any cost parents happy but keeping the schools in person at any cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They had a plan for covid. Make the open at any cost parents happy but keeping the schools in person at any cost.

That's not a plan. That's doing nothing (pretend like covid doesn't exist).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:January was a horrendous month for MCPS. Lack of Covid planning that led to staffing shortages that affected learning and transportation for learning. Lack of testing that fueled a surge in cases after winter break. Votes of no confidence against the interim superintendent by two major unions in MCPS. Now a gun in one high school and a shooting that critically injured a student at another high school all in the same day.

Shouldn’t the Board be having an emergency session? Shouldn’t they be concerned about the lack of leadership in MCPS?

I am stunned by their silence and lack of response.

Really? You need to pull your head out of the sand then. They've been meeting almost non-stop trying to deal with this mess, but sadly all those open at all cost parents have made their job very difficult.

[Anonymous]

Including Mcnight, they are all a bunch of beaurocrats. Good at pushing paper around and getting basic things done. I think that is all you can expect from them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not stunned. They are wholly ineffective and rubber stamp whatever MCPS does, rather than serving as an oversight body.

This. Anyone who has been paying attention to MCPS these past few years should know this by now.

^^ times a million

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:January was a horrendous month for MCPS. Lack of Covid planning that led to staffing shortages that affected learning and transportation for learning. Lack of testing that fueled a surge in cases after winter break. Votes of no confidence against the interim superintendent by two major unions in MCPS. Now a gun in one high school and a shooting that critically injured a student at another high school all in the same day.

Shouldn’t the Board be having an emergency session? Shouldn’t they be concerned about the lack of leadership in MCPS?

I am stunned by their silence and lack of response.

What planning could have been done to anticipate staffing issues due to COVID? Lack of testing has been a national problem, not an MCPS problem. The super committed to in person learning, and MCPS has powered through it and things have turned the corner. The votes of no confidence are by teachers' unions who want to take advantage of the situation. And I fail to see how MCPS is responsible for a student brining a gun to school. Unless we want prison like schools with metal detectors and daily pat downs, there is the possibly. We all know your agenda, OP., you and the pro-virtual "chaos" crowd. Stop persecuting Dr. McKnight.

It’s called pandemic and epidemic plans. I’ve written them before before there was even a thing called Covid. I’ve done tabletop exercises that involved planning for staffing shortages, budget changes due to cash-flow issues, lack of accessibility to executives, etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:January was a horrendous month for MCPS. Lack of Covid planning that led to staffing shortages that affected learning and transportation for learning. Lack of testing that fueled a surge in cases after winter break. Votes of no confidence against the interim superintendent by two major unions in MCPS. Now a gun in one high school and a shooting that critically injured a student at another high school all in the same day.

Shouldn’t the Board be having an emergency session? Shouldn’t they be concerned about the lack of leadership in MCPS?

I am stunned by their silence and lack of response.

Really? You need to pull your head out of the sand then. They've been meeting almost non-stop trying to deal with this mess, but sadly all those open at all cost parents have made their job very difficult.

Okay. When is the last open meeting they have had? When is the last meeting they have had that has addressed school violence? When is the last meeting they have had that has addressed COVID?

Every quote from students say that they don’t feel safe at school and their response has been to put their heads in the sand about student safety while they spend all their time talking up their racial equity agenda. Seems like their have their priorities off.