APS middle school dance cancelled due to threats

[Anonymous]

Terrible. When will this end?

https://www.arlnow.com/2022/06/03/just-in-middle-school-dance-cancelled-due-to-threat-of-violence/?fbclid=IwAR057dsWQW-mEJFqq8yqhk5htcKlZpaj7VsmkFP1DOWf1_JC2PgIypmx91c&fs=e&s=cl

[Anonymous]

We need to prosecute those who make threats more harshly. Idiots.

[Anonymous]

It's heartbreaking. All of it.

My kid's making alternate plans with friends now. Part of me is proud of her for being resilient, and part of me is so damn tired of how resilient she's had to be in the last few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's heartbreaking. All of it.

My kid's making alternate plans with friends now. Part of me is proud of her for being resilient, and part of me is so damn tired of how resilient she's had to be in the last few years.

I hear you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We need to prosecute those who make threats more harshly. Idiots.

+1, though no need for the name calling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We need to prosecute those who make threats more harshly. Idiots.

+1

A-holes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's heartbreaking. All of it.

My kid's making alternate plans with friends now. Part of me is proud of her for being resilient, and part of me is so damn tired of how resilient she's had to be in the last few years.

on FB there was a mom who posted that the school knew who the kids were and instead of taking action about those kids they just canceled the dance for everyone. It's rare I believe someone in the comments on social media but this time I actually do believe this mom. The red flags are all there and yet APS fails to take action. I blame them and I blame the community of Arlington for creating this environment where any attempt at consequences and discipline is loudly shot down as being wrong, racist, conservative, republican, trumpist, not inclusive, student shaming, and so on EVEN when none of those things are true. The community will have no one but themselves to blame if there is ever an incident like we have seen elsewhere.

As an APS parent, these past couple months based on incidents at schools, I have given serious thoughts to calling that hotline the governor set up. Not to report issues with teaching but to report the fact that APS doesn't take issues of violence, threats and crime seriously because I feel there is no one at all in the schools or the county who will listen and act until something really bad happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's heartbreaking. All of it.

My kid's making alternate plans with friends now. Part of me is proud of her for being resilient, and part of me is so damn tired of how resilient she's had to be in the last few years.

on FB there was a mom who posted that the school knew who the kids were and instead of taking action about those kids they just canceled the dance for everyone. It's rare I believe someone in the comments on social media but this time I actually do believe this mom. The red flags are all there and yet APS fails to take action. I blame them and I blame the community of Arlington for creating this environment where any attempt at consequences and discipline is loudly shot down as being wrong, racist, conservative, republican, trumpist, not inclusive, student shaming, and so on EVEN when none of those things are true. The community will have no one but themselves to blame if there is ever an incident like we have seen elsewhere.

As an APS parent, these past couple months based on incidents at schools, I have given serious thoughts to calling that hotline the governor set up. Not to report issues with teaching but to report the fact that APS doesn't take issues of violence, threats and crime seriously because I feel there is no one at all in the schools or the county who will listen and act until something really bad happens.

Yeah. It's sad that it's gotten this way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's heartbreaking. All of it.

My kid's making alternate plans with friends now. Part of me is proud of her for being resilient, and part of me is so damn tired of how resilient she's had to be in the last few years.

on FB there was a mom who posted that the school knew who the kids were and instead of taking action about those kids they just canceled the dance for everyone. It's rare I believe someone in the comments on social media but this time I actually do believe this mom. The red flags are all there and yet APS fails to take action. I blame them and I blame the community of Arlington for creating this environment where any attempt at consequences and discipline is loudly shot down as being wrong, racist, conservative, republican, trumpist, not inclusive, student shaming, and so on EVEN when none of those things are true. The community will have no one but themselves to blame if there is ever an incident like we have seen elsewhere.

As an APS parent, these past couple months based on incidents at schools, I have given serious thoughts to calling that hotline the governor set up. Not to report issues with teaching but to report the fact that APS doesn't take issues of violence, threats and crime seriously because I feel there is no one at all in the schools or the county who will listen and act until something really bad happens.

Do it. Arlington county politicians live in an echo chamber. No one is holding them accountable. People here vote blue no matter who.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's heartbreaking. All of it.

My kid's making alternate plans with friends now. Part of me is proud of her for being resilient, and part of me is so damn tired of how resilient she's had to be in the last few years.

on FB there was a mom who posted that the school knew who the kids were and instead of taking action about those kids they just canceled the dance for everyone. It's rare I believe someone in the comments on social media but this time I actually do believe this mom. The red flags are all there and yet APS fails to take action. I blame them and I blame the community of Arlington for creating this environment where any attempt at consequences and discipline is loudly shot down as being wrong, racist, conservative, republican, trumpist, not inclusive, student shaming, and so on EVEN when none of those things are true. The community will have no one but themselves to blame if there is ever an incident like we have seen elsewhere.

As an APS parent, these past couple months based on incidents at schools, I have given serious thoughts to calling that hotline the governor set up. Not to report issues with teaching but to report the fact that APS doesn't take issues of violence, threats and crime seriously because I feel there is no one at all in the schools or the county who will listen and act until something really bad happens.

Sorry I am out of the loop, what is going on where consequences and discipline are being shot down as racist? Where has that happened? At my kid's school they are really cracking down on discipline (to a ridiculous degree IMO).

[Anonymous]

How are you so out of the loop? Sounds like you need to pay more attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's heartbreaking. All of it.

My kid's making alternate plans with friends now. Part of me is proud of her for being resilient, and part of me is so damn tired of how resilient she's had to be in the last few years.

on FB there was a mom who posted that the school knew who the kids were and instead of taking action about those kids they just canceled the dance for everyone. It's rare I believe someone in the comments on social media but this time I actually do believe this mom. The red flags are all there and yet APS fails to take action. I blame them and I blame the community of Arlington for creating this environment where any attempt at consequences and discipline is loudly shot down as being wrong, racist, conservative, republican, trumpist, not inclusive, student shaming, and so on EVEN when none of those things are true. The community will have no one but themselves to blame if there is ever an incident like we have seen elsewhere.

As an APS parent, these past couple months based on incidents at schools, I have given serious thoughts to calling that hotline the governor set up. Not to report issues with teaching but to report the fact that APS doesn't take issues of violence, threats and crime seriously because I feel there is no one at all in the schools or the county who will listen and act until something really bad happens.

Sorry I am out of the loop, what is going on where consequences and discipline are being shot down as racist? Where has that happened? At my kid's school they are really cracking down on discipline (to a ridiculous degree IMO).

+1

Yes, who said it was “racist”? A parent? A teacher?

Our school started off a bit lax in the fall - I think because they knew the kids were still adjusting from the pandemic - but they really locked down after winter break. Even my rule-following kid got in trouble for something minor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:


Sorry I am out of the loop, what is going on where consequences and discipline are being shot down as racist? Where has that happened? At my kid's school they are really cracking down on discipline (to a ridiculous degree IMO).



+1

Yes, who said it was “racist”? A parent? A teacher?

Our school started off a bit lax in the fall - I think because they knew the kids were still adjusting from the pandemic - but they really locked down after winter break. Even my rule-following kid got in trouble for something minor.

Perhaps you think it's minor, but if 1,100 other kids were also doing it, it would be a problem for the school staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are you so out of the loop? Sounds like you need to pay more attention.

That’s what I’m trying to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


Sorry I am out of the loop, what is going on where consequences and discipline are being shot down as racist? Where has that happened? At my kid's school they are really cracking down on discipline (to a ridiculous degree IMO).



+1

Yes, who said it was “racist”? A parent? A teacher?

Our school started off a bit lax in the fall - I think because they knew the kids were still adjusting from the pandemic - but they really locked down after winter break. Even my rule-following kid got in trouble for something minor.

Perhaps you think it's minor, but if 1,100 other kids were also doing it, it would be a problem for the school staff.

NP. Maybe that’s true but it’s a huge difference. A friend of mine got a phone call because her son was “involved in a bullying incident.” Later she learned from a parent that his role in the bullying incident (three kids calling another kid stupid, I think) was making the comment that started the whole thing. The comment was something like “only one person on the slide at a time.” The teacher thought it was ridiculous that the parents said he was “involved in a bullying incident.” My friend, by the way, is not white.

And we got an email from the school that they would be taking far more serious disciplinary measures.

So yeah I dunno.