BB guns at Walter Johnson and Magruder

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious why someone in Bethesda has a BB gun. I can’t imagine anyplace there’s space to shoot it.

Plenty of wooded areas around--Cabin John Park, Rock Creek Park, etc.

Can't ski in Bethesda but I'm sure someone has a pair a skis at home

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happens to these kids? Do they get a slap on the wrist or are there serious consequences like expulsion? I think as long as there are no serious consequences Kids won’t take this seriously.

We'll never know. FERPA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Two guns found at these schools yesterday. I know BB guns are not generally lethal, but they still look like real handguns and they can hurt people. My kid goes to Magruder and said the kid with the gun was posting on snapchat with it stuck in his waistband and wanted to sell it. At least in this case someone told an adult.

Many of the students (and probably staff) and definitely parents were NOT HAPPY yesterday to find out about this. If folks think Magruder is back to normal after the school shooting, they are wrong.

Also, no mental health services in sight. These kids suffered trauma. And nobody cares. I find MCPS' claim to mental health support laughable.

Maybe the SROs can provide that now.

NP.. provide what? SROs aren't there to provide mental health support. They are not trained psychologists.

And they are no longer SROs. There are CEOs who are not necessarily permanently embeded in the schools.

MCPS/MoCo stated that in lieu of SROs, they would bring in more mental health professionals. Did they do that? I haven't heard about getting those services at our HS (not Magruder). I do hear about Suicide Prevention type presentations at the PTA meetings. Is that the kind of services that MoCo was talking about replacing SROs with? If so, how pathetic, especially given that only a tiny fraction of parents attend PTA meetings.

Weren't some parents pitching SROs as the new social worker?

SROs have and can connect with students, but they aren't licensed social workers.

But an SRO can assess whether a wound is from a gunshot better than lay people can.

What do you think a licensed social worker can do? Oh, sweetie, don't bring a gun to school, lets talk about your feelings?

Right, good luck with that. These kids need to be charged, given consequences as should their parents.

What is going on with the W schools? The MS13 Silver Spring/Wheaton schools have been much safer this year.

[Anonymous]

Eh, this happened at my private school 3 years ago. The student with the bb gun was kicked out and the bullies, why he brought the bb gun to school to protect him from, got to stay. It's nothing new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh, this happened at my private school 3 years ago. The student with the bb gun was kicked out and the bullies, why he brought the bb gun to school to protect him from, got to stay. It's nothing new.

did your private school have a school
shooting just months prior? These kids are not ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh, this happened at my private school 3 years ago. The student with the bb gun was kicked out and the bullies, why he brought the bb gun to school to protect him from, got to stay. It's nothing new.

Why do you post about your private in MCPS? MCPS will not kick the kids out or give consequences. Its not an EH, when there have been multiple incidents of violence this year.

[Anonymous]

Wheaton HS had the BB gun thing going on this past year. Kids given 10 day suspensions, then return. Same as for all infractions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wheaton HS had the BB gun thing going on this past year. Kids given 10 day suspensions, then return. Same as for all infractions.

Hoover had a student who brought an air soft gun a few years ago. Kid wanted to show his friends the gun. Thought of it as a toy, not a weapon.

Student was suspended for a few days and letters went to parents to discuss not bringing guns of any nature to school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Eh, this happened at my private school 3 years ago. The student with the bb gun was kicked out and the bullies, why he brought the bb gun to school to protect him from, got to stay. It's nothing new.

Why do you post about your private in MCPS? MCPS will not kick the kids out or give consequences. Its not an EH, when there have been multiple incidents of violence this year.

I know they won't kick kids out or give consequences except when they do...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wheaton HS had the BB gun thing going on this past year. Kids given 10 day suspensions, then return. Same as for all infractions.

If your kids fail to address a student with their “preferred pronouns” they will probably get expelled at MCPS!

[Anonymous]

I heard the WJ kid got expelled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard the WJ kid got expelled.

Did he intend it to be threatening? Just curious about context.
Where do expelled kids go? Can they enroll in another MCPS hs? Are there alternative schools?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard the WJ kid got expelled.

Did he intend it to be threatening? Just curious about context.
Where do expelled kids go? Can they enroll in another MCPS hs? Are there alternative schools?

I imagine DCUM wants him on the street, hustling. Waiting for space to open up in a prison somewhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard the WJ kid got expelled.

Did he intend it to be threatening? Just curious about context.
Where do expelled kids go? Can they enroll in another MCPS hs? Are there alternative schools?

They transfer them to other schools. At least for awhile.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Two guns found at these schools yesterday. I know BB guns are not generally lethal, but they still look like real handguns and they can hurt people. My kid goes to Magruder and said the kid with the gun was posting on snapchat with it stuck in his waistband and wanted to sell it. At least in this case someone told an adult.

Many of the students (and probably staff) and definitely parents were NOT HAPPY yesterday to find out about this. If folks think Magruder is back to normal after the school shooting, they are wrong.

Also, no mental health services in sight. These kids suffered trauma. And nobody cares. I find MCPS' claim to mental health support laughable.

Maybe the SROs can provide that now.

NP.. provide what? SROs aren't there to provide mental health support. They are not trained psychologists.

And they are no longer SROs. There are CEOs who are not necessarily permanently embeded in the schools.

MCPS/MoCo stated that in lieu of SROs, they would bring in more mental health professionals. Did they do that? I haven't heard about getting those services at our HS (not Magruder). I do hear about Suicide Prevention type presentations at the PTA meetings. Is that the kind of services that MoCo was talking about replacing SROs with? If so, how pathetic, especially given that only a tiny fraction of parents attend PTA meetings.

Weren't some parents pitching SROs as the new social worker?

SROs have and can connect with students, but they aren't licensed social workers.

But an SRO can assess whether a wound is from a gunshot better than lay people can.

What do you think a licensed social worker can do? Oh, sweetie, don't bring a gun to school, lets talk about your feelings?

Right, good luck with that. These kids need to be charged, given consequences as should their parents.

What is going on with the W schools? The MS13 Silver Spring/Wheaton schools have been much safer this year.

My point is that MCPS was supposed to bring in mental health professionals when they got rid of SROs .

They've onboarded 4 of the 50 they were supposed to bring in when they got rid of SRO.

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