New Sexual Assault Case. What school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm telling you guys, these anonymous instagram posts are full of BS. If someone really got assaulted, it should by all means be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Administrators who turned a blind eye should also be held accountable. BUT these "black at *****" and "female at ******" where ANYONE can just submit an anonymous claim... don't ever underestimate the power of bored teenagers (and adults) sitting at home ready to write fan fiction. Or people with a grudge against someone or their family. I could literally go on that account right now and claim to be a high school girl who was assaulted at Blair. And I don't even live in Maryland!

Agree.

[Anonymous]

1 in 4 girls are sexually assaulted in a life time, 1in 5 boys.

Of course it is happening in every school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1 in 4 girls are sexually assaulted in a life time, 1in 5 boys.

Of course it is happening in every school.

I agree that it’s happening in every school.

I really dislike allowing people to call out minors and our accusations like this out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yikes. I’m not comfortable with the public identification on social media of minors who have been accused. There has to be a better way.

+1 agree with reporting assault; don't agree with anonymous accusations on social media without proof, especially against minors.

I am a mom of a boy and girl, and my DS goes to one of the HS named on that article. My DD will be going there soon. If there is a serious issue of assault and boys who are sexual predators, I dam* well want school administrators to do something about it. But, an anonymous accusation is not the right approach. Did these girls (boys?) tell teachers/parents/administrators about what happened? That's the correct process, not an anonymous social media post.

And I say this as someone who was touched inappropriately when I was in HS.

Except that, even when students do report these incidents, MCPS doesn’t act appropriately.

Remember Damascus? The victim went to the principal and nobody was Held accountable. Remember the Rockville case?

MCPS has a culture of not keeping students safe from sexual assault on their watch. Students see this happen and know they won’t get the support they need from MCPS. MCPS would rather sweep any untoward incidents under the rug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Allegations are from Montgomery Blair but there may be others.

Blair has a culture of problems like this. Eastern Middle too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Allegations are from Montgomery Blair but there may be others.

Blair has a culture of problems like this. Eastern Middle too

Allegations from over 100 students from 12 schools.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-police-investigating-dozens-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-claims/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Allegations are from Montgomery Blair but there may be others.

Blair has a culture of problems like this. Eastern Middle too

Allegations from over 100 students from 12 schools.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-police-investigating-dozens-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-claims/

The article does not say if any of the offenses happened at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yikes. I’m not comfortable with the public identification on social media of minors who have been accused. There has to be a better way.

+1 agree with reporting assault; don't agree with anonymous accusations on social media without proof, especially against minors.

I am a mom of a boy and girl, and my DS goes to one of the HS named on that article. My DD will be going there soon. If there is a serious issue of assault and boys who are sexual predators, I dam* well want school administrators to do something about it. But, an anonymous accusation is not the right approach. Did these girls (boys?) tell teachers/parents/administrators about what happened? That's the correct process, not an anonymous social media post.

And I say this as someone who was touched inappropriately when I was in HS.

Except that, even when students do report these incidents, MCPS doesn’t act appropriately.

Remember Damascus? The victim went to the principal and nobody was Held accountable. Remember the Rockville case?

MCPS has a culture of not keeping students safe from sexual assault on their watch. Students see this happen and know they won’t get the support they need from MCPS. MCPS would rather sweep any untoward incidents under the rug.

If it's a sexual assault, it should be reported to the police. That's what the email from MCPS even says.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yikes. I’m not comfortable with the public identification on social media of minors who have been accused. There has to be a better way.

+1 agree with reporting assault; don't agree with anonymous accusations on social media without proof, especially against minors.

I am a mom of a boy and girl, and my DS goes to one of the HS named on that article. My DD will be going there soon. If there is a serious issue of assault and boys who are sexual predators, I dam* well want school administrators to do something about it. But, an anonymous accusation is not the right approach. Did these girls (boys?) tell teachers/parents/administrators about what happened? That's the correct process, not an anonymous social media post.

And I say this as someone who was touched inappropriately when I was in HS.

Except that, even when students do report these incidents, MCPS doesn’t act appropriately.

Remember Damascus? The victim went to the principal and nobody was Held accountable. Remember the Rockville case?

MCPS has a culture of not keeping students safe from sexual assault on their watch. Students see this happen and know they won’t get the support they need from MCPS. MCPS would rather sweep any untoward incidents under the rug.

If it's a sexual assault, it should be reported to the police. That's what the email from MCPS even says.

+1 If my kid was sexually assaulted, I wouldn't just stop at complaining to the school. I'd call the cops.

Not excusing MCPS, but posting these allegations on social media is not the right way to do it.

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to see the posts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yikes. I’m not comfortable with the public identification on social media of minors who have been accused. There has to be a better way.

+1 agree with reporting assault; don't agree with anonymous accusations on social media without proof, especially against minors.

I am a mom of a boy and girl, and my DS goes to one of the HS named on that article. My DD will be going there soon. If there is a serious issue of assault and boys who are sexual predators, I dam* well want school administrators to do something about it. But, an anonymous accusation is not the right approach. Did these girls (boys?) tell teachers/parents/administrators about what happened? That's the correct process, not an anonymous social media post.

And I say this as someone who was touched inappropriately when I was in HS.

Except that, even when students do report these incidents, MCPS doesn’t act appropriately.

Remember Damascus? The victim went to the principal and nobody was Held accountable. Remember the Rockville case?

MCPS has a culture of not keeping students safe from sexual assault on their watch. Students see this happen and know they won’t get the support they need from MCPS. MCPS would rather sweep any untoward incidents under the rug.

If it's a sexual assault, it should be reported to the police. That's what the email from MCPS even says.

That's partly why there's a push to expand the Clery Act to cover K-12 schools also. It requires colleges to report to the public about crime on campus -- before they were quietly sweeping it under the rug to not sully the school's reputation.

[Anonymous]

High school, college doesn’t matter - always go to the actual police.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the Bethesda Beat article posted above:

First, it was students at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring. Then students chimed in from Albert Einstein, Richard Montgomery, Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Thomas S. Wootton, as well as Eastern Middle School.

Soon, more than 100 allegations from at least 12 schools had been compiled on a handful of pages. Other schools mentioned include: Col. Zadok Magruder High, Sligo Middle, Paint Branch High, Wheaton High, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High and Newport Middle.

Why didn’t they mention Frost? That’s the middle school that came up the most. I didn’t see any marked Eastern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the Bethesda Beat article posted above:

First, it was students at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring. Then students chimed in from Albert Einstein, Richard Montgomery, Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Thomas S. Wootton, as well as Eastern Middle School.

Soon, more than 100 allegations from at least 12 schools had been compiled on a handful of pages. Other schools mentioned include: Col. Zadok Magruder High, Sligo Middle, Paint Branch High, Wheaton High, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High and Newport Middle.

Why didn’t they mention Frost? That’s the middle school that came up the most. I didn’t see any marked Eastern.

where?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yikes. I’m not comfortable with the public identification on social media of minors who have been accused. There has to be a better way.

+1 agree with reporting assault; don't agree with anonymous accusations on social media without proof, especially against minors.

I am a mom of a boy and girl, and my DS goes to one of the HS named on that article. My DD will be going there soon. If there is a serious issue of assault and boys who are sexual predators, I dam* well want school administrators to do something about it. But, an anonymous accusation is not the right approach. Did these girls (boys?) tell teachers/parents/administrators about what happened? That's the correct process, not an anonymous social media post.

And I say this as someone who was touched inappropriately when I was in HS.

Except that, even when students do report these incidents, MCPS doesn’t act appropriately.

Remember Damascus? The victim went to the principal and nobody was Held accountable. Remember the Rockville case?

MCPS has a culture of not keeping students safe from sexual assault on their watch. Students see this happen and know they won’t get the support they need from MCPS. MCPS would rather sweep any untoward incidents under the rug.

If it's a sexual assault, it should be reported to the police. That's what the email from MCPS even says.

Did you follow the Damascus story? That is NOT what happened. Admin wanted to keep it away from Police. MCPS even says in its trainings that teachers and coaches and admin are mandated reporters.

But that did NOT happen. And there were no negative consequences for the “mandated reporters” who did not report to the police right away.