What went down at CMI yesterday?

[jsteele]

Please consider that whatever happened probably involved elementary school aged children. A certain amount of discretion is appropriate and should be observed. If the folks at the school don't want the incident broadcast on DCUM, they likely have good reasons (beyond trying to protect the reputation of the school which is a motivation that I think is too often exaggerated here).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one is being deceived. It really is an internal matter. Just erring on the side of caution. If it was a big deal, don't you think it would have been on the news or released somewhere?

Internal matter is something like a custody issue. If the entire parent community is aware of what happened, it is not internal. You are saying internal because you think people are going to criticize CMI. I wouldn't be so sure, many of us have gone through safety issues at our schools that were not the fault of the school. Nobody is going to judge. We want to be informed.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:Please consider that whatever happened probably involved elementary school aged children. A certain amount of discretion is appropriate and should be observed. If the folks at the school don't want the incident broadcast on DCUM, they likely have good reasons (beyond trying to protect the reputation of the school which is a motivation that I think is too often exaggerated here).

The school isn't asking for discretion. Parents are not sharing on their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is being deceived. It really is an internal matter. Just erring on the side of caution. If it was a big deal, don't you think it would have been on the news or released somewhere?

So if it is not a big deal, why not tell us about it?

Safety

What?!? Stop being coy and tell us what happened.

NP here- not involved at all, but sometimes police need to be called for custody disputes, like when a parent with a custodial challenge tries to pick up his/her child without the knowledge/wishes of the other parent. Not saying that's what happened here at all, but it would qualify as the type of situation that would need police, but should be kept a private matter for the family and the school administrators. Just an example that is among the most common reasons police may be at a school.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Please consider that whatever happened probably involved elementary school aged children. A certain amount of discretion is appropriate and should be observed. If the folks at the school don't want the incident broadcast on DCUM, they likely have good reasons (beyond trying to protect the reputation of the school which is a motivation that I think is too often exaggerated here).

The school isn't asking for discretion. Parents are not sharing on their own.

I'm asking for discretion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is being deceived. It really is an internal matter. Just erring on the side of caution. If it was a big deal, don't you think it would have been on the news or released somewhere?

Internal matter is something like a custody issue. If the entire parent community is aware of what happened, it is not internal. You are saying internal because you think people are going to criticize CMI. I wouldn't be so sure, many of us have gone through safety issues at our schools that were not the fault of the school. Nobody is going to judge. We want to be informed.

Who cares is CMI gets criticsized. 500 people are still dying to get off the waitlist and get in to the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is being deceived. It really is an internal matter. Just erring on the side of caution. If it was a big deal, don't you think it would have been on the news or released somewhere?

So if it is not a big deal, why not tell us about it?

Safety

What?!? Stop being coy and tell us what happened.

NP here- not involved at all, but sometimes police need to be called for custody disputes, like when a parent with a custodial challenge tries to pick up his/her child without the knowledge/wishes of the other parent. Not saying that's what happened here at all, but it would qualify as the type of situation that would need police, but should be kept a private matter for the family and the school administrators. Just an example that is among the most common reasons police may be at a school.

That was my first thought but that wouldn't require closing the school for a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is being deceived. It really is an internal matter. Just erring on the side of caution. If it was a big deal, don't you think it would have been on the news or released somewhere?

So if it is not a big deal, why not tell us about it?

Safety

What?!? Stop being coy and tell us what happened.

NP here- not involved at all, but sometimes police need to be called for custody disputes, like when a parent with a custodial challenge tries to pick up his/her child without the knowledge/wishes of the other parent. Not saying that's what happened here at all, but it would qualify as the type of situation that would need police, but should be kept a private matter for the family and the school administrators. Just an example that is among the most common reasons police may be at a school.

That was my first thought but that wouldn't require closing the school for a day.

NP and no idea what went down, but it was only one person that said it closed school for the day, so that may not be an accurate report.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is being deceived. It really is an internal matter. Just erring on the side of caution. If it was a big deal, don't you think it would have been on the news or released somewhere?

Internal matter is something like a custody issue. If the entire parent community is aware of what happened, it is not internal. You are saying internal because you think people are going to criticize CMI. I wouldn't be so sure, many of us have gone through safety issues at our schools that were not the fault of the school. Nobody is going to judge. We want to be informed.

Who cares is CMI gets criticsized. 500 people are still dying to get off the waitlist and get in to the school.

If the entire school community knows about it, but the rest of the world does not, it is still internal to the school community. I cannot imagine why you need to be informed other than that you would like to rubberneck at something scary that happened to someone else's kids while they were at school. Those motives are less admirable than wanting to protect a school that gets criticized all the time from more criticism.

[Anonymous]

As a parent at cmi, you know as much as us. Like Jeff mentioned, please respect our silence and back off and just wait. It really is not your place unless you have child attending cmi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a parent at cmi, you know as much as us. Like Jeff mentioned, please respect our silence and back off and just wait. It really is not your place unless you have child attending cmi.

We are high on WL. We will wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a parent at cmi, you know as much as us. Like Jeff mentioned, please respect our silence and back off and just wait. It really is not your place unless you have child attending cmi.

What if I have a kid on WL for the school? Or a 2 year old and I'm thinking about school for 16-17? Or I am a grandparent of a child there? Or a neighbor who could be impacted by threats of violence there? Options PCS's issues have been terrorizing that neighborhood for a few years; should those residents mind their own business too?

My point is this - the response is overly simplistic. And, while I appreciate Jeff's efforts and the forum, the mere fact that Jeff has an opinion doesn't mean the matter is settled (maybe I'm wrong and I'll be banned, in which case I guess I misunderstand the forum). There's a difference between naming children and or providing information that could identify a specific student and providing a general description that is relevant to a whole host of constituencies. Unless of course those issues are only relevant when it is a predominantly black school...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent at cmi, you know as much as us. Like Jeff mentioned, please respect our silence and back off and just wait. It really is not your place unless you have child attending cmi.

What if I have a kid on WL for the school? Or a 2 year old and I'm thinking about school for 16-17? Or I am a grandparent of a child there? Or a neighbor who could be impacted by threats of violence there? Options PCS's issues have been terrorizing that neighborhood for a few years; should those residents mind their own business too?

My point is this - the response is overly simplistic. And, while I appreciate Jeff's efforts and the forum, the mere fact that Jeff has an opinion doesn't mean the matter is settled (maybe I'm wrong and I'll be banned, in which case I guess I misunderstand the forum). There's a difference between naming children and or providing information that could identify a specific student and providing a general description that is relevant to a whole host of constituencies. Unless of course those issues are only relevant when it is a predominantly black school...

+1. A whole PUBLIC school closed, and no public information about why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent at cmi, you know as much as us. Like Jeff mentioned, please respect our silence and back off and just wait. It really is not your place unless you have child attending cmi.

What if I have a kid on WL for the school? Or a 2 year old and I'm thinking about school for 16-17? Or I am a grandparent of a child there? Or a neighbor who could be impacted by threats of violence there? Options PCS's issues have been terrorizing that neighborhood for a few years; should those residents mind their own business too?

My point is this - the response is overly simplistic. And, while I appreciate Jeff's efforts and the forum, the mere fact that Jeff has an opinion doesn't mean the matter is settled (maybe I'm wrong and I'll be banned, in which case I guess I misunderstand the forum). There's a difference between naming children and or providing information that could identify a specific student and providing a general description that is relevant to a whole host of constituencies. Unless of course those issues are only relevant when it is a predominantly black school...

I totally agree with this. A family that is considering this school should have all the information to make an informed decision. The safety of one's children is a BIG factor. Current parents can provide some information without revealing identities, private data, sensitive information, what have you. But the silence and the fact that the school was closed today is only going to raise more eyebrows and blow this whole thing out of proportion if that hasn't already occurred.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent at cmi, you know as much as us. Like Jeff mentioned, please respect our silence and back off and just wait. It really is not your place unless you have child attending cmi.

What if I have a kid on WL for the school? Or a 2 year old and I'm thinking about school for 16-17? Or I am a grandparent of a child there? Or a neighbor who could be impacted by threats of violence there? Options PCS's issues have been terrorizing that neighborhood for a few years; should those residents mind their own business too?

My point is this - the response is overly simplistic. And, while I appreciate Jeff's efforts and the forum, the mere fact that Jeff has an opinion doesn't mean the matter is settled (maybe I'm wrong and I'll be banned, in which case I guess I misunderstand the forum). There's a difference between naming children and or providing information that could identify a specific student and providing a general description that is relevant to a whole host of constituencies. Unless of course those issues are only relevant when it is a predominantly black school...

I totally agree with this. A family that is considering this school should have all the information to make an informed decision. The safety of one's children is a BIG factor. Current parents can provide some information without revealing identities, private data, sensitive information, what have you. But the silence and the fact that the school was closed today is only going to raise more eyebrows and blow this whole thing out of proportion if that hasn't already occurred.

PP who commented about reasons why police might be at a school. No children at the school. Maybe its a confusing situation with conflicting or unclear pieces. In that case, putting out information may not be the best course of action. You don't have a right to a full report within 24 hours. Give them time to be sure they have things right before they make any public statements.