Creative Minds PCS bullet brought to school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where there are bullets, there is at least one gun. It’s time for CMI and schools in general to have a larger conversation about gun safety in the home. Guns, bullets and weapons must be properly locked. This bullet was indeed innocent. What’s horrifying is the possibility of a student innocently bringing a loaded gun to school. It happens.

I am the PP who suggested that one bullet is minimal.

I would absolutely love if we had a broader conversation about guns. Can we maybe start with allowing the CDC to do research about this public health threat? If not, maybe we could start with common sense gun control regulation. You can talk about guns coming into schools until you're blue in the face. If you do not address this country's broader fetishization with firearms, you will get nowhere.

[Anonymous]

I'm bothered by the fact that the parents group in censored in any way. I can totally understand the impetus to do so. I have sometimes wished ours was. I have seen a lot of yelling back and forth and inflammatory statements. But, I can't imagine who would censor it unless names were being used to identify children or parents etc. I view it as necessary to have an open means of communication, as annoying as it can be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where there are bullets, there is at least one gun. It’s time for CMI and schools in general to have a larger conversation about gun safety in the home. Guns, bullets and weapons must be properly locked. This bullet was indeed innocent. What’s horrifying is the possibility of a student innocently bringing a loaded gun to school. It happens.

I am the PP who suggested that one bullet is minimal.

I would absolutely love if we had a broader conversation about guns. Can we maybe start with allowing the CDC to do research about this public health threat? If not, maybe we could start with common sense gun control regulation. You can talk about guns coming into schools until you're blue in the face. If you do not address this country's broader fetishization with firearms, you will get nowhere.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a CMI family but it seems like this was handled well. I would be more concerned that where there is a bullet, there is a gun somewhere in the home unsecured. that is dangerous both at home and also if brought to school.

Unless it was the bullet pulled of our great-graeat-great-grandpa's leg during the Civil War or something like that.

[Anonymous]

Happy with a larger conversation, but it still sounds as though CMI handled this specific situation exactly how I would hope my own children's school would.

[Anonymous]

agreed sounds well addressed. Maybe an opportunity for a larger school PSA on gun safety, but the individual incident was addressed well. Sounds like op is really mad about censorship not this incident.

[Anonymous]

CMI parent. This is a public health threat. Similar to schools requiring annual checkups and vaccinations, can they ask if firearms are in house and if they are locked away?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:agreed sounds well addressed. Maybe an opportunity for a larger school PSA on gun safety, but the individual incident was addressed well. Sounds like op is really mad about censorship not this incident.

100 percent agree. Never hurts to have more discussion about safety, but this specific instance seems to have been handled appropriately. I think OP just wants more gossip or already has biases against the student.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Please do not put words in my mouth about a hidden bias to the student who I do not know, or for the the secrecy of the CFA googlegroup. I am trying to reach CMI parents who I am unable to reach via the googlegroup, that are upset by the incident. The school did everything by the books as stated in its manual. My heartbreak is the countless children who lose their lives due to school shootings and the fear that this will one day affect my children's lives. By throwing your hands up and saying that the school did all they could -- is the bare minimum to combat gun violence in schools.

I am trying to brainstorm how we at CMI, can make our school the safest environment, and how to motivate families who do have firearms to secure them. I am only one person, but my love for my children has no bounds. I cannot sit idly and say "the school did enough." There's always more. If you are a CMI parent or a parent from another school that has made progress starting an informative conversation about gun safety, it would be helpful to share it so we can protect all of our kids. I cannot wait for the CDC.

[Anonymous]

It is far more likely that the student found a spent bullet on the ground. During my childhood in the SF Bay Area, land of gun control, I found a few.

DC has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country. Most people probably don't have legal guns at home; the requirements are still pretty laborious.. My guess is that MPD checked the parents out.

I don't think you need more information.

[Anonymous]

OP, what are you personally doing to protect children from gun violence? What do you think your school should do to be more proactive?

They discovered the incident. They addr she’s it. Is your concern that there was not a school assembly to discuss gun safety?

My child’s DCPS has had two lockdown drills this year. Does CMI do those?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, what are you personally doing to protect children from gun violence? What do you think your school should do to be more proactive?

They discovered the incident. They addr she’s it. Is your concern that there was not a school assembly to discuss gun safety?

My child’s DCPS has had two lockdown drills this year. Does CMI do those?

Thank you for your empathetic response.

I am not sure if CMI has had lockdown drills. I haven’t received info about it. They have indeed had fire drills.

I am attempting to start a discussion about gun safety. I agree the child innocently made a mistake bringing a bullet to school and it was handled by admin. To me, this is a wake up call — regardless of innocence, that we need to talk about guns in the home. I am researching advocacy groups. It’s never too early to empower the school and family-body with information to be proactive for the safety at home and school.

[Anonymous]

OP, ask the admin about lockdown drills and how the staff and faculty discuss drills with the students. Does CMI have a parent directory? Use it to start an email string about advocacy at the school. If you feel you are blocked from the other group, start another conversation.

[Anonymous]

I'm so sorry that you even have to be concerned about this at your child's school. You absolutely should be upset and start more dialogue on the issue. Calling the parents and talking to the police are the minimum a school can do. You have a right to know what the plan is for the school going forward. Is this a student already receiving some sort of behavior intervention services? Is there a social worker that can do a home visit and see the child intermittently at school. I wholehearted disagree with previous comments that people should not be privy to the outcome of this case. Every school community should discuss concerns so a disaster doesn't happen. It's called prevention. Previous posters said that DC has very strict gun laws, but most provisions were striked down in recent supreme court case. Don't be afraid to talk about your concerns it might just give the school the impetus to give this child and the cause more attention and resources.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Please do not put words in my mouth about a hidden bias to the student who I do not know, or for the the secrecy of the CFA googlegroup. I am trying to reach CMI parents who I am unable to reach via the googlegroup, that are upset by the incident. The school did everything by the books as stated in its manual. My heartbreak is the countless children who lose their lives due to school shootings and the fear that this will one day affect my children's lives. By throwing your hands up and saying that the school did all they could -- is the bare minimum to combat gun violence in schools.

I am trying to brainstorm how we at CMI, can make our school the safest environment, and how to motivate families who do have firearms to secure them. I am only one person, but my love for my children has no bounds. I cannot sit idly and say "the school did enough." There's always more. If you are a CMI parent or a parent from another school that has made progress starting an informative conversation about gun safety, it would be helpful to share it so we can protect all of our kids. I cannot wait for the CDC.

Did you post your question to the Google Group and have it rejected? Or are you assuming it would be? It is not controlled by the CFA - it's independent by design.

In my experience, I've only seen a CFA president insert themselves in the conversation when it's a "hot topic" where there are no clear answers - and the president takes the issue to the administration for clarification and posts it back to the listserv.

In my years at CMI, I've seen some doozies that were counterproductive at best, but they are posted nevertheless.

I encourage you to post to the listserv and start a conversation.