Interesting. I had not heard this(staff member there. That could help explain why there is a cop standing at the front entrance every day for the last two weeks. In my experience this is the time of year where more difficult students stop coming to school regularly. |
Agreed. They really should have thought about this. Really hard. MCPS and the county council is essentially holding all of us hostage to individuals who are now taking advantage of lax (or some will say no enforcement) of laws. They gaslight you if you try to inform them of growing issues and ignore them until it becomes a crisis. Why didn’t they come up with a plan!? Did they think automatically removing SROs there would magically be no crime? We are in a crisis right now in this county and it will only get worse. Being on the (political) extreme for either side benefits no one. I personally will be putting pressure on city council to address this and come up with an effective plan instead of letting things get out of control. Eventually if you let them keep it up, their goal of keeping youth out of the prison will work….because they will finally do something once they turn 18 that will put them away forever. Short-sighted thinking got us into this mess. It takes hard work, innovative programming, money!! , and educated, dedicated individuals to turn around societal injustices (such as addressing causes for youth and minorities imprisoned at a higher rate). I don’t see any alternative plans - in school and after school programming paid for and sponsored by the county to help youth who may need help or mentoring with direction towards a successful future. |
+1 you know what doesn't help any of this.. changing the name of the school. Stupid waste of time and money. |
I barely passed HS and barely did work but that degree got me into college, which I again barely passes got me into grad school which once again barely passed.
A degree is a degree. I have same big office as folks with higher GPAs |
If wishes were pennies... SROs aren't in school and MCPD still has an obligation to do its job. |
Please pay attention. The state of Maryland passed Senate Bill 691. Their hands are tied in many cases now. So STOP being lazy people and learn what your legislators are up to. Because if you don't this is what happens. https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0691?ys=2022RS https://foxbaltimore.com/newsletter-daily/12-year-old-brought-a-gun-to-school-macarthur-middle-school-no-legal-consequences-juvenile-justice-reform-house-bill-459-anne-arundel-county-police-handgun-magazine-ammunition-maryland-crime-laws#:~:text=The%20Anne%20Arundel%20County%20Police,handgun%20and%20ammunition%20to%20school. https://frizwoods.com/blog/juvenile-law-update-maryland |
This is how we know you are trolling. SROs are MCPD. You simultaneously said the police should AND should not be in schools. It’s time for you to give up. Your argument is silly and it serves no purpose. |
+1 Please contribute something constructive to this conversation - it's painfully obvious you are either not paying attention, have trouble with reading comprehension, or are just being a troll. |
Another Mcps educator who completely agrees |
Again, parents and teachers are allowing this behavior. It’s not screen addiction. Kids are bored, so they turn to screens. Older teens don’t drive and it’s easier to chat online than meet up. Parents aren’t monitoring and supporting their kids and don’t give consequences for bad behavior. Parents allow weed in their homes. Weed had always been here. It’s not nothing new. None of this is. |
There you go. Back then having kids who did their homework was sufficient to give them an excellent education. That's no longer the case. |
Mandatory reporter, not mandatory make-CPS-prosecute-ers |
Teachers !!!!??? GTFO. I was pushed to the ground for touching an unattended cell phone. And yes! Admin and MCPD were informed. I called them my damn self. They did nothing. Nothing. I now have a lawyer. |
And, kids had consequences for not behaving in school, or doing the work. If your kid does not show up, put the effort in, etc and you don’t care that is a parent issue. Mcps is lacking in education with the newer teaching style that does not work. |
Oh my! Thank you for posting this. So ridiculous. This is NOT helpful in getting accountability back into schools. |