West Potomac HS situation

[Anonymous]

It was a dangerous school when I went there in the early 90s. We couldn’t wear belts with metal studs or jeans that were too wide/baggy because someone hid a bat in the leg of their jeans and then pulled it out on someone during school.

[Anonymous]

Police chief was live on FB. The kids knew each other and they are investigating. Injured student now stable.

[Anonymous]

Anyone who has video or photos of this needs to share it with police asap. The non-emergency line is 703-691-2131.

[Anonymous]

Huh. According to that one loon this only happens in Alexandria.

LOL

[Anonymous]

My DS used to practice lacrosse at this school. It was always very socially divided between the families from Fort Hunt and those from Richmond Highway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I knew the ES schools in this cluster sucked, are the HS this bad too? We bought a house here recently…

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That high school have over 2500 students. Is what your DC makes it. They will be able to do join whichever "club" they want. They are some kids that skip class, smoke, vape, and fails all their classes, and they are some other kids who are doing great. Most of the kids are doing okay or great, if they have the right friends their will be nothing to worry about. The school has gang as it did when I attend there, but I don't think the school has any more issues than any other issues in FCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was a dangerous school when I went there in the early 90s. We couldn’t wear belts with metal studs or jeans that were too wide/baggy because someone hid a bat in the leg of their jeans and then pulled it out on someone during school.

Class of 2002, it was way different when I went there. I do remember my teacher talking about how the school was like the movie "LEAN ON ME" when he attend in the 1990s. Like we had weed, and some other drugs but I never got into any trouble and I kept with my bands kids friends. We might of skip class once every blue moon but I don't think I was ever in danger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS used to practice lacrosse at this school. It was always very socially divided between the families from Fort Hunt and those from Richmond Highway.

100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NBC 4 reports school NOT on lockdown

"West Potomac High School is currently in a Stay Put, Stay Tuned safety protocol following an isolated incident at the school that has been contained. We will provide additional information in the next 30 minutes but there is no current threat to the school," the school’s parent-teacher association said in a message on social media.

Fairfax County Public Schools said the building is not on lockdown, but no one is allowed to leave or enter.”

This is completely absurd. Children should be able to leave if their parent comes to check them out. There will be lawsuits from this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh. According to that one loon this only happens in Alexandria.

LOL

NP-I'll wait for you to name the other NOVA school districts that have this issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NBC 4 reports school NOT on lockdown

"West Potomac High School is currently in a Stay Put, Stay Tuned safety protocol following an isolated incident at the school that has been contained. We will provide additional information in the next 30 minutes but there is no current threat to the school," the school’s parent-teacher association said in a message on social media.

Fairfax County Public Schools said the building is not on lockdown, but no one is allowed to leave or enter.”

This is completely absurd. Children should be able to leave if their parent comes to check them out. There will be lawsuits from this.

Sure, you go pick up Larla and block the police and ambulance from helping this poor kid. Put your needs first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh. According to that one loon this only happens in Alexandria.

LOL

NP-I'll wait for you to name the other NOVA school districts that have this issue.

All of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I knew the ES schools in this cluster sucked, are the HS this bad too? We bought a house here recently…

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That high school have over 2500 students. Is what your DC makes it. They will be able to do join whichever "club" they want. They are some kids that skip class, smoke, vape, and fails all their classes, and they are some other kids who are doing great. Most of the kids are doing okay or great, if they have the right friends their will be nothing to worry about. The school has gang as it did when I attend there, but I don't think the school has any more issues than any other issues in FCPS.

+1

there are a lot of schools with similar demographics and plenty of kids do very well there. If you look at the west Springfield college acceptance instragam page you can see that a lot of kids did very well and are going to some incredible school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Police chief was live on FB. The kids knew each other and they are investigating. Injured student now stable.

Not surprised by this. i assumed it was a targeted attack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh. According to that one loon this only happens in Alexandria.

LOL

NP-I'll wait for you to name the other NOVA school districts that have this issue.

All of them.

That's a lie.

I'll now wait for you to post the news links for ALL the other districts this has happened to in NOVA.

Nothing? Because it doesn't happen anywhere else.