Bomb caller identified.

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Anonymous wrote:But the 12 year old doesn’t even benefit from it because the doesn’t even attend the HS. What’s the motivation? He’s just a loser jerk kid starved for attention.

Maybe started with his own school and when he realized he could get away with it he just started hitting other schools. I do wonder if he was taking requests at some point

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I'm angry. I'm angry that I worked hard to afford to live in a nice area but miscreants who's parents don't own are mixed in by law

Wow!

"Poor people don't deserve good schools."

Capitalism rewards hard work. That is why Capitalism--not socialism--- has produced thousands of advancements of goods and services that have have bettered society at an exponential rate. We went from tending Lord's farms and nurse maiding while living on cold earthen floors and dying of dysentery to practically stamping out disease, poverty and illiteracy in a handful of generations. All thanks to Capitalism. #KeepWorking

Agree! But that doesn't mean poor CHILDREN, who bear no responsibility for the failures of their parents, should be doomed to poor schools.

(And for whatever its worth, my father is a retired admiral and we rented forever and a day. Weird for PP to judge his well-behaved, driven kids on that.)

This argument consistently fails to persuade people who believe in the just world hypothesis. The logical conclusion is that they believe the children should have worked harder before being born, so that they could have been born to better parents.

My kids don't do well because we're umc. They do well because we have the culture and work ethic to be umc. I would love for progressives to do something progressive and go teach workshops of what that means to parents in other areas.

Here's an example: we had a neighbor on housing vouchers. She had 3 kids all different dads, ex felon the whole deal. One kid brings home homework and she reads it. Sounds promising so far right? Nope. The homework was an excerpt of British English where the mother in the story is called mum. The parent goes on a tirade about how stupid the teacher is and why should her son listen to this teacher if she can't even proof read her assignment. And the point isn't that she got it wrong. The point is that she started an argument with the teacher over this. Her idea was you make a stand and assert yourself with anyone infront of you to make them respect you. That's not the culture that leads to success in our society. I would have told my child that you will now be calling me mum until the school year is over because that person holds your future in their hands.

^^^ example of how "kids don't pick their parents" consistently fails to persuade people who believe in the just world hypothesis.

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I for one don’t rely on the just world hypothesis. I would just say that apples don’t fall far from trees. It’s not about whether it’s a child’s fault or not. If a child is abused, they are likely to abuse others in turn. We should do what we can to stop it, but it’s not surprising that it happens.

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Anonymous wrote:Since he can't be charged criminally, I hope he can be expelled from school?

Yeah, that'll make him into a functioning member of society.

Mcps needs to make him an example by expelling him. Make other kids think twice about pulling these kinds of stunts.

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I'm angry. I'm angry that I worked hard to afford to live in a nice area but miscreants who's parents don't own are mixed in by law

Wow!

"Poor people don't deserve good schools."

Capitalism rewards hard work. That is why Capitalism--not socialism--- has produced thousands of advancements of goods and services that have have bettered society at an exponential rate. We went from tending Lord's farms and nurse maiding while living on cold earthen floors and dying of dysentery to practically stamping out disease, poverty and illiteracy in a handful of generations. All thanks to Capitalism. #KeepWorking

Agree! But that doesn't mean poor CHILDREN, who bear no responsibility for the failures of their parents, should be doomed to poor schools.

(And for whatever its worth, my father is a retired admiral and we rented forever and a day. Weird for PP to judge his well-behaved, driven kids on that.)

This argument consistently fails to persuade people who believe in the just world hypothesis. The logical conclusion is that they believe the children should have worked harder before being born, so that they could have been born to better parents.

My kids don't do well because we're umc. They do well because we have the culture and work ethic to be umc. I would love for progressives to do something progressive and go teach workshops of what that means to parents in other areas.

Here's an example: we had a neighbor on housing vouchers. She had 3 kids all different dads, ex felon the whole deal. One kid brings home homework and she reads it. Sounds promising so far right? Nope. The homework was an excerpt of British English where the mother in the story is called mum. The parent goes on a tirade about how stupid the teacher is and why should her son listen to this teacher if she can't even proof read her assignment. And the point isn't that she got it wrong. The point is that she started an argument with the teacher over this. Her idea was you make a stand and assert yourself with anyone infront of you to make them respect you. That's not the culture that leads to success in our society. I would have told my child that you will now be calling me mum until the school year is over because that person holds your future in their hands.

^^^ example of how "kids don't pick their parents" consistently fails to persuade people who believe in the just world hypothesis.

Exactly

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Anonymous wrote:They should fine the parents. Like $1000.

Fine them for what?

For negligence. Clearly they don't have a good handle on what their child is up to.

There are real costs that school systems and public safety departments incur when there’s a false bomb threat.

There is also a cost when you think your child is missing, you call the police and you realize they fell asleep in their closet. (happens more often than you would ever want to know)

There is also a cost to a fire department if you leave a candle burning.

There is also a cost when the cops show up because your MIL forgot your house alarm code.

YOu can't charge people for services, your just irrational and emotional .

You have no idea what you're talking about. I have gotten bills from MCPD for false alarms. It's called the False Alarm act and they collect fees for it: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/howdoI/pay-false-alarm-fees.html

So unless your MIL does it over and over again, there is no fee.

Or your kid or your spouse forgets to disarm before leaving the house, as happened in my case.

$10 not the cost of the police and car and gas… it’s a small fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Since he can't be charged criminally, I hope he can be expelled from school?

Yeah, that'll make him into a functioning member of society.

Mcps needs to make him an example by expelling him. Make other kids think twice about pulling these kinds of stunts.

Have they even said he’s an MCPS student?

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Anonymous wrote:I for one don’t rely on the just world hypothesis. I would just say that apples don’t fall far from trees. It’s not about whether it’s a child’s fault or not. If a child is abused, they are likely to abuse others in turn. We should do what we can to stop it, but it’s not surprising that it happens.

Well, yeah, not if you kick them out of school.

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Somebody knows the name, and will out him.

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Anonymous wrote:Since he can't be charged criminally, I hope he can be expelled from school?

Yeah, that'll make him into a functioning member of society.

Mcps needs to make him an example by expelling him. Make other kids think twice about pulling these kinds of stunts.

Making an example in this case will lead to a poorer outcome for both this child and everyone who crosses his path in the future. But sure, as long as you get your classless revenge, we're good, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Since he can't be charged criminally, I hope he can be expelled from school?

Yeah, that'll make him into a functioning member of society.

Mcps needs to make him an example by expelling him. Make other kids think twice about pulling these kinds of stunts.

Making an example in this case will lead to a poorer outcome for both this child and everyone who crosses his path in the future. But sure, as long as you get your classless revenge, we're good, right?

Sound like you’re cool with having him in your child’s class. What school? I’ll make sure MCPS sends him over. Thanks!

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I'm angry. I'm angry that I worked hard to afford to live in a nice area but miscreants who's parents don't own are mixed in by law

Wow!

"Poor people don't deserve good schools."

Capitalism rewards hard work. That is why Capitalism--not socialism--- has produced thousands of advancements of goods and services that have have bettered society at an exponential rate. We went from tending Lord's farms and nurse maiding while living on cold earthen floors and dying of dysentery to practically stamping out disease, poverty and illiteracy in a handful of generations. All thanks to Capitalism. #KeepWorking

Agree! But that doesn't mean poor CHILDREN, who bear no responsibility for the failures of their parents, should be doomed to poor schools.

(And for whatever its worth, my father is a retired admiral and we rented forever and a day. Weird for PP to judge his well-behaved, driven kids on that.)

This argument consistently fails to persuade people who believe in the just world hypothesis. The logical conclusion is that they believe the children should have worked harder before being born, so that they could have been born to better parents.

My kids don't do well because we're umc. They do well because we have the culture and work ethic to be umc. I would love for progressives to do something progressive and go teach workshops of what that means to parents in other areas.

Here's an example: we had a neighbor on housing vouchers. She had 3 kids all different dads, ex felon the whole deal. One kid brings home homework and she reads it. Sounds promising so far right? Nope. The homework was an excerpt of British English where the mother in the story is called mum. The parent goes on a tirade about how stupid the teacher is and why should her son listen to this teacher if she can't even proof read her assignment. And the point isn't that she got it wrong. The point is that she started an argument with the teacher over this. Her idea was you make a stand and assert yourself with anyone infront of you to make them respect you. That's not the culture that leads to success in our society. I would have told my child that you will now be calling me mum until the school year is over because that person holds your future in their hands.

^^^ example of how "kids don't pick their parents" consistently fails to persuade people who believe in the just world hypothesis.

Your problem is that you believe a student is a blank slate, independent of their parents. They're not. Schools keep trying and failing to fix the student. It keeps failing because you can not fix the student first. You must fix the parent first. And that is why sending the student to a different school leads to a bad outcome for every student

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I'm angry. I'm angry that I worked hard to afford to live in a nice area but miscreants who's parents don't own are mixed in by law

Wow!

"Poor people don't deserve good schools."

Capitalism rewards hard work. That is why Capitalism--not socialism--- has produced thousands of advancements of goods and services that have have bettered society at an exponential rate. We went from tending Lord's farms and nurse maiding while living on cold earthen floors and dying of dysentery to practically stamping out disease, poverty and illiteracy in a handful of generations. All thanks to Capitalism. #KeepWorking

Agree! But that doesn't mean poor CHILDREN, who bear no responsibility for the failures of their parents, should be doomed to poor schools.

(And for whatever its worth, my father is a retired admiral and we rented forever and a day. Weird for PP to judge his well-behaved, driven kids on that.)

This argument consistently fails to persuade people who believe in the just world hypothesis. The logical conclusion is that they believe the children should have worked harder before being born, so that they could have been born to better parents.

My kids don't do well because we're umc. They do well because we have the culture and work ethic to be umc. I would love for progressives to do something progressive and go teach workshops of what that means to parents in other areas.

Here's an example: we had a neighbor on housing vouchers. She had 3 kids all different dads, ex felon the whole deal. One kid brings home homework and she reads it. Sounds promising so far right? Nope. The homework was an excerpt of British English where the mother in the story is called mum. The parent goes on a tirade about how stupid the teacher is and why should her son listen to this teacher if she can't even proof read her assignment. And the point isn't that she got it wrong. The point is that she started an argument with the teacher over this. Her idea was you make a stand and assert yourself with anyone infront of you to make them respect you. That's not the culture that leads to success in our society. I would have told my child that you will now be calling me mum until the school year is over because that person holds your future in their hands.

^^^ example of how "kids don't pick their parents" consistently fails to persuade people who believe in the just world hypothesis.

Your problem is that you believe a student is a blank slate, independent of their parents. They're not. Schools keep trying and failing to fix the student. It keeps failing because you can not fix the student first. You must fix the parent first. And that is why sending the student to a different school leads to a bad outcome for every student

What are your policy ideas for "fixing" parents?

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Anonymous wrote:Since he can't be charged criminally, I hope he can be expelled from school?

Yeah, that'll make him into a functioning member of society.

Mcps needs to make him an example by expelling him. Make other kids think twice about pulling these kinds of stunts.

Have they even said he’s an MCPS student?

No, although it seems a reasonable assumption, since the police news release says " Detectives from the 3rd District Investigative Section, with the assistance of Montgomery County Public Schools IT staff, identified a 12-year-old as the individual responsible for all seven bomb threats."

They also haven't said that the bomb caller is a boy, which hasn't stopped DCUM posters from saying things like "I hope he can be expelled from school" or "MCPS needs to make an example of him."

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Anonymous wrote:GOOD. I know privacy laws prevent them from naming and shaming, but I wish they would and haul his parents out too! They need to make an example out of this kid's reckless behavior so no one else dreams of following in his footsteps.

I agree.