Arlington CCPTA challenges School Board - We'd Never See this in Alexandria

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

https://www.arlnow.com/2023/01/25/police-investigating-after-student-attacked-by-group-outside-of-kenmore-middle-school/

Both the mob assault, and the overdose last week were first made public by Arlington now because folks in the community monitor the police scanners/tip off. It’s not because APS made an announcement.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

https://www.arlnow.com/2023/01/25/police-investigating-after-student-attacked-by-group-outside-of-kenmore-middle-school/

Both the mob assault, and the overdose last week were first made public by Arlington now because folks in the community monitor the police scanners/tip off. It’s not because APS made an announcement.

You think less than 24 hours is an unreasonable time for APS to learn of an incident that occurred after school hours, do a preliminary investigation to understand what happened, and then draft a message to the school community?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

https://www.arlnow.com/2023/01/25/police-investigating-after-student-attacked-by-group-outside-of-kenmore-middle-school/

Both the mob assault, and the overdose last week were first made public by Arlington now because folks in the community monitor the police scanners/tip off. It’s not because APS made an announcement.

You think less than 24 hours is an unreasonable time for APS to learn of an incident that occurred after school hours, do a preliminary investigation to understand what happened, and then draft a message to the school community?

Not at all. I was responding to PP saying the articles weaken the stance that APS has not been forthcoming. In my opinion there’s a huge difference in waiting until an appropriate time to report based on information and investigations versus never saying anything at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

https://www.arlnow.com/2023/01/25/police-investigating-after-student-attacked-by-group-outside-of-kenmore-middle-school/

Both the mob assault, and the overdose last week were first made public by Arlington now because folks in the community monitor the police scanners/tip off. It’s not because APS made an announcement.

You think less than 24 hours is an unreasonable time for APS to learn of an incident that occurred after school hours, do a preliminary investigation to understand what happened, and then draft a message to the school community?

Not at all. I was responding to PP saying the articles weaken the stance that APS has not been forthcoming. In my opinion there’s a huge difference in waiting until an appropriate time to report based on information and investigations versus never saying anything at all.

But in both instances APS did make statements relatively shortly after the incidents occurred. The fact that ArlNow reported it first based on police scanner communications does not mean APS would not have made a statement but for ArlNow’s reporting, not does it mean that APS was wrong to take less than 24 hours to ensure it was communicating accurate information and that it was legally allowed to share that information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow! The Arlington's City Council of PTAs (CCPTA) is the equivalent of Alexandria's PTAC. The President of the CCPTA spoke at a school board meeting recently and took the board to task, standing up for parents & kids. She called them out on lack of transparency citing "a mob assault" and a rape that occurred in APS in January.

Just at Minnie Howard alone there was a mob assault and a rape cover up. PTAC never bothered to say anything to anyone much less to the school board. PTAC couldn't even bother to show up at the school board meetings after the incidents.

They will never challenge or criticize ACPS or the School Board on behalf of parents or students.

https://www.apsva.us/school-board-meetings/view-school-board-meetings/

CCPTA is at 1:47:ish

It's also nice how the Arlington SB acknowledges the speakers after they present. Basic civility even if they don't like what the speaker is saying.

Sorry to burst you bubble but after having lived in both jurisdictions, neither one has a better group or school board.

Actually I think Alexandria school board is slightly better bc they actually do some talking every now and then and at least have to talk to city council and the mayor on occasion. The Arlington SB just kind of smiles and nods and say "aye" most of the time.

Also this is the first time I have ever heard CCPTA speak up. They were largely absent during covid but I guess it's a case of better late than never.

The difference between Alexandria and Arlington is that Arlington rich people can physically separate themselves from the poors and never interact with them at all so they can easily view it as an us vs. them issue. In Alexandria, there is a west end of high rise condos but most of the actual public housing is not on the west end. Just ask the people in million dollar town homes in Old Town who are living next to public housing. Also, one high school so they can't avoid the poors forever bc most people use public high school after years in private.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

https://www.arlnow.com/2023/01/25/police-investigating-after-student-attacked-by-group-outside-of-kenmore-middle-school/

Both the mob assault, and the overdose last week were first made public by Arlington now because folks in the community monitor the police scanners/tip off. It’s not because APS made an announcement.

You think less than 24 hours is an unreasonable time for APS to learn of an incident that occurred after school hours, do a preliminary investigation to understand what happened, and then draft a message to the school community?

Not at all. I was responding to PP saying the articles weaken the stance that APS has not been forthcoming. In my opinion there’s a huge difference in waiting until an appropriate time to report based on information and investigations versus never saying anything at all.

But in both instances APS did make statements relatively shortly after the incidents occurred. The fact that ArlNow reported it first based on police scanner communications does not mean APS would not have made a statement but for ArlNow’s reporting, not does it mean that APS was wrong to take less than 24 hours to ensure it was communicating accurate information and that it was legally allowed to share that information.

The important thing getting missed is what is not being reported at all, which is what the speaker at the school board with talking about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow! The Arlington's City Council of PTAs (CCPTA) is the equivalent of Alexandria's PTAC. The President of the CCPTA spoke at a school board meeting recently and took the board to task, standing up for parents & kids. She called them out on lack of transparency citing "a mob assault" and a rape that occurred in APS in January.

Just at Minnie Howard alone there was a mob assault and a rape cover up. PTAC never bothered to say anything to anyone much less to the school board. PTAC couldn't even bother to show up at the school board meetings after the incidents.

They will never challenge or criticize ACPS or the School Board on behalf of parents or students.

https://www.apsva.us/school-board-meetings/view-school-board-meetings/

CCPTA is at 1:47:ish

It's also nice how the Arlington SB acknowledges the speakers after they present. Basic civility even if they don't like what the speaker is saying.

Sorry to burst you bubble but after having lived in both jurisdictions, neither one has a better group or school board.

Actually I think Alexandria school board is slightly better bc they actually do some talking every now and then and at least have to talk to city council and the mayor on occasion. The Arlington SB just kind of smiles and nods and say "aye" most of the time.

Also this is the first time I have ever heard CCPTA speak up. They were largely absent during covid but I guess it's a case of better late than never.

The difference between Alexandria and Arlington is that Arlington rich people can physically separate themselves from the poors and never interact with them at all so they can easily view it as an us vs. them issue. In Alexandria, there is a west end of high rise condos but most of the actual public housing is not on the west end. Just ask the people in million dollar town homes in Old Town who are living next to public housing. Also, one high school so they can't avoid the poors forever bc most people use public high school after years in private.

You're right of course. Although Alexandria PTAC enthusiastically supported everything ACPS did during COVID and attacked parents who disagreed so CCPTA just staying quiet during COVID seems nice in comparison. The National PTA doesn't like PTAs to criticize school districts so this woman will get thrown out soon enough.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

If there is a rape or an alleged rape in my kid's school I want to know about it and if the rapist was removed from the school. From the district. I don't need to know any identifying information of the victim or the rapist.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

How so? How would saying a rape occurred violate the victim's privacy? Or the alleged attacker's privacy? And how does not knowing this occurred protect your kid from violence? It's disturbing that a parent would be fine not knowing that this horror occurred in their kids school.

Because the reality is people will out and doxx the victim. Any public acknowledgment of sexual assault almost always makes life even more difficult for victims.

The leadership team could say: No rape occured. OR: We are investigating an incident. OR: A crime has occured and the investigation has led to the removal of the perpetrator.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

https://www.arlnow.com/2023/01/25/police-investigating-after-student-attacked-by-group-outside-of-kenmore-middle-school/

Both the mob assault, and the overdose last week were first made public by Arlington now because folks in the community monitor the police scanners/tip off. It’s not because APS made an announcement.

You think less than 24 hours is an unreasonable time for APS to learn of an incident that occurred after school hours, do a preliminary investigation to understand what happened, and then draft a message to the school community?

Not at all. I was responding to PP saying the articles weaken the stance that APS has not been forthcoming. In my opinion there’s a huge difference in waiting until an appropriate time to report based on information and investigations versus never saying anything at all.

But in both instances APS did make statements relatively shortly after the incidents occurred. The fact that ArlNow reported it first based on police scanner communications does not mean APS would not have made a statement but for ArlNow’s reporting, not does it mean that APS was wrong to take less than 24 hours to ensure it was communicating accurate information and that it was legally allowed to share that information.

The important thing getting missed is what is not being reported at all, which is what the speaker at the school board with talking about.

The important thing you are missing is that students have privacy rights. You are not the center of universe and are not entitled to know everyone else’s business.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

How so? How would saying a rape occurred violate the victim's privacy? Or the alleged attacker's privacy? And how does not knowing this occurred protect your kid from violence? It's disturbing that a parent would be fine not knowing that this horror occurred in their kids school.

Because the reality is people will out and doxx the victim. Any public acknowledgment of sexual assault almost always makes life even more difficult for victims.

The leadership team could say: No rape occured. OR: We are investigating an incident. OR: A crime has occured and the investigation has led to the removal of the perpetrator.

That would be more than reasonable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

https://www.arlnow.com/2023/01/25/police-investigating-after-student-attacked-by-group-outside-of-kenmore-middle-school/

Both the mob assault, and the overdose last week were first made public by Arlington now because folks in the community monitor the police scanners/tip off. It’s not because APS made an announcement.

You think less than 24 hours is an unreasonable time for APS to learn of an incident that occurred after school hours, do a preliminary investigation to understand what happened, and then draft a message to the school community?

Not at all. I was responding to PP saying the articles weaken the stance that APS has not been forthcoming. In my opinion there’s a huge difference in waiting until an appropriate time to report based on information and investigations versus never saying anything at all.

But in both instances APS did make statements relatively shortly after the incidents occurred. The fact that ArlNow reported it first based on police scanner communications does not mean APS would not have made a statement but for ArlNow’s reporting, not does it mean that APS was wrong to take less than 24 hours to ensure it was communicating accurate information and that it was legally allowed to share that information.

The important thing getting missed is what is not being reported at all, which is what the speaker at the school board with talking about.

The important thing you are missing is that students have privacy rights. You are not the center of universe and are not entitled to know everyone else’s business.

No one is asking for a violation of privacy. Such a red herring. Just admit you are ok with rapists and abusers in your child's school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was a rape in APS in January??

OP, that's a grave allegation. Source?

The lady in the video clear says there was a rape in APS in January and that they want more transparency on these kinds of issues... as the only reason the public knew about it is because a parent decided to speak out about it. I have not heard about this, nor has it been discussed AEM. Nor has APS spoken out to say that was untrue.

That’s not quite what she said. What she said was that in January there had been six incidents of drugs and/violence in APS school, including a rape and a mob assault, but only one of those events was being discussed that evening because a parent came forward publicly. That last part is about the Wakefield student who died of an overdose. I am not denying that a rape or a mob assault occurred, but to my knowledge there is no public information to substantiate either of those allegations.

The mob assault was reported on ArlNow. Kenmore students beating a Hamm student.

Thank you for the correction. For some reason that article did not come up when I did a search on “assault” on ArlNow. The fact of that article undermines her point a bit, though, because her argument was that APS hadn’t communicated with the community about those other incidents when the ArlNow article reflects that APS did communicate with families.

As for the rape, it actually really bothers me that she would use that as a grounds to attack the board. When a student is sexually assaulted, that student’s privacy should be given the utmost respect. Even communicating hat an incident occurred without naming names threatens to violate the victim’s privacy in this context.

How so? How would saying a rape occurred violate the victim's privacy? Or the alleged attacker's privacy? And how does not knowing this occurred protect your kid from violence? It's disturbing that a parent would be fine not knowing that this horror occurred in their kids school.

Because the reality is people will out and doxx the victim. Any public acknowledgment of sexual assault almost always makes life even more difficult for victims.

The leadership team could say: No rape occured. OR: We are investigating an incident. OR: A crime has occured and the investigation has led to the removal of the perpetrator.

That would be more than reasonable.

Leadership? 🤔

[Anonymous]

You can look this all up in the community crime map by looking up Wakefield. The CCPTA president didn’t make it up.

[Anonymous]

You can look this all up in the community crime map by looking up Wakefield. The CCPTA president didn’t make it up.

Are you saying that the rape was at Wakefield?