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Twinbrook elementary rape allegation
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Anonymous
If the parent posted their name to Nextdoor I’d say it’s fair game. |
Anonymous
NextDoor is much different than this anonymous site. |
Anonymous
Not really. I use a fake name on NextDoor and so do many. The poster had the opportunity to use a fake name and may have for all we know. I support the parent not feeling as if they or their child should be ashamed and using their real name, if that is what they chose to do. |
Anonymous
| Student safety does not seem like a top priority at Twinbrook Elementary. |
Anonymous
It's clearly a fake name. If you feel strongly about this, feel free to report the thread. |
Anonymous
Why single out Twinbrook? It's all of MCPS. My friend's kid was stabbed in the face with scissors and absolutely nothing was done to the perpetrator and this was at a W school feeder. She even called the cops but they refused to get involved, saying that it was a school matter. The perpetrator didn't even get moved to a different class. |
Anonymous
It’s not just Twinbrook. Have you forgotten about the sexual assault cases at Rockville HS and at Damascus HS? And the one with the poor girl who was assaulted on the bus? It’s MCPS-wide. A culture of corruption and coverups. So disturbing and terrifying, as a parent. |
Anonymous
| attempted rape? were these two 5 year olds? |
Anonymous
This. It's why the Clery Act, which requires schools to report crime on campus, should be extended to K-12 schools. Currently it only applies to universities, who were great at sweeping such things under the rug. Glad to see the parents contacted police. A crime was alleged, and the police, not MCPS, is best equipped to investigate crimes and ensure due process. Always remember to contact police when a crime is committed, and tell your college-aged kids that too. They are the only ones without an incentive to cover it up. |
Anonymous
The alleged perp is probably sexually abused themselves/has a craptastic home life. Not making excuses for the kid, just saying how this could happen from a kid. |
Anonymous
| My guess is that once an incident becomes a police matter, the admins have protocols to follow and can not talk to the parents anymore. |
Anonymous
Yes. Protocols created by MCPS, which for the most part are geared towards protecting MCPS. Some of it is in line with investigative protocol and makes sense: not muddying the victim's, perp's or witnesses' recollections, not touching evidence as much as is feasible, etc. But they need to add a protocol for dealing with parents and victims' understandable need for information. There should be a mediator immediately available who can explain the process and generally reduce stress. It's ironic that the merest lockdown for police activity around a school results in a flurry of emails and texts, and language about students' mental health, with a support contact for students who need it; but if a student is actually attacked... crickets. |
Anonymous
| Your child was interviewed by a psychologist or counselor trained in sexual assault before making allegations correct? |
Anonymous
When a child reports an assault, the first call is medical (if appropriate), then police. The police takes over the questioning. They are trained to do so. The police partners with psychologists if need be. |
Anonymous
That’s not how this works. |