Churchill science teacher escorted off campus today?

[Anonymous]

As an MCPS teacher at two middle schools in the last 10 years, this does not match my experience at all. It is not behavior you find in most schools.

I also haven’t seen this where I have taught in 15 years, but I have witnessed so much racism and homophobia by staff. I’m going to believe you because I know I have reported coworkers for saying soul crushing things to children, particular black and brown boys. They didn’t seem to face any consequences.



I work in a high school in MCPS and i see quite the opposite. I see total coddling of these kids. Afraid of a lawsuit to report their awful behavior and language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

As an MCPS teacher at two middle schools in the last 10 years, this does not match my experience at all. It is not behavior you find in most schools.

I also haven’t seen this where I have taught in 15 years, but I have witnessed so much racism and homophobia by staff. I’m going to believe you because I know I have reported coworkers for saying soul crushing things to children, particular black and brown boys. They didn’t seem to face any consequences.



I work in a high school in MCPS and i see quite the opposite. I see total coddling of these kids. Afraid of a lawsuit to report their awful behavior and language.

Possibly the kids who were verbally abused by teachers in MS are acting out now in HS?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been disturbed by some of the stuff that happens and have called HR. I was told it’s all totally fine. I was shocked. You can get multiple DWIs as long as you don’t drive kids anywhere. Teachers don’t even have to report them! MCPS doesn’t give a damn whether you’ve been beating your partner—so long as you haven’t hurt a kid...yet, anyway. They DO care about things like whether you follow the letter of the law when dividing up a stipend—no reallocation allowed, ever, even if it solves a pressing need, has no downside and doesn’t cost the system a dime. And they’ll closely study whether you took off for the day when your professional development training ended an hour before the bell. But teacher fitness and judgment or kid safety? Much lower priority. To the two teachers in this thread who haven’t seen it—-consider yourselves lucky. I’m frankly wondering if you’d see it if you started paying closer attention. I’m so cynical now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been disturbed by some of the stuff that happens and have called HR. I was told it’s all totally fine. I was shocked. You can get multiple DWIs as long as you don’t drive kids anywhere. Teachers don’t even have to report them! MCPS doesn’t give a damn whether you’ve been beating your partner—so long as you haven’t hurt a kid...yet, anyway. They DO care about things like whether you follow the letter of the law when dividing up a stipend—no reallocation allowed, ever, even if it solves a pressing need, has no downside and doesn’t cost the system a dime. And they’ll closely study whether you took off for the day when your professional development training ended an hour before the bell. But teacher fitness and judgment or kid safety? Much lower priority. To the two teachers in this thread who haven’t seen it—-consider yourselves lucky. I’m frankly wondering if you’d see it if you started paying closer attention. I’m so cynical now.

This is less disturbing to me than telling an 11 year old that his family is what’s wrong with this country or that he’ll burn in Hell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been disturbed by some of the stuff that happens and have called HR. I was told it’s all totally fine. I was shocked. You can get multiple DWIs as long as you don’t drive kids anywhere. Teachers don’t even have to report them! MCPS doesn’t give a damn whether you’ve been beating your partner—so long as you haven’t hurt a kid...yet, anyway. They DO care about things like whether you follow the letter of the law when dividing up a stipend—no reallocation allowed, ever, even if it solves a pressing need, has no downside and doesn’t cost the system a dime. And they’ll closely study whether you took off for the day when your professional development training ended an hour before the bell. But teacher fitness and judgment or kid safety? Much lower priority. To the two teachers in this thread who haven’t seen it—-consider yourselves lucky. I’m frankly wondering if you’d see it if you started paying closer attention. I’m so cynical now.

This is less disturbing to me than telling an 11 year old that his family is what’s wrong with this country or that he’ll burn in Hell.

DP

What? You might be on the wrong thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding? I’ve worked with teachers in MCPS who have been on and off par for years, and who have taken such poor care of their health that they’ve traumatized students by losing consciousness in their presence at regular intervals, and who have DWIs and domestic violence convictions, and who have had affairs with supervises, and who are just plain skeevy and harass female coworkers, or who friend female students online. All of these teachers are still gainfully employed by MCPS, despite many, many parent and coworker complaints. Meanwhile, working with these loser teachers and skeevy teachers bums out the solidly good ones, and so they’re then the ones who leave to find new schools. Sometimes in the county, sometimes not.

This +100

Your account could be verified by many other MCPS teachers.

As an MCPS teacher at two middle schools in the last 10 years, this does not match my experience at all. It is not behavior you find in most schools.

I also haven’t seen this where I have taught in 15 years, but I have witnessed so much racism and homophobia by staff. I’m going to believe you because I know I have reported coworkers for saying soul crushing things to children, particular black and brown boys. They didn’t seem to face any consequences.

Do you teach in MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A few years back, my child was in a severe car accident that caused a concussion. Fully documented by doctors even with the recommendations of Children's Hospital Concussion Clinic for supports. Supports were added to a formal school document as a traumatic brain injury. School staff forced my child to take tests even when she had symptoms and difficulty with memory. Simple supports such as chucking out an assessment into smaller sections were not followed by school staff.

Bwahahah -- I think you mean "chunking."

It's another ridiculous education "theory" for saying: "split it up into sections" like every teacher I had in the 60s and 70s taught. Really, didn't the parents teach their children how to approach a math problem or social studies project back in elementary school?? Teachers really are raising the kids these days.

I think she means taking 15-20 min of a 45 min assessment on one day and then another 15-20 min section another day. This is a common SPED accommodation and totally appropriate for a TBI.

Sorry for the typo - I meant chucking out the assessments as a recommended accommodation by my child's medical providers for the traumatic brain injury. My child would become symptomatic if she took a 45 minute test at the beginning of her return to school. These symptoms were severe enough to cause a set back in her recovery because the school did not follow the return to school support recommendations by the medical providers.

[Anonymous]

Chunking not chucking.

[Anonymous]

A terrible place to work is a terrible place for people to send children for an education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding? I’ve worked with teachers in MCPS who have been on and off par for years, and who have taken such poor care of their health that they’ve traumatized students by losing consciousness in their presence at regular intervals, and who have DWIs and domestic violence convictions, and who have had affairs with supervises, and who are just plain skeevy and harass female coworkers, or who friend female students online. All of these teachers are still gainfully employed by MCPS, despite many, many parent and coworker complaints. Meanwhile, working with these loser teachers and skeevy teachers bums out the solidly good ones, and so they’re then the ones who leave to find new schools. Sometimes in the county, sometimes not.

This +100

Your account could be verified by many other MCPS teachers.

As an MCPS teacher at two middle schools in the last 10 years, this does not match my experience at all. It is not behavior you find in most schools.

I also haven’t seen this where I have taught in 15 years, but I have witnessed so much racism and homophobia by staff. I’m going to believe you because I know I have reported coworkers for saying soul crushing things to children, particular black and brown boys. They didn’t seem to face any consequences.

Do you teach in MCPS?

I do. I reported these comments to my team leaders and admin. I know that at least one of them spoke to the boys targeted by the teacher. All the boys were AA or Latino and often slightly built or otherwise effeminate in the teachers’ pov. One boy was told to stop reading HP because “The streets will eat you!” What “streets”? The boy lived on Tilden Lane. I reported it. Nothing was done.

[Anonymous]

Administrators and team leaders do nothing because:

1) to fix a problem, they would have to admit THEIR employee acted inappropriately

2) it take work to investigate, document, and follow through with disciplining an employee

3) they are in these positions because they care more about their careers than the wellbeing of students

It takes zero work to ignore bad behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

As an MCPS teacher at two middle schools in the last 10 years, this does not match my experience at all. It is not behavior you find in most schools.

I also haven’t seen this where I have taught in 15 years, but I have witnessed so much racism and homophobia by staff. I’m going to believe you because I know I have reported coworkers for saying soul crushing things to children, particular black and brown boys. They didn’t seem to face any consequences.

I work in a high school in MCPS and i see quite the opposite. I see total coddling of these kids. Afraid of a lawsuit to report their awful behavior and language.

Possibly the kids who were verbally abused by teachers in MS are acting out now in HS?

Thank GOODNESS someone knows the TRUTH!

the voice of reason




#sarcasm101

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

As an MCPS teacher at two middle schools in the last 10 years, this does not match my experience at all. It is not behavior you find in most schools.

I also haven’t seen this where I have taught in 15 years, but I have witnessed so much racism and homophobia by staff. I’m going to believe you because I know I have reported coworkers for saying soul crushing things to children, particular black and brown boys. They didn’t seem to face any consequences.

I work in a high school in MCPS and i see quite the opposite. I see total coddling of these kids. Afraid of a lawsuit to report their awful behavior and language.

Possibly the kids who were verbally abused by teachers in MS are acting out now in HS?

Thank GOODNESS someone knows the TRUTH!

the voice of reason




#sarcasm101

Look at all the folks claiming their white kids act out because they were addressed harshly by a teacher, but don’t believe the same is possible if the child is not white.

[Anonymous]

If anything like this happened in the workplace, there would be a lawsuit. How can a teacher get away with such inappropriate behavior? This is sexual harassment...I don't car how you spin it (paternalistic, grooming, whatever). He put his lips on a student. He should be fired. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If anything like this happened in the workplace, there would be a lawsuit. How can a teacher get away with such inappropriate behavior? This is sexual harassment...I don't car how you spin it (paternalistic, grooming, whatever). He put his lips on a student. He should be fired. End of story.

I’m an employee and am pinning all my hopes on WaPo and other media outlets to uncover the truth. I don’t trust anyone working in leadership roles within MCPS. It’s all CYA and monkeying with data to make it prettier. I do think many genuinely believe in doing what it takes to close the achievement gap and address inequities and segregation, but no one seems to have a well-thought our plan for how to do that without unintended negative consequences. I think the bozos in charge will make everything worse, TBH. And in the meantime, we’ve got real safety issues for kids and serious harassment issues for all—kids and adults alike. Tons of schools these days in the county are hostile workplaces, either because the leaders are abusive or allow abuses to go unchecked. My colleagues in the county are playing a game of musical chairs trying to find a school with a decent culture.