Why aren’t the local authorities more involved in school violence?

[Anonymous]

If a youth is violent in a public place, he or she is subject to arrest, juvenile court, community service, probation, or detention. Parents are typically required to participate in legal proceedings, family counseling, and pay restitution. However when it happens in school there are no such consequences only “restorative practices.”
School is a public place and youth and their parents must be subject to the same consequences they would face if they punch a stranger at Wendy’s as they would if they punch one of their peers at school.

[Anonymous]

Please attend the listening session tonight at Blair HS to address this concern and other concerns you may have. People here have said they may "listen" but will they actually do anything about your concerns, go and ask. Please.

[Anonymous]

MCPS and police have signed an agreement to keep police out of schools. MCPS is their own kingdom. The Board of Education doesn’t want the bad publicity and the County Council agrees. Bad news impacts property values.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS and police have signed an agreement to keep police out of schools. MCPS is their own kingdom. The Board of Education doesn’t want the bad publicity and the County Council agrees. Bad news impacts property values.

Anyone who can read knows it has already been impacted. So, what does the County, MCPS-BOE plan to do to stop it?

[Anonymous]

Voters in this County do not want police in/around/involved in our schools. There has been a huge push to get police and SROs OUT of school these past few years. Our political leaders advocated hard to get SROs out of schools, despite the fact that Principals and parents did not want that.

MoCo voters are somewhat suspicious of police and don’t necessarily want a police presence IN schools.

[Anonymous]

MCPS doesn't want any of the issues to be leaked. Once law enforcement is involved, MCPS can no longer cover anything up.

Our high school principal downplays all the violence at our school. When kids circulated a video of him trying to break up a pretty bad fight, his focus was on disciplining those kids who took the video.

One of the downsides of banning phones (other than kids not being able to get help during school shootings or communicate with parents) is that violent attacks are not documented. Without evidence, victims will never get any kind of justice and the crime stats will plummet. These principals do not want to deal with the issues and MCPS provides few, if any, resources anyway.

The principals know there is no help for them so they just downplay it all at this point.

[Anonymous]

Meanwhile last year after a bomb threat was called in and MCPD showed up in tactical gear with guns, MCPS and MCPD got flak for traumatizing the kids with the response. Yet you are advocating MCPS have police show up for every fight in HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't want any of the issues to be leaked. Once law enforcement is involved, MCPS can no longer cover anything up.

Our high school principal downplays all the violence at our school. When kids circulated a video of him trying to break up a pretty bad fight, his focus was on disciplining those kids who took the video.

One of the downsides of banning phones (other than kids not being able to get help during school shootings or communicate with parents) is that violent attacks are not documented. Without evidence, victims will never get any kind of justice and the crime stats will plummet. These principals do not want to deal with the issues and MCPS provides few, if any, resources anyway.

The principals know there is no help for them so they just downplay it all at this point.

YUP! This is the answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile last year after a bomb threat was called in and MCPD showed up in tactical gear with guns, MCPS and MCPD got flak for traumatizing the kids with the response. Yet you are advocating MCPS have police show up for every fight in HS.

DP. Did anyone say anything about showing up for every fight in tactical gear and long guns? When is MCPS going to pay those students and staff for the trauma they caused? When??

[Anonymous]

Admin might retaliates if a teacher has loose lips but then again teachers face massive safety issues that end in getting no support and fearing for your job security if you actually do your job as a reporter. This is one if the reasons why the profession isnt desirable as it is not respected or protected

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If a youth is violent in a public place, he or she is subject to arrest, juvenile court, community service, probation, or detention. Parents are typically required to participate in legal proceedings, family counseling, and pay restitution. However when it happens in school there are no such consequences only “restorative practices.”
School is a public place and youth and their parents must be subject to the same consequences they would face if they punch a stranger at Wendy’s as they would if they punch one of their peers at school.

MCPS wants to run its own shadow justice system. I agree with you. They should let our justice system work as it was intended. They should focus on education not on some parallel but half-baked law enforcement system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't want any of the issues to be leaked. Once law enforcement is involved, MCPS can no longer cover anything up.

Our high school principal downplays all the violence at our school. When kids circulated a video of him trying to break up a pretty bad fight, his focus was on disciplining those kids who took the video.

One of the downsides of banning phones (other than kids not being able to get help during school shootings or communicate with parents) is that violent attacks are not documented. Without evidence, victims will never get any kind of justice and the crime stats will plummet. These principals do not want to deal with the issues and MCPS provides few, if any, resources anyway.

The principals know there is no help for them so they just downplay it all at this point.

YUP! This is the answer.

I think that's an exaggeration. Do you have any evidence that supports this? It sounds more like a conspiracy theory being pushed by someone who is bitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't want any of the issues to be leaked. Once law enforcement is involved, MCPS can no longer cover anything up.

Our high school principal downplays all the violence at our school. When kids circulated a video of him trying to break up a pretty bad fight, his focus was on disciplining those kids who took the video.

One of the downsides of banning phones (other than kids not being able to get help during school shootings or communicate with parents) is that violent attacks are not documented. Without evidence, victims will never get any kind of justice and the crime stats will plummet. These principals do not want to deal with the issues and MCPS provides few, if any, resources anyway.

The principals know there is no help for them so they just downplay it all at this point.

YUP! This is the answer.

I think that's an exaggeration. Do you have any evidence that supports this? It sounds more like a conspiracy theory being pushed by someone who is bitter.

Yes, I have first hand experience of principals suppressing bad incidents from being reported. No conspiracy theory here.

[Anonymous]

MCPS can do this because victims report incidents to the school system. Victims need to make a complaint to the police, either by calling 911 or by filing a police report.

[Anonymous]

Law enforcement aren't equipped to deal with kids. It's easier to wish for a solution than to have a realistic solution.