Ambulances at B-CC today

[Anonymous]

Two separate medical emergencies today involving students. Does anyone know what happened? Principal Yates's note to families is below.

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Good Afternoon B-CC Community,

I’m writing to share that we had two separate student medical emergencies today. Once we were made aware of the emergencies, 911 was called, and each student was transported to a nearby hospital to receive medical care.

The health and safety of our students is our priority. We are sharing this information to keep you informed of the incidents. Due to student privacy laws, we can not provide further details.

Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.

Kevin Yates
Acting Principal
B-CC High School

[Anonymous]

Seriously, this is not your business.

I have had an ambulance called to school because my kid broke their arm in a freak accident. Other children’s medical situations are not the business of the entire community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, this is not your business.

I have had an ambulance called to school because my kid broke their arm in a freak accident. Other children’s medical situations are not the business of the entire community.

+1000

Unless it was a criminal matter then we don’t need to know anything. Even then we probably don’t need to know for awhile

[Anonymous]

Where did Dr. Mooney go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where did Dr. Mooney go?

He was hired during the pandemic, had health problems, was very visibly not up to the task of being Principal, and resigned last year after a couple of years of multiple lockdowns every year. This year, Kevin Yates, a seasoned Principal from other MCPS schools, has been placed at BCC as Acting P, and the search is ongoing for a new Principal. So far, Kevin Yates has been competent.

[Anonymous]

It's hard to know if these are medical emergencies or covered up drug overdoses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, this is not your business.

I have had an ambulance called to school because my kid broke their arm in a freak accident. Other children’s medical situations are not the business of the entire community.

I disagree, in that there is a happy medium between protecting student privacy and still informing the community. My child has a serious chronic illness, and if one day a message goes out about her, I won't mind at all - I know it will not contain any private information about her disease. Given the heightened state of alert since the Wooton shooting, I think ambulances at any high school should be explained.

Any time something happens at any private or public school, there's always a post admonishing us to mind our business and saying that nothing should be discussed. I don't understand posters like this. The community needs to know a minimum amount of info to prevent rumors and wrong assumptions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to know if these are medical emergencies or covered up drug overdoses.

Students are a better source of info if that is the concern. But last year, Mooney acknowledged alcohol emergencies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, this is not your business.

I have had an ambulance called to school because my kid broke their arm in a freak accident. Other children’s medical situations are not the business of the entire community.

I disagree, in that there is a happy medium between protecting student privacy and still informing the community. My child has a serious chronic illness, and if one day a message goes out about her, I won't mind at all - I know it will not contain any private information about her disease. Given the heightened state of alert since the Wooton shooting, I think ambulances at any high school should be explained.

Any time something happens at any private or public school, there's always a post admonishing us to mind our business and saying that nothing should be discussed. I don't understand posters like this. The community needs to know a minimum amount of info to prevent rumors and wrong assumptions.

The principal said there were student medical emergencies and they were transported to the hospital. That's all that's needed for informing the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to know if these are medical emergencies or covered up drug overdoses.

Isn't a drug overdose a medical emergency? Why would that be any different in terms of what information can be shared with the community?

[Anonymous]

I live near a very large school, and there is an ambluance at least once a month. The criteria for calling in emergency assistance is quite low due to liability concerns.

[Anonymous]

Remember that time that MCPS senior leadership made up lies to smear a popular teacher at B-CC?

Why would anyone believe anything communicated by MCPS about B-CC?

Are we just guessing they’ve decided to be truth tellers now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember that time that MCPS senior leadership made up lies to smear a popular teacher at B-CC?

Why would anyone believe anything communicated by MCPS about B-CC?

Are we just guessing they’ve decided to be truth tellers now?

Do not generalize.

The allegations about that specific teacher were badly mismanaged, and apparently the teacher's report wasn't even used in the school's decision-making process. The students' reports were used, but the students were not interviewed by the proper authorities. It was a mess. And then it turned out that several other students disputed the complainants' reports, but that didn't come out until later. AND... it also turns out this teacher had a history of making out-there comments, so even though he was not guilty of what he was accused of, the reason some students were hair-trigger-ready was that he had a history. Thus, it was a complex situation and the administration should have done a much better job of investigating the complaints. I suspect they were tired of this teacher and jumped at the chance of pushing him out... which worked, but also backfired on the Principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, this is not your business.

I have had an ambulance called to school because my kid broke their arm in a freak accident. Other children’s medical situations are not the business of the entire community.

I disagree, in that there is a happy medium between protecting student privacy and still informing the community. My child has a serious chronic illness, and if one day a message goes out about her, I won't mind at all - I know it will not contain any private information about her disease. Given the heightened state of alert since the Wooton shooting, I think ambulances at any high school should be explained.

Any time something happens at any private or public school, there's always a post admonishing us to mind our business and saying that nothing should be discussed. I don't understand posters like this. The community needs to know a minimum amount of info to prevent rumors and wrong assumptions.

Ok, what if your child has a mental health issue and injured themselves? Would you be fine with that being shared with the community? I appreciate that there are some medical conditions where families might not care so much about privacy but you have to have a consistent set of rules or it doesn’t work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, this is not your business.

I have had an ambulance called to school because my kid broke their arm in a freak accident. Other children’s medical situations are not the business of the entire community.

I disagree, in that there is a happy medium between protecting student privacy and still informing the community. My child has a serious chronic illness, and if one day a message goes out about her, I won't mind at all - I know it will not contain any private information about her disease. Given the heightened state of alert since the Wooton shooting, I think ambulances at any high school should be explained.

Any time something happens at any private or public school, there's always a post admonishing us to mind our business and saying that nothing should be discussed. I don't understand posters like this. The community needs to know a minimum amount of info to prevent rumors and wrong assumptions.

Ok, what if your child has a mental health issue and injured themselves? Would you be fine with that being shared with the community? I appreciate that there are some medical conditions where families might not care so much about privacy but you have to have a consistent set of rules or it doesn’t work.

PP you replied to. MCPS never discloses such info. So your question is entirely moot.