Second overdose at Kennedy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

Seriously? And you think that school ratings and drug usage are linked? They are not.

BCC girls found passed out in the bathroom.

https://wtop.com/local/2023/01/two-students-found-passed-out-in-high-school-bathroom/

BCC is rated higher. This has nothing to do with low income and ratings

BCC is not a W school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

Seriously? And you think that school ratings and drug usage are linked? They are not.

BCC girls found passed out in the bathroom.

https://wtop.com/local/2023/01/two-students-found-passed-out-in-high-school-bathroom/

BCC is rated higher. This has nothing to do with low income and ratings

BCC is not a W school

Can we just agree that drug use is not an issue unique to schools with either high or low FARMS rates and instead focus on what appears to be a pretty shocking uptick in kids dying from drug use at school?

I suspect there is a multi-pronged response needed, including but not limited to hard reduction measures such as educating kids about fentanyl and allowing students to carry Narcan. What else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

Seriously? And you think that school ratings and drug usage are linked? They are not.

BCC girls found passed out in the bathroom.

https://wtop.com/local/2023/01/two-students-found-passed-out-in-high-school-bathroom/

BCC is rated higher. This has nothing to do with low income and ratings

BCC is not a W school

Holding tight to what REALLY matters here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

Seriously? And you think that school ratings and drug usage are linked? They are not.

BCC girls found passed out in the bathroom.

https://wtop.com/local/2023/01/two-students-found-passed-out-in-high-school-bathroom/

BCC is rated higher. This has nothing to do with low income and ratings

BCC is not a W school

Can we just agree that drug use is not an issue unique to schools with either high or low FARMS rates and instead focus on what appears to be a pretty shocking uptick in kids dying from drug use at school?

I suspect there is a multi-pronged response needed, including but not limited to hard reduction measures such as educating kids about fentanyl and allowing students to carry Narcan. What else?

Staff should administer Narcan not minors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

Seriously? And you think that school ratings and drug usage are linked? They are not.

BCC girls found passed out in the bathroom.

https://wtop.com/local/2023/01/two-students-found-passed-out-in-high-school-bathroom/

BCC is rated higher. This has nothing to do with low income and ratings

BCC is not a W school

Can we just agree that drug use is not an issue unique to schools with either high or low FARMS rates and instead focus on what appears to be a pretty shocking uptick in kids dying from drug use at school?

I suspect there is a multi-pronged response needed, including but not limited to hard reduction measures such as educating kids about fentanyl and allowing students to carry Narcan. What else?

Staff should administer Narcan not minors.

I don't know, I'm on Team The First Available Person Who Can Administer Narcan Should Do So. Speaking of which: https://mocoshow.com/blog/family-forum-on-fentanyl-life-saving-narcan-training-at-clarksburg-high-school/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not public yet, but rumors are circulating at the school that this student also died at the hospital.

That would make for two deaths at Kennedy.

Is this it will take for Kennedy admin and MCPS to crack down on security? It’s sad it took loss of life for this to be paid attention to seriously.

That’s tragic, and hopefully not true.

mCPS, the school and busy mostly also parents need to step up and crack down on their own kids. This is not just a failing for the school, but it’s a failing at home with the parents as well.

I recognize that we all parent differently, and one way is not the best or the only. But I think at some point parents need to go into their kids rooms and look through bags, drawers, and have very hard and open conversations with the kids about drug usage.

I would like to understand how a parent has failed if their kid goes to school, someone at school gives them drugs, they use the drugs at school and then overdose at school.

As a parent you can do everything you can to keep your kids safe at home. But you have no control after you send them to school except to hope and prey that your kids are not influenced by others.

If MCPS did more to address the behavioral problems to keep bad kids away, a lot of this crisis would be avoided.

How many kids lives need to be sacrificed before bad kids are held accountable and removed from school settings?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I would like to understand how a parent has failed if their kid goes to school, someone at school gives them drugs, they use the drugs at school and then overdose at school.

As a parent you can do everything you can to keep your kids safe at home. But you have no control after you send them to school except to hope and prey that your kids are not influenced by others.

If MCPS did more to address the behavioral problems to keep bad kids away, a lot of this crisis would be avoided.

How many kids lives need to be sacrificed before bad kids are held accountable and removed from school settings?

As a parent, I would hope that if someone tried to give my kid drugs, at school or not at school, my kid would not take them, full stop. If the only reason your kid isn't taking drugs is that they can't find any to take, that's a problem right there. I don't think that means you as a parent have failed. It's more complicated than that. But don't blame the "bad kids" for your kid taking drugs. The "bad kids" aren't forcing your kid to take drugs; that's your kid's choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

What does Walter Johnson and bcc rate? How about Whitman? Do you think they have drug issues there?

2 W students have overdosed since 2020 that I personally know about so yes it’s at W schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

What does Walter Johnson and bcc rate? How about Whitman? Do you think they have drug issues there?

2 W students have overdosed since 2020 that I personally know about so yes it’s at W schools.

One died in Jan of last year: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2022/04/23/after-whitman-students-fentanyl-overdose-family-hopes-awareness-will-prevent-similar-tragedy/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

What does Walter Johnson and bcc rate? How about Whitman? Do you think they have drug issues there?

2 W students have overdosed since 2020 that I personally know about so yes it’s at W schools.

One died in Jan of last year: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2022/04/23/after-whitman-students-fentanyl-overdose-family-hopes-awareness-will-prevent-similar-tragedy/

I also know 3 private school OD’s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I would like to understand how a parent has failed if their kid goes to school, someone at school gives them drugs, they use the drugs at school and then overdose at school.

As a parent you can do everything you can to keep your kids safe at home. But you have no control after you send them to school except to hope and prey that your kids are not influenced by others.

If MCPS did more to address the behavioral problems to keep bad kids away, a lot of this crisis would be avoided.

How many kids lives need to be sacrificed before bad kids are held accountable and removed from school settings?

As a parent, I would hope that if someone tried to give my kid drugs, at school or not at school, my kid would not take them, full stop. If the only reason your kid isn't taking drugs is that they can't find any to take, that's a problem right there. I don't think that means you as a parent have failed. It's more complicated than that. But don't blame the "bad kids" for your kid taking drugs. The "bad kids" aren't forcing your kid to take drugs; that's your kid's choice.

I'm not saying I disagree with you....but teenagers are also incredibly susceptible to peer pressure and intimidation. And there actually have been instances of older kids (juniors and seniors) forcing and threatening younger kids to try drugs for their amusement.

So the PP's point is valid. Parents can't control the behavior of their kids or other people's kids at school. That is really on MCPS when they're within their walls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I would like to understand how a parent has failed if their kid goes to school, someone at school gives them drugs, they use the drugs at school and then overdose at school.

As a parent you can do everything you can to keep your kids safe at home. But you have no control after you send them to school except to hope and prey that your kids are not influenced by others.

If MCPS did more to address the behavioral problems to keep bad kids away, a lot of this crisis would be avoided.

How many kids lives need to be sacrificed before bad kids are held accountable and removed from school settings?

As a parent, I would hope that if someone tried to give my kid drugs, at school or not at school, my kid would not take them, full stop. If the only reason your kid isn't taking drugs is that they can't find any to take, that's a problem right there. I don't think that means you as a parent have failed. It's more complicated than that. But don't blame the "bad kids" for your kid taking drugs. The "bad kids" aren't forcing your kid to take drugs; that's your kid's choice.

I'm not saying I disagree with you....but teenagers are also incredibly susceptible to peer pressure and intimidation. And there actually have been instances of older kids (juniors and seniors) forcing and threatening younger kids to try drugs for their amusement.

So the PP's point is valid. Parents can't control the behavior of their kids or other people's kids at school. That is really on MCPS when they're within their walls.

These kids aren't just doing drugs at school, let's be real. You need to monitor your kids at home, trust by verify and if they are showing signs, get them help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

Seriously? And you think that school ratings and drug usage are linked? They are not.

BCC girls found passed out in the bathroom.

https://wtop.com/local/2023/01/two-students-found-passed-out-in-high-school-bathroom/

BCC is rated higher. This has nothing to do with low income and ratings

BCC is not a W school

Can we just agree that drug use is not an issue unique to schools with either high or low FARMS rates and instead focus on what appears to be a pretty shocking uptick in kids dying from drug use at school?

I suspect there is a multi-pronged response needed, including but not limited to hard reduction measures such as educating kids about fentanyl and allowing students to carry Narcan. What else?

Staff should administer Narcan not minors.

Narcan is very easy to use and should and can be administered by anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This school is very poorly rated, its sad but not a surprise

https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/silver-spring/911-John-F.-Kennedy-High-School/

Seriously? And you think that school ratings and drug usage are linked? They are not.

BCC girls found passed out in the bathroom.

https://wtop.com/local/2023/01/two-students-found-passed-out-in-high-school-bathroom/

BCC is rated higher. This has nothing to do with low income and ratings

BCC is not a W school

But Watkins Mill should be because it starts with a W

stay on point here you tool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I would like to understand how a parent has failed if their kid goes to school, someone at school gives them drugs, they use the drugs at school and then overdose at school.

As a parent you can do everything you can to keep your kids safe at home. But you have no control after you send them to school except to hope and prey that your kids are not influenced by others.

If MCPS did more to address the behavioral problems to keep bad kids away, a lot of this crisis would be avoided.

How many kids lives need to be sacrificed before bad kids are held accountable and removed from school settings?

As a parent, I would hope that if someone tried to give my kid drugs, at school or not at school, my kid would not take them, full stop. If the only reason your kid isn't taking drugs is that they can't find any to take, that's a problem right there. I don't think that means you as a parent have failed. It's more complicated than that. But don't blame the "bad kids" for your kid taking drugs. The "bad kids" aren't forcing your kid to take drugs; that's your kid's choice.

I'm not saying I disagree with you....but teenagers are also incredibly susceptible to peer pressure and intimidation. And there actually have been instances of older kids (juniors and seniors) forcing and threatening younger kids to try drugs for their amusement.

So the PP's point is valid. Parents can't control the behavior of their kids or other people's kids at school. That is really on MCPS when they're within their walls.

These kids aren't just doing drugs at school, let's be real. You need to monitor your kids at home, trust by verify and if they are showing signs, get them help.

The overdose happened at school because they were using drugs at school. You are making assumptions after that about things you would not be in a position to know.