Another violent incident at a MCPS school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:News article said "There is a growing call for the SRO program to be reinstated. However, politicians including Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) continue to maintain schools are safest without SROs in them."
Stupid moron living in a bubble. Can we get rid of this guy? He is old and doesn't even have kids in MCPS. Most of the County Council don't either.

+1 I’m a Democrat and I want him gone and SROs back in schools. Hell, the whole County Council and the Board of Ed can go too. I would consider voting for a candidate that supports school vouchers so parents can have tax dollars to choose a private option if their public school is not safe.

We don't have enough private schools for families to go to and most are $50K+ so a voucher will not help the families who actually need it.

Many do have need based aid. I know because my child transferred to a private that offered him a scholarship after we reported bullying in a MCPS high school. We appealed the school’s denial at every level all the way to the Board of Ed. The response was that no bullying was occurring even though we had screenshots to prove what was online and who the perpetrators were.

With the scholarship, I got my son out of the hell that was his MCPS school. It would be great if the victim had that type of opportunity for safety.

One last thing about vouchers, I believe that they would make MCPS work harder for the students. If students don’t feel safe and they can get a voucher to go elsewhere, then students leave MCPS. Student enrollment drives funding. So having to compete for students means that they would be incentivized to listen to student and parental concerns then address the concerns.

We don't have enough privates and any one making over $150 or so isn't going to get much aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:News article said "There is a growing call for the SRO program to be reinstated. However, politicians including Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) continue to maintain schools are safest without SROs in them."
Stupid moron living in a bubble. Can we get rid of this guy? He is old and doesn't even have kids in MCPS. Most of the County Council don't either.

+1 I’m a Democrat and I want him gone and SROs back in schools. Hell, the whole County Council and the Board of Ed can go too. I would consider voting for a candidate that supports school vouchers so parents can have tax dollars to choose a private option if their public school is not safe.

Agreed. I mean, we as a county are highly-educated, relatively speaking, but when we have leaders like Jawando talking about the "harm" of arresting black and brown kids, without including in the conversation the more severe harm that black and brown kids suffer from violence, it's not only political theater, but it's amoral.

He did the same with traffic enforcement. Apparently black male drivers being pulled over at disproportionately higher rates in Bethesda is more important than pedestrian safety (and reducing their deaths). All politicians are self-serving to some degree, but this particular executive and council are over the top. They do not care about the residents of this county, at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:News article said "There is a growing call for the SRO program to be reinstated. However, politicians including Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) continue to maintain schools are safest without SROs in them."
Stupid moron living in a bubble. Can we get rid of this guy? He is old and doesn't even have kids in MCPS. Most of the County Council don't either.

+1 I’m a Democrat and I want him gone and SROs back in schools. Hell, the whole County Council and the Board of Ed can go too. I would consider voting for a candidate that supports school vouchers so parents can have tax dollars to choose a private option if their public school is not safe.

Agreed. I mean, we as a county are highly-educated, relatively speaking, but when we have leaders like Jawando talking about the "harm" of arresting black and brown kids, without including in the conversation the more severe harm that black and brown kids suffer from violence, it's not only political theater, but it's amoral.

He did the same with traffic enforcement. Apparently black male drivers being pulled over at disproportionately higher rates in Bethesda is more important than pedestrian safety (and reducing their deaths). All politicians are self-serving to some degree, but this particular executive and council are over the top. They do not care about the residents of this county, at all.

+1 Politics is a pendulum. Whatever buzz can get them on the news will be their new tag line. Unfortunately they don’t consider the impact of decisions on their constituents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northwood HS in Silver Spring:

https://wjla.com/news/local/northwood-high-school-students-robbery-rob-bathroom-assault-shoes-montgomery-county-silver-spring

This is becoming a daily occurrence throughout MCPS. What will BOE/MCPS do to address this?

I can only imagine how bad things would be without RJ keeping these incidents as low as they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:News article said "There is a growing call for the SRO program to be reinstated. However, politicians including Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) continue to maintain schools are safest without SROs in them."
Stupid moron living in a bubble. Can we get rid of this guy? He is old and doesn't even have kids in MCPS. Most of the County Council don't either.

+1 I’m a Democrat and I want him gone and SROs back in schools. Hell, the whole County Council and the Board of Ed can go too. I would consider voting for a candidate that supports school vouchers so parents can have tax dollars to choose a private option if their public school is not safe.

Agreed. I mean, we as a county are highly-educated, relatively speaking, but when we have leaders like Jawando talking about the "harm" of arresting black and brown kids, without including in the conversation the more severe harm that black and brown kids suffer from violence, it's not only political theater, but it's amoral.

He did the same with traffic enforcement. Apparently black male drivers being pulled over at disproportionately higher rates in Bethesda is more important than pedestrian safety (and reducing their deaths). All politicians are self-serving to some degree, but this particular executive and council are over the top. They do not care about the residents of this county, at all.

+1 Politics is a pendulum. Whatever buzz can get them on the news will be their new tag line. Unfortunately they don’t consider the impact of decisions on their constituents.

-2 These are serious issues that merit consideration. Stop being a racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:News article said "There is a growing call for the SRO program to be reinstated. However, politicians including Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) continue to maintain schools are safest without SROs in them."
Stupid moron living in a bubble. Can we get rid of this guy? He is old and doesn't even have kids in MCPS. Most of the County Council don't either.

+1 I’m a Democrat and I want him gone and SROs back in schools. Hell, the whole County Council and the Board of Ed can go too. I would consider voting for a candidate that supports school vouchers so parents can have tax dollars to choose a private option if their public school is not safe.

Agreed. I mean, we as a county are highly-educated, relatively speaking, but when we have leaders like Jawando talking about the "harm" of arresting black and brown kids, without including in the conversation the more severe harm that black and brown kids suffer from violence, it's not only political theater, but it's amoral.

He did the same with traffic enforcement. Apparently black male drivers being pulled over at disproportionately higher rates in Bethesda is more important than pedestrian safety (and reducing their deaths). All politicians are self-serving to some degree, but this particular executive and council are over the top. They do not care about the residents of this county, at all.

+1 Politics is a pendulum. Whatever buzz can get them on the news will be their new tag line. Unfortunately they don’t consider the impact of decisions on their constituents.

-2 These are serious issues that merit consideration. Stop being a racist.

Yes, they absolutely merit consideration, but it appears some of us don’t trust the current council to do so. The SRO vote is why they’ve lost my trust on any issue. They elevated anecdotes that proved their point while ignoring genuine data and the opinions of adults actually in schools, like the principals. We need people who will fix problems, not politicize them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:News article said "There is a growing call for the SRO program to be reinstated. However, politicians including Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) continue to maintain schools are safest without SROs in them."
Stupid moron living in a bubble. Can we get rid of this guy? He is old and doesn't even have kids in MCPS. Most of the County Council don't either.

+1 I’m a Democrat and I want him gone and SROs back in schools. Hell, the whole County Council and the Board of Ed can go too. I would consider voting for a candidate that supports school vouchers so parents can have tax dollars to choose a private option if their public school is not safe.

Agreed. I mean, we as a county are highly-educated, relatively speaking, but when we have leaders like Jawando talking about the "harm" of arresting black and brown kids, without including in the conversation the more severe harm that black and brown kids suffer from violence, it's not only political theater, but it's amoral.

He did the same with traffic enforcement. Apparently black male drivers being pulled over at disproportionately higher rates in Bethesda is more important than pedestrian safety (and reducing their deaths). All politicians are self-serving to some degree, but this particular executive and council are over the top. They do not care about the residents of this county, at all.

+1 Politics is a pendulum. Whatever buzz can get them on the news will be their new tag line. Unfortunately they don’t consider the impact of decisions on their constituents.

-2 These are serious issues that merit consideration. Stop being a racist.

Yes, they absolutely merit consideration, but it appears some of us don’t trust the current council to do so. The SRO vote is why they’ve lost my trust on any issue. They elevated anecdotes that proved their point while ignoring genuine data and the opinions of adults actually in schools, like the principals. We need people who will fix problems, not politicize them.

+1 What happened after taking SROs out of schools? The first ever shooting in a MCPS school. Now another child who had been bullied at his high school was found murdered. Both were male black students. The Magruder family has spoken out in support of bringing SROs back to MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Wow, I have no idea where you parents got the idea that violence should be tolerated in school for social justice. You can't exactly learn when you're afraid to go to the bathroom or the halls due to criminals acting with impunity. Shocking how many of you expect your children to experience this while arguing to keep SROs out of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I have no idea where you parents got the idea that violence should be tolerated in school for social justice. You can't exactly learn when you're afraid to go to the bathroom or the halls due to criminals acting with impunity. Shocking how many of you expect your children to experience this while arguing to keep SROs out of school.

Improving police training and oversight to get bad police off the force is the way to address social justice problems. SROs have special training to work with students. They provide a valuable layer of deterrent and protection from violence at school. They also provide a quick response mechanism when a serious violent incident occurs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I have no idea where you parents got the idea that violence should be tolerated in school for social justice. You can't exactly learn when you're afraid to go to the bathroom or the halls due to criminals acting with impunity. Shocking how many of you expect your children to experience this while arguing to keep SROs out of school.

Improving police training and oversight to get bad police off the force is the way to address social justice problems. SROs have special training to work with students. They provide a valuable layer of deterrent and protection from violence at school. They also provide a quick response mechanism when a serious violent incident occurs.

Is it like the training they get for choke holds?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:News article said "There is a growing call for the SRO program to be reinstated. However, politicians including Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) continue to maintain schools are safest without SROs in them."
Stupid moron living in a bubble. Can we get rid of this guy? He is old and doesn't even have kids in MCPS. Most of the County Council don't either.

+1 I’m a Democrat and I want him gone and SROs back in schools. Hell, the whole County Council and the Board of Ed can go too. I would consider voting for a candidate that supports school vouchers so parents can have tax dollars to choose a private option if their public school is not safe.

Agreed. I mean, we as a county are highly-educated, relatively speaking, but when we have leaders like Jawando talking about the "harm" of arresting black and brown kids, without including in the conversation the more severe harm that black and brown kids suffer from violence, it's not only political theater, but it's amoral.

He did the same with traffic enforcement. Apparently black male drivers being pulled over at disproportionately higher rates in Bethesda is more important than pedestrian safety (and reducing their deaths). All politicians are self-serving to some degree, but this particular executive and council are over the top. They do not care about the residents of this county, at all.

+1 Politics is a pendulum. Whatever buzz can get them on the news will be their new tag line. Unfortunately they don’t consider the impact of decisions on their constituents.

-2 These are serious issues that merit consideration. Stop being a racist.

Jawando was at fault for the traffic incident. It had nothing to do with racism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwood HS in Silver Spring:

https://wjla.com/news/local/northwood-high-school-students-robbery-rob-bathroom-assault-shoes-montgomery-county-silver-spring

This is becoming a daily occurrence throughout MCPS. What will BOE/MCPS do to address this?

I can only imagine how bad things would be without RJ keeping these incidents as low as they are.

What do you think RJ is or does? It has kids apologize to each other and a promise of good behavior. Then, they go back to the same behavior the next day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwood HS in Silver Spring:

https://wjla.com/news/local/northwood-high-school-students-robbery-rob-bathroom-assault-shoes-montgomery-county-silver-spring

This is becoming a daily occurrence throughout MCPS. What will BOE/MCPS do to address this?

I can only imagine how bad things would be without RJ keeping these incidents as low as they are.

What do you think RJ is or does? It has kids apologize to each other and a promise of good behavior. Then, they go back to the same behavior the next day.

Is that what the voices in your head told you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I have no idea where you parents got the idea that violence should be tolerated in school for social justice. You can't exactly learn when you're afraid to go to the bathroom or the halls due to criminals acting with impunity. Shocking how many of you expect your children to experience this while arguing to keep SROs out of school.

Improving police training and oversight to get bad police off the force is the way to address social justice problems. SROs have special training to work with students. They provide a valuable layer of deterrent and protection from violence at school. They also provide a quick response mechanism when a serious violent incident occurs.

Is it like the training they get for choke holds?

No Montgomery County police have been trained in choke holds this century.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:News article said "There is a growing call for the SRO program to be reinstated. However, politicians including Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) continue to maintain schools are safest without SROs in them."
Stupid moron living in a bubble. Can we get rid of this guy? He is old and doesn't even have kids in MCPS. Most of the County Council don't either.

+1 I’m a Democrat and I want him gone and SROs back in schools. Hell, the whole County Council and the Board of Ed can go too. I would consider voting for a candidate that supports school vouchers so parents can have tax dollars to choose a private option if their public school is not safe.

Agreed. I mean, we as a county are highly-educated, relatively speaking, but when we have leaders like Jawando talking about the "harm" of arresting black and brown kids, without including in the conversation the more severe harm that black and brown kids suffer from violence, it's not only political theater, but it's amoral.

He did the same with traffic enforcement. Apparently black male drivers being pulled over at disproportionately higher rates in Bethesda is more important than pedestrian safety (and reducing their deaths). All politicians are self-serving to some degree, but this particular executive and council are over the top. They do not care about the residents of this county, at all.

+1 Politics is a pendulum. Whatever buzz can get them on the news will be their new tag line. Unfortunately they don’t consider the impact of decisions on their constituents.

-2 These are serious issues that merit consideration. Stop being a racist.

So here's the thing. The victims in all of these incidents are black and brown. You can't thrive if you aren't safe. Which is more important, being physically safe or avoiding arrest?