Second overdose at Kennedy

[Anonymous]

Another overdose at John F. Kennedy high school. https://mocoshow.com/blog/police-and-rescue-respond-to-student-overdose-at-kennedy-high-school/?fbclid=IwAR2QKr4keXjIe_DgN-WseNEkD4P32F_nFDFHyx4WE1k-RiOQeze2t1W7CkY&fs=e&s=cl

I wonder if these people are getting their pills from the same source, or if there is a connection.

The amount of lockdowns and overdoses this year are alarming. Just this week there have been guns, overdoses at BCC and Kennedy, knives.

[Anonymous]

Not public yet, but rumors are circulating at the school that this student also died at the hospital.

That would make for two deaths at Kennedy.

Is this it will take for Kennedy admin and MCPS to crack down on security? It’s sad it took loss of life for this to be paid attention to seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not public yet, but rumors are circulating at the school that this student also died at the hospital.

That would make for two deaths at Kennedy.

Is this it will take for Kennedy admin and MCPS to crack down on security? It’s sad it took loss of life for this to be paid attention to seriously.

That’s tragic, and hopefully not true.

mCPS, the school and busy mostly also parents need to step up and crack down on their own kids. This is not just a failing for the school, but it’s a failing at home with the parents as well.

I recognize that we all parent differently, and one way is not the best or the only. But I think at some point parents need to go into their kids rooms and look through bags, drawers, and have very hard and open conversations with the kids about drug usage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not public yet, but rumors are circulating at the school that this student also died at the hospital.

That would make for two deaths at Kennedy.

Is this it will take for Kennedy admin and MCPS to crack down on security? It’s sad it took loss of life for this to be paid attention to seriously.

That’s tragic, and hopefully not true.

mCPS, the school and busy mostly also parents need to step up and crack down on their own kids. This is not just a failing for the school, but it’s a failing at home with the parents as well.

I recognize that we all parent differently, and one way is not the best or the only. But I think at some point parents need to go into their kids rooms and look through bags, drawers, and have very hard and open conversations with the kids about drug usage.

That’s the only thing that worked for my teen. I think I scared him but it worked. I started drug testing him and went through his room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not public yet, but rumors are circulating at the school that this student also died at the hospital.

That would make for two deaths at Kennedy.

Is this it will take for Kennedy admin and MCPS to crack down on security? It’s sad it took loss of life for this to be paid attention to seriously.

That’s tragic, and hopefully not true.

mCPS, the school and busy mostly also parents need to step up and crack down on their own kids. This is not just a failing for the school, but it’s a failing at home with the parents as well.

I recognize that we all parent differently, and one way is not the best or the only. But I think at some point parents need to go into their kids rooms and look through bags, drawers, and have very hard and open conversations with the kids about drug usage.

I don't disagree that parents need to be involved, but I think it's more complex, as even parents who do get involved to get their kids help find that they can't do so unless the kids voluntarily choose to get help, and they also can't control drug use that happens while they're at school. That's where MCPS bears responsibility.

[Anonymous]

Very sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not public yet, but rumors are circulating at the school that this student also died at the hospital.

That would make for two deaths at Kennedy.

Is this it will take for Kennedy admin and MCPS to crack down on security? It’s sad it took loss of life for this to be paid attention to seriously.

That’s tragic, and hopefully not true.

mCPS, the school and busy mostly also parents need to step up and crack down on their own kids. This is not just a failing for the school, but it’s a failing at home with the parents as well.

I recognize that we all parent differently, and one way is not the best or the only. But I think at some point parents need to go into their kids rooms and look through bags, drawers, and have very hard and open conversations with the kids about drug usage.

It's not just kids. Laced drugs are everywhere, all neighborhoods, all ages, all SEC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not public yet, but rumors are circulating at the school that this student also died at the hospital.

That would make for two deaths at Kennedy.

Is this it will take for Kennedy admin and MCPS to crack down on security? It’s sad it took loss of life for this to be paid attention to seriously.

That’s tragic, and hopefully not true.

mCPS, the school and busy mostly also parents need to step up and crack down on their own kids. This is not just a failing for the school, but it’s a failing at home with the parents as well.

I recognize that we all parent differently, and one way is not the best or the only. But I think at some point parents need to go into their kids rooms and look through bags, drawers, and have very hard and open conversations with the kids about drug usage.

It's not just kids. Laced drugs are everywhere, all neighborhoods, all ages, all SEC.

I completely agree that it affects all ages, all SEC and it’s everywhere. It is a National, if not a world problem. But we need to start focusing on how we can help in our own local communities and it all starts at home. There are exceptions where there are children who are completely out of control, and their parents don’t have influence or their parents who do not care. I would venture to say the majority of the kids, if parented, will respond to it. We have to start somewhere we have to try the most basic and accessible techniques which are for parents to talk to their kids. then you need higher level things like the schools and security. I’m just blown away. There are two overdoses in one week in the same school. PCC had an overdose earlier and you have the weapon problem as well.

[Anonymous]

This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

50% low income

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

What does Walter Johnson and bcc rate? How about Whitman? Do you think they have drug issues there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

Seriously? And you think that school ratings and drug usage are linked? They are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

Seriously? And you think that school ratings and drug usage are linked? They are not.

BCC girls found passed out in the bathroom.

https://wtop.com/local/2023/01/two-students-found-passed-out-in-high-school-bathroom/

BCC is rated higher. This has nothing to do with low income and ratings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

The academics at the school aren't due to the teachers perse. It's high FARMS, high immigrant so the academics will always suffer when those make up significant chunks of your student population.

But these overdoses are in fact a new experience for the school and aren't the norm and are in fact quite surprising.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not public yet, but rumors are circulating at the school that this student also died at the hospital.

That would make for two deaths at Kennedy.

Is this it will take for Kennedy admin and MCPS to crack down on security? It’s sad it took loss of life for this to be paid attention to seriously.

That’s tragic, and hopefully not true.

mCPS, the school and busy mostly also parents need to step up and crack down on their own kids. This is not just a failing for the school, but it’s a failing at home with the parents as well.

I recognize that we all parent differently, and one way is not the best or the only. But I think at some point parents need to go into their kids rooms and look through bags, drawers, and have very hard and open conversations with the kids about drug usage.

I don't disagree that parents need to be involved, but I think it's more complex, as even parents who do get involved to get their kids help find that they can't do so unless the kids voluntarily choose to get help, and they also can't control drug use that happens while they're at school. That's where MCPS bears responsibility.

You have a huge role to play.