Gun found at Wilson

[Anonymous]

Some of you are stupid and delusional.

I worked in the DC schools for a number of years and if it wasn't for social media you would've never found out about this incident. In 95 we had a gun at a school and the kid was back in class the next day. At Wilson there were a number of incidents including physical assaults on teachers and teachers being threatened with knives and they were all hidden.

Did you forget the Andre Wallace and Natasha Marsh murders? True they took place off of campus but it started with a fight at a basketball game on campus. If you think this thug should be protected you deserve the world that you've created for you and your children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if the true story has come out but, according to my sons guidance counselor...the student with the gun showed it to another student. That student (a girl) sent a text to the teacher during class and told him. The teacher texted the dean of students and kept on teaching. The student with the gun kept asking to use the bathroom and the teacher said no and kept him contained and calm. The Dean and the Principal came into the classroom and called the student out. Once they had him out of the room the Principal went in and got the backpack with the gun. The student was handed over to the police and was arrested.

In my opinion, the real heroes here are the student who notified her teacher and of course the brilliant teacher who held it together and didn't miss a beat. We should be celebrating them.

As a new parent of Wilson, I have to say that I am terrified by the whole awful situation but, I do believe that the administration handling the situation well. I was impressed by the email that came out 45 mins after the incident. Every time I enter Wilson, I have to go through the metal detectors and show my id. I also, wear a visitor pass.

I am not saying that Wilson does not have problems...they do. My son reports daily fights in the cafeteria and in the halls. Also, we are all aware of the stealing that is going on a CVS. To me the real problem is a small group of kids that are just being bad and acting like idiots giving the school a bad rep. I believe that for the safety of all of our kids the administration needs to get a grip on this group of kids that are causing trouble. If they are bringing in weapons, fighting or stealing from local store they need to be dealt with in a firm manner including alternate schooling choices and if out of bounds being sent back to their neighborhood school.

This is just my opinion as a parent and BTW I don't care what color anyone is. If you act bad,break rules and jeopardize the safety of others you need to face the consequences.

Daily fights? Stealing at CVS? This is not good. Where is Mary Cheh? Where is Kaya? Where are the police? It is a matter of time until a bystander gets hurt. Oh wait, that happened this summer on metro. Let me just say it's a matter of time til a child gets hurt. Perhaps irreparably.

[Anonymous]

I don't think people understand what knives can do. The gun is significant, but so are knife fights. Even fist fights can be fatal. Wake up people. fist fights in the HALL?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think people understand what knives can do. The gun is significant, but so are knife fights. Even fist fights can be fatal. Wake up people. fist fights in the HALL?

How many knives are confiscated as the result of the metal detectors? Is this information ever released?

[Anonymous]

I did not realize it was a semiautomatic gun. And loaded. How scary. I'm glad everyone is okay and that the kid is in custody.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-say-student-with-gun-at-wilson-high-school-put-weapon-in-another-students-bag/2015/12/02/97f63dd2-9927-11e5-8917-653b65c809eb_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think people understand what knives can do. The gun is significant, but so are knife fights. Even fist fights can be fatal. Wake up people. fist fights in the HALL?

How many knives are confiscated as the result of the metal detectors? Is this information ever released?

I would imagine kids have all sorts of hidey holes outside of school--and grab their tools for streetside action. Knives kill. Police should be working with the school to monitor what's happening on the street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of you are stupid and delusional.

I worked in the DC schools for a number of years and if it wasn't for social media you would've never found out about this incident. In 95 we had a gun at a school and the kid was back in class the next day. At Wilson there were a number of incidents including physical assaults on teachers and teachers being threatened with knives and they were all hidden.

Did you forget the Andre Wallace and Natasha Marsh murders? True they took place off of campus but it started with a fight at a basketball game on campus. If you think this thug should be protected you deserve the world that you've created for you and your children.

You are being a bit hysterical. The Wallace/Marsh murders started years before the basketball game. Come on. Not condoning anything just pointing out your lunatic statements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An earlier poster suggested that the gun was unloaded. In any case the gunkid had ammunition. The Post reports:

"A D.C. Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered the teen to be housed with the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services until his next hearing. The teen was charged as a juvenile with carrying a dangerous weapon, possession of an unregistered firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition."

No, an earlier poster asked if the gun was loaded and another poster said she didn't care at all about that and in fact it was irrelevant. I bet the cops don't think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is not my problem, that I type the words "Shepherd park," and you go on some kind of free-association spree that means I was saying the kid with gum was from Shepherd Park... And black. No. That is all on you. Get some help.

Sorry dude but you shot yourself with that post. If you have any idea about the history of Shepherd Park and the controversy of many Wilson feeders wanting to push out Shepherd Elementary from the feeder system (the only minority neighborhood that feeds to Shepherd), you should have known that your post would have been interpreted the way it did. So no, we didn't jump to race with your post, your post was controversial. I am, however, glad you cleaned it up because that post made me feel sad.

-Your AA Shepherd Park neighbor

[Anonymous]

Why does Wilson have out of boundary students anyway? It's packed to the gills. Send all out of boundary students black, white, red, green packing.

[Anonymous]

I was not aware of any Wilson controversy with Shepherd. We wanted a diverse neighborhood that fed into a good high school. The other neighborhoods that fed into Wilson did not interest us for that reason.

And Shepherd Park is lovely, but I hope we can take a pass on Wilson... Because, again, metal detectors at a high school is not a happy normal thing to have.

It would also be worth noting, that I've never even heard of a black kid committing a school shooting, or even one happening at an urban school. They all seem to happen in the white burbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does Wilson have out of boundary students anyway? It's packed to the gills. Send all out of boundary students black, white, red, green packing.

So is Deal, including allowing in students whose parents pay for them to attend.

[Anonymous]

I'll just say again, this is someone's child. Knowing the identity and worrying about punishment is not prevention.

And turning this into a debate about OOB students is disgusting.

This is a school.climate issue and I hope my fellow parents get into a real discussion to make sure Wilson has what it needs so this never happens again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll just say again, this is someone's child. Knowing the identity and worrying about punishment is not prevention.

And turning this into a debate about OOB students is disgusting.

This is a school.climate issue and I hope my fellow parents get into a real discussion to make sure Wilson has what it needs so this never happens again.

Sure, it's someone's child and I feel bad for the parents, unless they were negligent in letting the gun criminal have access to the weapon. But the school needs to remove the threat from the school, through permanent expulsion. Let the kid learn in a "juvenile" detention center. Second, deterrence is part of prevention. The criminal should be treated harshly as an example for others. The school needs to re-think how it handles safety and security. The metal detectors and security staff were ineffective to stop the gun getting in, and clearly aren't stopping certain students from bringing knives to school. Finally, the school needs to focus on the relatively small group of students are are the offenders -- sometimes repeat offenders in intimidation of other students, fights inside and outside the school, mayhem in the Metro station. This is the Israeli approach to security, not just to focus on the weapon but to target the people who are the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll just say again, this is someone's child. Knowing the identity and worrying about punishment is not prevention.

And turning this into a debate about OOB students is disgusting.

This is a school.climate issue and I hope my fellow parents get into a real discussion to make sure Wilson has what it needs so this never happens again.

Sure, it's someone's child and I feel bad for the parents, unless they were negligent in letting the gun criminal have access to the weapon. But the school needs to remove the threat from the school, through permanent expulsion. Let the kid learn in a "juvenile" detention center. Second, deterrence is part of prevention. The criminal should be treated harshly as an example for others. The school needs to re-think how it handles safety and security. The metal detectors and security staff were ineffective to stop the gun getting in, and clearly aren't stopping certain students from bringing knives to school. Finally, the school needs to focus on the relatively small group of students are are the offenders -- sometimes repeat offenders in intimidation of other students, fights inside and outside the school, mayhem in the Metro station. This is the Israeli approach to security, not just to focus on the weapon but to target the people who are the problem.

+1.