Fight at Winston Churchill on First Day of School

[Anonymous]

Churchill you said? Probably a drug deal gone wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just showed me the video and it didn’t look that bad, TBH.

And, what if it happened at a non-W school You would have said the exact opposite.

I believe the word "thugs" would have made an appearance.

[Anonymous]

There is no fighting at Churchill! These things only happen at schools in Gaithersburg or Germantown!

[Anonymous]

All the G schools are bad! Germantown! Gaithersburg! Glair! Gleinstin!

[Anonymous]

Get to the point, OP. Were they wearing their masks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the G schools are bad! Germantown! Gaithersburg! Glair! Gleinstin!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good thing they removed the SROs (police) from schools this year. Not like we need them...

If students stopped fighting because a principal simply screamed at them, then an armed police officer was not needed.

The presence of police provides crime deterrence.

[Anonymous]

Not sure why you'd expect communication. Fights happen a lot at DC's non-W school and we never get reports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you'd expect communication. Fights happen a lot at DC's non-W school and we never get reports.

If fights are occurring at school then there’s a big problem. To not communicate to parents is just another example of MCPS staff covering up problems instead of improving school safety.

[Anonymous]

Since SROs are no longer in schools, then what is MCPS doing to keep schools safe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Churchill you said? Probably a drug deal gone wrong.

Somebody stole his lacrosse stick and drugs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since SROs are no longer in schools, then what is MCPS doing to keep schools safe?

Restorative justice practices and more emphasis on mental health support.

Which is great. And absolutely needs to happen.

I just wish they hadn’t removed the SROs too. MoCo is the only county that removed them in Maryland, even though several others examined the issue in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since SROs are no longer in schools, then what is MCPS doing to keep schools safe?

Restorative justice practices and more emphasis on mental health support.

Which is great. And absolutely needs to happen.

I just wish they hadn’t removed the SROs too. MoCo is the only county that removed them in Maryland, even though several others examined the issue in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

What exactly would an SRO done? Pulled a gun?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since SROs are no longer in schools, then what is MCPS doing to keep schools safe?

Restorative justice practices and more emphasis on mental health support.

Which is great. And absolutely needs to happen.

I just wish they hadn’t removed the SROs too. MoCo is the only county that removed them in Maryland, even though several others examined the issue in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

What exactly would an SRO done? Pulled a gun?

Presence is deterrence. Nobody ever has to touch a gun. There is far more to the spectrum of police work than an arrest/use of force.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since SROs are no longer in schools, then what is MCPS doing to keep schools safe?

Restorative justice practices and more emphasis on mental health support.

Which is great. And absolutely needs to happen.

I just wish they hadn’t removed the SROs too. MoCo is the only county that removed them in Maryland, even though several others examined the issue in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

What exactly would an SRO done? Pulled a gun?

Presence is deterrence. Nobody ever has to touch a gun. There is far more to the spectrum of police work than an arrest/use of force.

And yet there were fights at my kid's high school with the SRO. I guess you could respond, But just think of how many more fights there would have been, if there hadn't been an SRO!

I don't know when it became standard to expect a police officer in each high school, but it wasn't always like that, and it doesn't have to be like that.