Why is enhanced security needed for MCPS athletic events?

[Anonymous]

I'm pro-SRO, but if you aren't going to have SROs, then make sure you at least double security. Those poor people are understaffed and exhausted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sherwood students were throwing racial slurs at Einstein students. Happened twice while the teams were at Sherwood. The coaches did nothing……..

Wrong, so spreading lies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sherwood students were throwing racial slurs at Einstein students. Happened twice while the teams were at Sherwood. The coaches did nothing……..

Wrong, so spreading lies.

Stop

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/more-police-counselors-will-be-at-seneca-valley-high-to-address-fighting/

Fighting between students at a football game. I think it is interesting that middle school and elementary school students are banned without a parent. Makes me wonder how many kids were attending games late at night without parental supervision.

The elementary school kids is a real head scratcher. Was it just one kid and now all kids are banned I can’t imagine hordes of elementary schoolers going to games.

Does anyone think it's strange or inappropriate for middle schoolers to go to games by themselves? I could say the second about upper elementary, bit i recognize I'm probably an outlier there. I can't imagine a middle schooler going and staying with parents, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/more-police-counselors-will-be-at-seneca-valley-high-to-address-fighting/

Fighting between students at a football game. I think it is interesting that middle school and elementary school students are banned without a parent. Makes me wonder how many kids were attending games late at night without parental supervision.

The elementary school kids is a real head scratcher. Was it just one kid and now all kids are banned I can’t imagine hordes of elementary schoolers going to games.

Does anyone think it's strange or inappropriate for middle schoolers to go to games by themselves? I could say the second about upper elementary, bit i recognize I'm probably an outlier there. I can't imagine a middle schooler going and staying with parents, though.

They are usually with older siblings who ditched them at the game to go hang out with their own friends.

[Anonymous]

This thread is too long. Are W kids bringing knives to football games now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Life without the SROs

SRO's don't go to football games

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/more-police-counselors-will-be-at-seneca-valley-high-to-address-fighting/

Fighting between students at a football game. I think it is interesting that middle school and elementary school students are banned without a parent. Makes me wonder how many kids were attending games late at night without parental supervision.

The elementary school kids is a real head scratcher. Was it just one kid and now all kids are banned I can’t imagine hordes of elementary schoolers going to games.

Does anyone think it's strange or inappropriate for middle schoolers to go to games by themselves? I could say the second about upper elementary, bit i recognize I'm probably an outlier there. I can't imagine a middle schooler going and staying with parents, though.

It's completely normal for middle school kids to go to places without their parents like malls, out to eat, the movies and a HS football game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/more-police-counselors-will-be-at-seneca-valley-high-to-address-fighting/

Fighting between students at a football game. I think it is interesting that middle school and elementary school students are banned without a parent. Makes me wonder how many kids were attending games late at night without parental supervision.

The elementary school kids is a real head scratcher. Was it just one kid and now all kids are banned I can’t imagine hordes of elementary schoolers going to games.

Does anyone think it's strange or inappropriate for middle schoolers to go to games by themselves? I could say the second about upper elementary, bit i recognize I'm probably an outlier there. I can't imagine a middle schooler going and staying with parents, though.

They are presumably not going to games by themselves. Just without a parent. Why would that be strange or inappropriate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/more-police-counselors-will-be-at-seneca-valley-high-to-address-fighting/

Fighting between students at a football game. I think it is interesting that middle school and elementary school students are banned without a parent. Makes me wonder how many kids were attending games late at night without parental supervision.

The elementary school kids is a real head scratcher. Was it just one kid and now all kids are banned I can’t imagine hordes of elementary schoolers going to games.

Does anyone think it's strange or inappropriate for middle schoolers to go to games by themselves? I could say the second about upper elementary, bit i recognize I'm probably an outlier there. I can't imagine a middle schooler going and staying with parents, though.

They are presumably not going to games by themselves. Just without a parent. Why would that be strange or inappropriate?

I personally think this is fine, too. I've seen a lot of parents dropping off a mob of 6th or 7th graders and picking them up at the end of the game and frankly, weighing the option of doing the same for my 7th grader this evening. I should say, though, that I have one who graduated HS last year and when her (then) MS sister asked to go to a game one time couple of years ago the HSer told me not to let her go because she would 'get beat up.' I'm sure HSer was exaggerating for effect, but she followed up saying there tend to be a lot of small skirmishes and there are kids who would target younger ones for bullying and it's not as safe as I would assume it to be in terms of sending a younger kid unaccompanied. And this was like 3 years ago, so if it's gotten worse this year then I'd recommend some thought before you send two 6th graders alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because at Whitman's home coming there was a kid who ran onto the pitch and flashed his backside. Or something.

I heard that this Whitman kid is the same one who took the knife to Churchill a couple of days later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/more-police-counselors-will-be-at-seneca-valley-high-to-address-fighting/

Fighting between students at a football game. I think it is interesting that middle school and elementary school students are banned without a parent. Makes me wonder how many kids were attending games late at night without parental supervision.

The elementary school kids is a real head scratcher. Was it just one kid and now all kids are banned I can’t imagine hordes of elementary schoolers going to games.

Does anyone think it's strange or inappropriate for middle schoolers to go to games by themselves? I could say the second about upper elementary, bit i recognize I'm probably an outlier there. I can't imagine a middle schooler going and staying with parents, though.

They are presumably not going to games by themselves. Just without a parent. Why would that be strange or inappropriate?

I personally think this is fine, too. I've seen a lot of parents dropping off a mob of 6th or 7th graders and picking them up at the end of the game and frankly, weighing the option of doing the same for my 7th grader this evening. I should say, though, that I have one who graduated HS last year and when her (then) MS sister asked to go to a game one time couple of years ago the HSer told me not to let her go because she would 'get beat up.' I'm sure HSer was exaggerating for effect, but she followed up saying there tend to be a lot of small skirmishes and there are kids who would target younger ones for bullying and it's not as safe as I would assume it to be in terms of sending a younger kid unaccompanied. And this was like 3 years ago, so if it's gotten worse this year then I'd recommend some thought before you send two 6th graders alone.

My concern is mainly that it's really easy for temporary measures to become permanent through inaction. Requiring middle schoolers to be accompanied by parents is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Fights and slurs in the stands is not the only problem. Happens on the field too during the football games. Little is done and a lot is encouraged by coaches. There’s a lot of room for improvement in regards to respect and sportsmanship in the athletic program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/more-police-counselors-will-be-at-seneca-valley-high-to-address-fighting/

Fighting between students at a football game. I think it is interesting that middle school and elementary school students are banned without a parent. Makes me wonder how many kids were attending games late at night without parental supervision.

The elementary school kids is a real head scratcher. Was it just one kid and now all kids are banned I can’t imagine hordes of elementary schoolers going to games.

My guess is that some MS kids have been acting inappropriately and are often unsupervised. Many/most of them are just fine. My 8th grader has been to several games this season which I think is totally appropriate, until it becomes an unsafe environment. I am now concerned with the charged nature and recent incidents that my kid could get caught in the middle of something.

I think by making a rule for MS, it naturally has to extend to the younger kids. I don't think many people are dropping off ES kids, but it has to be said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Life without the SROs

SRO's don't go to football games

They used to! They often went to their away games too. They put in a lot more than their 40 hour weeks.