MCPS to Address Opioid/Fentanyl Crisis

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So....after watching the full presser, I appreciate them spreading the information on the severity of the issue, noting the uptick in fatal and non-fatal overdoses among youth and the availability of NARCAN.

But there was NOTHING about what MCPS and MCPD would do IMMEDIATELY to stop these drugs from getting on school campuses and to intervene and prevent kids from using at school.

I don't mind that they don't want to "arrest" their way out of the situation, but that means MCPS's disciplinary arm needs to stand up a distinct initiative or focus to identify, interrupt the drug use and get those kids into the robust recovery and treatment options MCPS and MoCo are throwing at the problem.

Where is the prioritization of non-substance abusing kids to be able to go to school and NOT be assaulted by the smells and sights of drug use and drug paraphernalia or from the trauma of seeing a classmate overdose in front of them? The kids who use aren't the only ones impacted mental healthwise. When their drug use is allowed on school campuses, they're inflicting mental harm on their classmates and staff as well!

Where's the action? Where's the plan? Where's the sense of urgency to tighten and strengthen security and monitoring?

Add strip/cavity searches to the metal detectors?

So the status quo is ok with you? Kids should go to school coughing on burnt percocet smoke and witness their classmates seizing and vomitting as they overdose? That's just ok by you?

How do you suggest MCPS act to "IMMEDIATELY ... stop these drugs from getting on school campuses and to intervene and prevent kids from using at school"?

I'm a parent. Am I supposed to be an expert in school building security? That's what the head of security for MCPS should be tackling and making recommendations about. Not me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There isn't much MCPS can do to stop it. Let's be real. At some point parents also need to parent their kids and handle these things.

So many parents seem to feel differently and expect the county to raise their kids for them these days.

No one wants MCPS to raise their kids for them. But the kids are doing things they shouldn't be doing while entrusted to MCPS's care, like doing drugs in the bathroom and MCPS is doing NOTHING to curb the behavior or stop it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is just more feel good messaging with no real good action. My daughter just texted me to say that somebody was smoking weed in the gym.

Yup. MCPS has abdicated its obligations and responsibilities when it comes to student discipline. But simultaneously, they don't want law enforcement to step in. So we're left with no one to reign in student behavior and we've got the shit show that everyone is suffering through.

Either MCPS gets more hands on with student discipline or they outsource it to law enforcement, but leaving it up to no one is endangering student and staff wellbeing.

[Anonymous]

OMG- MCPS cannot win. If they do nothing you people are mad, if they try to do something, you are still mad. Maybe you should monitor what is happening in your own house instead of having MCPS do it. My DS is in HS, I know a lot of the parents of his friends. Most of them are so checked out, it is their last kid and they are so hands off, it is unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG- MCPS cannot win. If they do nothing you people are mad, if they try to do something, you are still mad. Maybe you should monitor what is happening in your own house instead of having MCPS do it. My DS is in HS, I know a lot of the parents of his friends. Most of them are so checked out, it is their last kid and they are so hands off, it is unbelievable.

List the things that MCPS did to curb or stop the flow of drugs in their school buildings that parents have complained about. I'll wait.

Furthermore, parents have NO CONTROL over what the kids do while they're in the school building. Kids are literally smoking up and getting high on MCPS property. What exactly would you like parents to do when they're not physically in the building but MCPS staff and security are?

Do you not understand that MCPS has a duty of care for minors when they're in the school building?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG- MCPS cannot win. If they do nothing you people are mad, if they try to do something, you are still mad. Maybe you should monitor what is happening in your own house instead of having MCPS do it. My DS is in HS, I know a lot of the parents of his friends. Most of them are so checked out, it is their last kid and they are so hands off, it is unbelievable.

List the things that MCPS did to curb or stop the flow of drugs in their school buildings that parents have complained about. I'll wait.

Furthermore, parents have NO CONTROL over what the kids do while they're in the school building. Kids are literally smoking up and getting high on MCPS property. What exactly would you like parents to do when they're not physically in the building but MCPS staff and security are?

Do you not understand that MCPS has a duty of care for minors when they're in the school building?

Well guess what? The kids are all doing it in houses during parties or haven't you heard? Everyone knows what is going on during these parties, where are the parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG- MCPS cannot win. If they do nothing you people are mad, if they try to do something, you are still mad. Maybe you should monitor what is happening in your own house instead of having MCPS do it. My DS is in HS, I know a lot of the parents of his friends. Most of them are so checked out, it is their last kid and they are so hands off, it is unbelievable.

List the things that MCPS did to curb or stop the flow of drugs in their school buildings that parents have complained about. I'll wait.

Furthermore, parents have NO CONTROL over what the kids do while they're in the school building. Kids are literally smoking up and getting high on MCPS property. What exactly would you like parents to do when they're not physically in the building but MCPS staff and security are?

Do you not understand that MCPS has a duty of care for minors when they're in the school building?

Well guess what? The kids are all doing it in houses during parties or haven't you heard? Everyone knows what is going on during these parties, where are the parents?

So you're not going to answer the question?

Obviously, parents are responsible for any illegal or reckless behavior they do at home. But the school is responsible for what's going on at school, which is the topic being discussed and addressed at hand. So can you answer the question or not? Stop deflecting.

[Anonymous]

Just want to give a shout out to our head of security who administered Narcan in November and saved a life. Kids need to be able to report a suspected overdose immediately without fear of major repercussions. Luckily for this teen another student ran to security.

[Anonymous]

This report from Fox 5 DC on the overdose death of the Kennedy student is heartbreaking:

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/youth-overdose-deaths-increased-by-120-in-montgomery-county

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There isn't much MCPS can do to stop it. Let's be real. At some point parents also need to parent their kids and handle these things.

So many parents seem to feel differently and expect the county to raise their kids for them these days.

No one wants MCPS to raise their kids for them. But the kids are doing things they shouldn't be doing while entrusted to MCPS's care, like doing drugs in the bathroom and MCPS is doing NOTHING to curb the behavior or stop it.

If they do anything, parents will have a fit. The only thing they can do is extra security in the bathroom and parents will scream about having adults in the bathroom and bag searches upon entering the building and parents will scream privacy.

As a parent, you need to stop your kids drug use and stop expecting the school to raise and parent them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just want to give a shout out to our head of security who administered Narcan in November and saved a life. Kids need to be able to report a suspected overdose immediately without fear of major repercussions. Luckily for this teen another student ran to security.

in a laced vape cartridge.

Please pass that message to your teen (many secretly vape, even if not habitual). They need to know the source of the vape. It's so important to not trust that it's safe just because it's not a pill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG- MCPS cannot win. If they do nothing you people are mad, if they try to do something, you are still mad. Maybe you should monitor what is happening in your own house instead of having MCPS do it. My DS is in HS, I know a lot of the parents of his friends. Most of them are so checked out, it is their last kid and they are so hands off, it is unbelievable.

List the things that MCPS did to curb or stop the flow of drugs in their school buildings that parents have complained about. I'll wait.

Furthermore, parents have NO CONTROL over what the kids do while they're in the school building. Kids are literally smoking up and getting high on MCPS property. What exactly would you like parents to do when they're not physically in the building but MCPS staff and security are?

Do you not understand that MCPS has a duty of care for minors when they're in the school building?

Well guess what? The kids are all doing it in houses during parties or haven't you heard? Everyone knows what is going on during these parties, where are the parents?

So you're not going to answer the question?

Obviously, parents are responsible for any illegal or reckless behavior they do at home. But the school is responsible for what's going on at school, which is the topic being discussed and addressed at hand. So can you answer the question or not? Stop deflecting.

Parents are responsible 24/7, including when they are in school. There is only so much MCPS can do. If they cannot do metal detectors, bag searches and more, and place security in the bathrooms, what exactly do you want them to do especially when parents demanded removing SRO's.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just want to give a shout out to our head of security who administered Narcan in November and saved a life. Kids need to be able to report a suspected overdose immediately without fear of major repercussions. Luckily for this teen another student ran to security.

Kids need repercussions and this is why kids know they can do drugs, act up, and be violent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just want to give a shout out to our head of security who administered Narcan in November and saved a life. Kids need to be able to report a suspected overdose immediately without fear of major repercussions. Luckily for this teen another student ran to security.

Kids need repercussions and this is why kids know they can do drugs, act up, and be violent.

Reporting an overdose doesn't need a repercussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can’t even stop the vaping happening in front of their faces, how are they going to manage drug use?

Because vaping does not kill you.