Another lockdown at BCC (2/25)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Students do not have a safe place to learn. and it is their right to receive that.

Teachers and staff do not have a safe place to work and they have a right to a workplace.

Do not send your kid to school, or so not go into work if you work for mcps until MCPS makes it right. ASAP. Now.

you are ridiculous. Why not suggest locking up the parents of the lost children for not doing their job?

Or required them to learn virtually for the remainder of their public education. Choices have consequences.

There is NO virtual program so what virtual program are you proposing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anywhere in that letter did it mention if student will be back in school? Did it mention consequences based on student of conduct?? Any follow-up to where student is? Did student act alone? Etc etc etc? Are you sending your kids to school?

Thought they said student was in police custody and that it is under police investigation?

Okay, and then what? Student gets released and gets to come back to that school? This scenario could be at any school btw.

+1. What exactly were the consequences this time?

Does anyone know when the student returns if hasn't already returned?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the school's listserv working?

There are far more concerned parents and families than who share on the school's listserv. For various reasons, such as the requirement to write their kid's name at the end of an email and graduating class year, parents do not feel comfortable to share their concerns on the school PTSA listserv. But parents are talking outside of listserv. It would be beneficial for the PtSA and community to welcome those families into the discussions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Students do not have a safe place to learn. and it is their right to receive that.

Teachers and staff do not have a safe place to work and they have a right to a workplace.

Do not send your kid to school, or so not go into work if you work for mcps until MCPS makes it right. ASAP. Now.

you are ridiculous. Why not suggest locking up the parents of the lost children for not doing their job?

Or required them to learn virtually for the remainder of their public education. Choices have consequences.

There is NO virtual program so what virtual program are you proposing?

OPTG is an option. It's an asynchronous way that MCPS allows students to primarily get credit recovery and retake courses. But it can also be used for original credit as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like a weekly occurrence. Time to start thinking on how can the district and community improve this? Maybe we do need to install metal detectors in all MCPS schools, but other than that, what else could we do?

you all need to chill out. Instead of screaming from the internet, be a parent. Talk to your kids. Find out what families in the community need help. Go and actually help them. Don’t just send in your old pantry items for the school pantry and think you have done your part. Don’t just donate the the school foundation and think you can climb up your soapbox. Tired of these yapping parents crying from the safety of their computers.

I’m sorry, as a person who has volunteered in many ways with the schools and PTA for years, I’ve never seen some of these parents show up to anything. How would I even begin to find out what families in the community “need help” if I have no relationship with the parents? I have helped the children in MANY direct and indirect ways for years. I’m not an expert in social work or a medical professional, so I’m not sure exactly how I would convince a parent I don’t know to supervise or inspire or discipline their child better so they know not to bring a weapon to school!! Who am I to insert myself into their situation I know nothing about? You say talk to my kids. My kids report many of the students with the deepest behavior challenges are not, in fact, members of our local community, they’ve been catapulted in from elsewhere after they had severe disciplinary issues in their own local communities. The schools know which kids are powder kegs. They know which kids repeatedly cause disturbances. This is not about parents not helping neighbors in need. This is about children with serious issues or trauma who need a different setting, support and supervision other than a large gen ed public environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like a weekly occurrence. Time to start thinking on how can the district and community improve this? Maybe we do need to install metal detectors in all MCPS schools, but other than that, what else could we do?

you all need to chill out. Instead of screaming from the internet, be a parent. Talk to your kids. Find out what families in the community need help. Go and actually help them. Don’t just send in your old pantry items for the school pantry and think you have done your part. Don’t just donate the the school foundation and think you can climb up your soapbox. Tired of these yapping parents crying from the safety of their computers.

I’m sorry, as a person who has volunteered in many ways with the schools and PTA for years, I’ve never seen some of these parents show up to anything. How would I even begin to find out what families in the community “need help” if I have no relationship with the parents? I have helped the children in MANY direct and indirect ways for years. I’m not an expert in social work or a medical professional, so I’m not sure exactly how I would convince a parent I don’t know to supervise or inspire or discipline their child better so they know not to bring a weapon to school!! Who am I to insert myself into their situation I know nothing about? You say talk to my kids. My kids report many of the students with the deepest behavior challenges are not, in fact, members of our local community, they’ve been catapulted in from elsewhere after they had severe disciplinary issues in their own local communities. The schools know which kids are powder kegs. They know which kids repeatedly cause disturbances. This is not about parents not helping neighbors in need. This is about children with serious issues or trauma who need a different setting, support and supervision other than a large gen ed public environment.

with this attitude, no wonder you are so defensive. No wonder you are in the situation you have constructed for yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like a weekly occurrence. Time to start thinking on how can the district and community improve this? Maybe we do need to install metal detectors in all MCPS schools, but other than that, what else could we do?

you all need to chill out. Instead of screaming from the internet, be a parent. Talk to your kids. Find out what families in the community need help. Go and actually help them. Don’t just send in your old pantry items for the school pantry and think you have done your part. Don’t just donate the the school foundation and think you can climb up your soapbox. Tired of these yapping parents crying from the safety of their computers.

I’m sorry, as a person who has volunteered in many ways with the schools and PTA for years, I’ve never seen some of these parents show up to anything. How would I even begin to find out what families in the community “need help” if I have no relationship with the parents? I have helped the children in MANY direct and indirect ways for years. I’m not an expert in social work or a medical professional, so I’m not sure exactly how I would convince a parent I don’t know to supervise or inspire or discipline their child better so they know not to bring a weapon to school!! Who am I to insert myself into their situation I know nothing about? You say talk to my kids. My kids report many of the students with the deepest behavior challenges are not, in fact, members of our local community, they’ve been catapulted in from elsewhere after they had severe disciplinary issues in their own local communities. The schools know which kids are powder kegs. They know which kids repeatedly cause disturbances. This is not about parents not helping neighbors in need. This is about children with serious issues or trauma who need a different setting, support and supervision other than a large gen ed public environment.

with this attitude, no wonder you are so defensive. No wonder you are in the situation you have constructed for yourself.

Keep on trolling. Surely you can share all you’ve done to help other families.

[Anonymous]

Did school follow up on status of individual that was apprehended by police? What about the students who were let back into schools after last week's fight?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind there is not instruction all day when there's a lockdown like this. The schedule gets thrown out of the window, and so many kids leave the school that afternoon classes that might have a shot at a few minutes' worth of learning just don't, because the teacher would have to repeat the material the next day anyway.

So we need metal detectors to reduce these irritating disruptions to daily school life. This student was spotted with his weapon in a school bathroom - he would have had the opportunity to enter with his gun if there had been metal detectors.

Incredibly. And post event feelings and emotions and rinse repeat cycle that's been going on too long.

Assssments cancelled. Class time spent trying to defrief. Some classes didn't meet at all the day this happened. Teachers putting on face to keep kids calm while thinking about their own job/families/bills/retirement or not etc..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did school follow up on status of individual that was apprehended by police? What about the students who were let back into schools after last week's fight?

No responses. Just more rumor

[Anonymous]

I understand the social aspect and emotional distress but cancelling assessments the day after a lockdown is going to set a precedent. I fear that kids are about to make threats to get out of tests and stuff, like last year’s bomb threat and the AP test.

[Anonymous]

One student said why don't we lock the door and get back to learning and teachers teach? In a lockdown, they are not supposed to be working.

[Anonymous]

A suggestion was made for whomever announces lockdown over speaker to say then if the situation is an active weapon/person or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I understand the social aspect and emotional distress but cancelling assessments the day after a lockdown is going to set a precedent. I fear that kids are about to make threats to get out of tests and stuff, like last year’s bomb threat and the AP test.

Worried about a test when there are much larger issues of social and emotional distress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where the F is Taylor?

Last sighting was in Rockville.