What’s going on at Wootton?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did the other Wootton parents who are claiming things were going swimmingly before see the latest email from Dr Bostic? It should be an eye opener that there’s already something to report. Thankfully it’s not racism or related but it’s typical of other student issue that have been ongoing. It’s really night and day with the transparency. We are going to see change for the better.

Honestly I don’t need a damn email for a 2 person fight. There were multiple fights a week at my high school growing up and the kids were suspended and emails were NEVER going out every 2 days.

We are raising a very coddled generation being raised by very over involved parents that are being entertained by a very over bloated central administration.

It's not the kids being coddled. It's the underemployed bored parents blaming the schools for their kids' and neighbor kids' failures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I just read this entire thread and I still don’t see here, on social media, or in any county notifications all of the “race-related” student incidents people keep saying happened this year at Wootton.

I’ve seen one. One

Since you and your colleagues are slow: https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-wootton-high-principal-placed-on-leave-racial-slur-incident-parents-douglas-nelson-ptsa-black-and-brown-coalition-for-educational-equity-and-excellence-#

An anti-Black racial slur was found written on the desk of a Thomas S. Wootton High School student on December 3 according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials.

This incident comes only seven months after another racist incident at the same high school. On May 15, a Wootton student printed the N-word 1,000 times on 1,000 pieces of paper.

That's two. The recent one that saw the n-word written on the desk after the student went to the bathroom, the May incident where a student printed the n-word 1,000 times.

1 + 1 = 2

Therefore there were two incidents within 12 months that Principal Doug Nelson failed to properly report and respond to. And that's why he got in trouble.

Got it now?

Really it's 1001 instances of hate speech.

Oh get real. And the kid who did the prints was black and it never left the printer. So let’s stop the anti-black agenda and the 1001 hate crimes.

And in that case it happened on a Wednesday, not reported by the staff member to the principal until Friday afternoon and the email went out on Monday saying they already identified the kid and they were handling the staff delay and the kid. So not sure how that was Nelson’s fault at all.

For the desk incident, a kid reported it. The teacher took a picture on their phone and then didn’t report it until the following day and Nelson reported it to CO the following day and sent an email out the next day. Supposedly he was grilling someone too hard on the incident and the kid’s parents complained.

Then the day of the cancelled pep rally an older sub in a class said the word when explaining the incident instead of saying n-word. That was on Friday afternoon and a student complained after the end of the school day. On Monday an email went out about that incident.

So in my opinion it seems that staff were more of an issue than the principal.

You are doing a lot of generous revising of history to absolve Doug here, but even if we stick with your premise that this is a staff issue as you say, who is responsible for supervising, monitoring and improving staff performance, which includes training and fidelity with regard to adhering to. MCPS reporting policies and practices? Is it not Doug as the principal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just read this entire thread and I still don’t see here, on social media, or in any county notifications all of the “race-related” student incidents people keep saying happened this year at Wootton.

I’ve seen one. One

Since you and your colleagues are slow: https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-wootton-high-principal-placed-on-leave-racial-slur-incident-parents-douglas-nelson-ptsa-black-and-brown-coalition-for-educational-equity-and-excellence-#

An anti-Black racial slur was found written on the desk of a Thomas S. Wootton High School student on December 3 according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials.

This incident comes only seven months after another racist incident at the same high school. On May 15, a Wootton student printed the N-word 1,000 times on 1,000 pieces of paper.

That's two. The recent one that saw the n-word written on the desk after the student went to the bathroom, the May incident where a student printed the n-word 1,000 times.

1 + 1 = 2

Therefore there were two incidents within 12 months that Principal Doug Nelson failed to properly report and respond to. And that's why he got in trouble.

Got it now?

Really it's 1001 instances of hate speech.

Oh get real. And the kid who did the prints was black and it never left the printer. So let’s stop the anti-black agenda and the 1001 hate crimes.

And in that case it happened on a Wednesday, not reported by the staff member to the principal until Friday afternoon and the email went out on Monday saying they already identified the kid and they were handling the staff delay and the kid. So not sure how that was Nelson’s fault at all.

For the desk incident, a kid reported it. The teacher took a picture on their phone and then didn’t report it until the following day and Nelson reported it to CO the following day and sent an email out the next day. Supposedly he was grilling someone too hard on the incident and the kid’s parents complained.

Then the day of the cancelled pep rally an older sub in a class said the word when explaining the incident instead of saying n-word. That was on Friday afternoon and a student complained after the end of the school day. On Monday an email went out about that incident.

So in my opinion it seems that staff were more of an issue than the principal.

Yeah, a huge staff problem that teachers are reporting minor non-active misbehavior incidents within 48 hours instead of disrupting class or working overtime to coddle whiners.

Beautiful. You are a real-time example of the kind of Wootton parents who are behind the problematic culture at the school.

[Anonymous]

Wooton is saved! Now how do we clone Dr Bostic for every other MCPS high school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did the other Wootton parents who are claiming things were going swimmingly before see the latest email from Dr Bostic? It should be an eye opener that there’s already something to report. Thankfully it’s not racism or related but it’s typical of other student issue that have been ongoing. It’s really night and day with the transparency. We are going to see change for the better.

Please share the letter!

Dear Wootton High School Staff, Students, and Families,

I apologize that this is my first formal communication to you, but in the spirit of transparency, I wanted to make you aware of a serious incident that occurred at Wootton yesterday afternoon.

I want to start off by thanking our security team for their support in addressing the situation. After lunch, two students engaged in a physical altercation, which resulted in one of the students sustaining an injury. Our investigation tells us that the fight was related to an ongoing issue between the two students. The altercation was witnessed by a group of students, who chose not to report it. Our security staff, as a part of their regular routines, recognized that an altercation was occurring and intervened immediately. Both students were given consequences in alignment with the MCPS Student Code of Conduct for their actions, and we will also be following up and assessing consequences for the students who encouraged the altercation. Fighting and encouraging others to engage in a fight are unacceptable at Wootton and in any MCPS school. This type of behavior will not be tolerated.

I will close by reminding everyone that they can anonymously report any school or student safety ​concerns, including mental health concerns, through the Maryland Center for School Safety's Safe Schools Tipline (1-833-MD-B-SAFE / 1-833-632-7233).

This is a good letter! I wish my principal communicated this clearly and transparently. I don't know why Wootton parents are complaining.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Check social media, none of this is isolated, surprising or even unexpected over there which is sad. The school can’t fix this on their own, parents need to wake up and realize that the kids through the racial and hate speech around like it’s no big deal.

1 incident a school year? I would say thats isolated

That’s what I don’t understand. It was an incident last year and one last week?

My daughter is gay and got bullied at her high school all the time. Nothing was ever done. The kids were just talked to. No in or out of school suspensions. She applied for a COSA (which was recommended) and left. Most victims have to leave MCPS schools because those that did the wrong, get nothing. This was direct to her face and known bullies, not just something random sketched on a desk or bathroom. That happens now in her new high school. It is definitely not county notified. They just clean it up and nothing is sent out to the parents. For us, it’s not worth all the complaints if you don’t know who. Teens can be jerks and have no frontal lobes. So can many parents. Look at all the fights about free lunches, transgender bathrooms, and sports eligibility. Putting a principal on leave because of 2 kids in 2 separate years did something wrong. Something isn’t adding up. There has got to be more to the story.

I agree. High School students change classrooms each period. The kid knew who was going to be sitting in that desk the next period or even later that day? Students write curse words and slurs on desks and papers every day because they think their peers will find it funny and they want the attention.

It may have been intended for someone in a later period, but in this case, the class that was in the room was not the class that was usually in the room. The teacher of record needed a substitute. A different teacher with a planning period was tapped to take over. The teacher brought the class into their room. Students should always be mindful of everyone around them.

Also, no one knows who sits in a random desk in a class periods ahead of them. What was done was wrong and the student should be dealt with harshly but this seems random and not specific to someone like say the Lakelands incident a few days ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just read this entire thread and I still don’t see here, on social media, or in any county notifications all of the “race-related” student incidents people keep saying happened this year at Wootton.

I’ve seen one. One

Since you and your colleagues are slow: https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-wootton-high-principal-placed-on-leave-racial-slur-incident-parents-douglas-nelson-ptsa-black-and-brown-coalition-for-educational-equity-and-excellence-#

An anti-Black racial slur was found written on the desk of a Thomas S. Wootton High School student on December 3 according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials.

This incident comes only seven months after another racist incident at the same high school. On May 15, a Wootton student printed the N-word 1,000 times on 1,000 pieces of paper.

That's two. The recent one that saw the n-word written on the desk after the student went to the bathroom, the May incident where a student printed the n-word 1,000 times.

1 + 1 = 2

Therefore there were two incidents within 12 months that Principal Doug Nelson failed to properly report and respond to. And that's why he got in trouble.

Got it now?

Really it's 1001 instances of hate speech.

Oh get real. And the kid who did the prints was black and it never left the printer. So let’s stop the anti-black agenda and the 1001 hate crimes.

And in that case it happened on a Wednesday, not reported by the staff member to the principal until Friday afternoon and the email went out on Monday saying they already identified the kid and they were handling the staff delay and the kid. So not sure how that was Nelson’s fault at all.

For the desk incident, a kid reported it. The teacher took a picture on their phone and then didn’t report it until the following day and Nelson reported it to CO the following day and sent an email out the next day. Supposedly he was grilling someone too hard on the incident and the kid’s parents complained.

Then the day of the cancelled pep rally an older sub in a class said the word when explaining the incident instead of saying n-word. That was on Friday afternoon and a student complained after the end of the school day. On Monday an email went out about that incident.

So in my opinion it seems that staff were more of an issue than the principal.

Yeah, a huge staff problem that teachers are reporting minor non-active misbehavior incidents within 48 hours instead of disrupting class or working overtime to coddle whiners.

Beautiful. You are a real-time example of the kind of Wootton parents who are behind the problematic culture at the school.

I know you are but what am I

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check social media, none of this is isolated, surprising or even unexpected over there which is sad. The school can’t fix this on their own, parents need to wake up and realize that the kids through the racial and hate speech around like it’s no big deal.

1 incident a school year? I would say thats isolated

That’s what I don’t understand. It was an incident last year and one last week?

My daughter is gay and got bullied at her high school all the time. Nothing was ever done. The kids were just talked to. No in or out of school suspensions. She applied for a COSA (which was recommended) and left. Most victims have to leave MCPS schools because those that did the wrong, get nothing. This was direct to her face and known bullies, not just something random sketched on a desk or bathroom. That happens now in her new high school. It is definitely not county notified. They just clean it up and nothing is sent out to the parents. For us, it’s not worth all the complaints if you don’t know who. Teens can be jerks and have no frontal lobes. So can many parents. Look at all the fights about free lunches, transgender bathrooms, and sports eligibility. Putting a principal on leave because of 2 kids in 2 separate years did something wrong. Something isn’t adding up. There has got to be more to the story.

I agree. High School students change classrooms each period. The kid knew who was going to be sitting in that desk the next period or even later that day? Students write curse words and slurs on desks and papers every day because they think their peers will find it funny and they want the attention.

It may have been intended for someone in a later period, but in this case, the class that was in the room was not the class that was usually in the room. The teacher of record needed a substitute. A different teacher with a planning period was tapped to take over. The teacher brought the class into their room. Students should always be mindful of everyone around them.

Also, no one knows who sits in a random desk in a class periods ahead of them. What was done was wrong and the student should be dealt with harshly but this seems random and not specific to someone like say the Lakelands incident a few days ago.

Why "harshly"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did the other Wootton parents who are claiming things were going swimmingly before see the latest email from Dr Bostic? It should be an eye opener that there’s already something to report. Thankfully it’s not racism or related but it’s typical of other student issue that have been ongoing. It’s really night and day with the transparency. We are going to see change for the better.

Please share the letter!

Dear Wootton High School Staff, Students, and Families,

I apologize that this is my first formal communication to you, but in the spirit of transparency, I wanted to make you aware of a serious incident that occurred at Wootton yesterday afternoon.

I want to start off by thanking our security team for their support in addressing the situation. After lunch, two students engaged in a physical altercation, which resulted in one of the students sustaining an injury. Our investigation tells us that the fight was related to an ongoing issue between the two students. The altercation was witnessed by a group of students, who chose not to report it. Our security staff, as a part of their regular routines, recognized that an altercation was occurring and intervened immediately. Both students were given consequences in alignment with the MCPS Student Code of Conduct for their actions, and we will also be following up and assessing consequences for the students who encouraged the altercation. Fighting and encouraging others to engage in a fight are unacceptable at Wootton and in any MCPS school. This type of behavior will not be tolerated.

I will close by reminding everyone that they can anonymously report any school or student safety ​concerns, including mental health concerns, through the Maryland Center for School Safety's Safe Schools Tipline (1-833-MD-B-SAFE / 1-833-632-7233).

This is a good letter! I wish my principal communicated this clearly and transparently. I don't know why Wootton parents are complaining.

Obviously learned from Garrick who is excellent at timely and effective communication

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just read this entire thread and I still don’t see here, on social media, or in any county notifications all of the “race-related” student incidents people keep saying happened this year at Wootton.

I’ve seen one. One

Since you and your colleagues are slow: https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-wootton-high-principal-placed-on-leave-racial-slur-incident-parents-douglas-nelson-ptsa-black-and-brown-coalition-for-educational-equity-and-excellence-#

An anti-Black racial slur was found written on the desk of a Thomas S. Wootton High School student on December 3 according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials.

This incident comes only seven months after another racist incident at the same high school. On May 15, a Wootton student printed the N-word 1,000 times on 1,000 pieces of paper.

That's two. The recent one that saw the n-word written on the desk after the student went to the bathroom, the May incident where a student printed the n-word 1,000 times.

1 + 1 = 2

Therefore there were two incidents within 12 months that Principal Doug Nelson failed to properly report and respond to. And that's why he got in trouble.

Got it now?

Really it's 1001 instances of hate speech.

Oh get real. And the kid who did the prints was black and it never left the printer. So let’s stop the anti-black agenda and the 1001 hate crimes.

And in that case it happened on a Wednesday, not reported by the staff member to the principal until Friday afternoon and the email went out on Monday saying they already identified the kid and they were handling the staff delay and the kid. So not sure how that was Nelson’s fault at all.

For the desk incident, a kid reported it. The teacher took a picture on their phone and then didn’t report it until the following day and Nelson reported it to CO the following day and sent an email out the next day. Supposedly he was grilling someone too hard on the incident and the kid’s parents complained.

Then the day of the cancelled pep rally an older sub in a class said the word when explaining the incident instead of saying n-word. That was on Friday afternoon and a student complained after the end of the school day. On Monday an email went out about that incident.

So in my opinion it seems that staff were more of an issue than the principal.

You are doing a lot of generous revising of history to absolve Doug here, but even if we stick with your premise that this is a staff issue as you say, who is responsible for supervising, monitoring and improving staff performance, which includes training and fidelity with regard to adhering to. MCPS reporting policies and practices? Is it not Doug as the principal?

Hmm you seem to be targeting a principal based on two incidences. One last school year and one this school.

Please cite where I am revising? I gave very specific info and you just give nothing but general opinion and fluff. Similar to the news/media claiming so many anti-black issues this school year, yet give ZERO speficic info life I have been.


Sent Monday, May 20th:

Dear Thomas Wootton High School Community,

I am writing to provide an update regarding a serious incident that took place at school. On Friday, May 17, 2024, I was made aware that two staff members discovered that someone had printed a hateful slur, specifically the N-word, one thousand times to a printer in the building. Upon hearing about this issue, I started an investigation into the matter following the MCPS Hate Bias Guidelines. It was discovered that a ninth-grade student was responsible for this unacceptable act. The student was addressed and received appropriate consequences according to the MCPS Student Code of Conduct. Montgomery County Police, also, collaborated with me on this matter. Moreover, I learned this issue was first discovered and reported on Wednesday, May 15th. Unfortunately, a full investigation was not started until it was reported to me. It is my intention to appropriately address both matters.

An act such as this is wrong, and it should be called out as such. Hate has no place at our school. In this case, staff were negatively impacted and harmed when they encountered this word of hate. It is my expectation that situations like this never take place at Wootton and action will be taken to ensure it does not happen again. Collectively, we must call out this type of conduct while continuing to educate students and staff as a way to combat such behavior.

As we move forward, I believe it is critically important to share that our school continues to actively work to be a place where acts of hate bias do not happen. As parents and caregivers, you are a part of this important work too. I request that you please speak to your child about how acts such as this are harmful and should never happen. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to share them with a Wootton administrator. Your support is invaluable as we continue to ensure our school remains a safe and nurturing environment.

Sincerely,
Douglas Nelson
Principal, Thomas Wootton High School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just read this entire thread and I still don’t see here, on social media, or in any county notifications all of the “race-related” student incidents people keep saying happened this year at Wootton.

I’ve seen one. One

Since you and your colleagues are slow: https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-wootton-high-principal-placed-on-leave-racial-slur-incident-parents-douglas-nelson-ptsa-black-and-brown-coalition-for-educational-equity-and-excellence-#

An anti-Black racial slur was found written on the desk of a Thomas S. Wootton High School student on December 3 according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials.

This incident comes only seven months after another racist incident at the same high school. On May 15, a Wootton student printed the N-word 1,000 times on 1,000 pieces of paper.

That's two. The recent one that saw the n-word written on the desk after the student went to the bathroom, the May incident where a student printed the n-word 1,000 times.

1 + 1 = 2

Therefore there were two incidents within 12 months that Principal Doug Nelson failed to properly report and respond to. And that's why he got in trouble.

Got it now?

Really it's 1001 instances of hate speech.

Oh get real. And the kid who did the prints was black and it never left the printer. So let’s stop the anti-black agenda and the 1001 hate crimes.

And in that case it happened on a Wednesday, not reported by the staff member to the principal until Friday afternoon and the email went out on Monday saying they already identified the kid and they were handling the staff delay and the kid. So not sure how that was Nelson’s fault at all.

For the desk incident, a kid reported it. The teacher took a picture on their phone and then didn’t report it until the following day and Nelson reported it to CO the following day and sent an email out the next day. Supposedly he was grilling someone too hard on the incident and the kid’s parents complained.

Then the day of the cancelled pep rally an older sub in a class said the word when explaining the incident instead of saying n-word. That was on Friday afternoon and a student complained after the end of the school day. On Monday an email went out about that incident.

So in my opinion it seems that staff were more of an issue than the principal.

You are doing a lot of generous revising of history to absolve Doug here, but even if we stick with your premise that this is a staff issue as you say, who is responsible for supervising, monitoring and improving staff performance, which includes training and fidelity with regard to adhering to. MCPS reporting policies and practices? Is it not Doug as the principal?

Hmm you seem to be targeting a principal based on two incidences. One last school year and one this school.

Please cite where I am revising? I gave very specific info and you just give nothing but general opinion and fluff. Similar to the news/media claiming so many anti-black issues this school year, yet give ZERO speficic info life I have been.


Sent Monday, May 20th:

Dear Thomas Wootton High School Community,

I am writing to provide an update regarding a serious incident that took place at school. On Friday, May 17, 2024, I was made aware that two staff members discovered that someone had printed a hateful slur, specifically the N-word, one thousand times to a printer in the building. Upon hearing about this issue, I started an investigation into the matter following the MCPS Hate Bias Guidelines. It was discovered that a ninth-grade student was responsible for this unacceptable act. The student was addressed and received appropriate consequences according to the MCPS Student Code of Conduct. Montgomery County Police, also, collaborated with me on this matter. Moreover, I learned this issue was first discovered and reported on Wednesday, May 15th. Unfortunately, a full investigation was not started until it was reported to me. It is my intention to appropriately address both matters.

An act such as this is wrong, and it should be called out as such. Hate has no place at our school. In this case, staff were negatively impacted and harmed when they encountered this word of hate. It is my expectation that situations like this never take place at Wootton and action will be taken to ensure it does not happen again. Collectively, we must call out this type of conduct while continuing to educate students and staff as a way to combat such behavior.

As we move forward, I believe it is critically important to share that our school continues to actively work to be a place where acts of hate bias do not happen. As parents and caregivers, you are a part of this important work too. I request that you please speak to your child about how acts such as this are harmful and should never happen. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to share them with a Wootton administrator. Your support is invaluable as we continue to ensure our school remains a safe and nurturing environment.

Sincerely,
Douglas Nelson
Principal, Thomas Wootton High School

Wootton PTSA leader, you look pathetic. Give it up. I'm not sure why you're swearing fealty to Doug but it's weird. It is not "opinion and fluff" that Doug failed to adhere to training and incident reporting expectations. That came straight from Dr. Taylor's mouth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKA3SKLgwro

Doug objectively failed as a school leader in:

- Failing to adhere to training policies
- Failing to establish a healthy and equitable school culture and climate (principals are responsible for this)
- Failing to respond in a timely manner when incidents WERE reported to him
- Failing to communicate incidents to CO and the community at the level expected of him

He was a poor leader and deserved to go. Nothing more, nothing less. Cry about it if you want to. No one cares.

[Anonymous]

More ammunition for Doug's failed leadership from the Wootton student newspaper: https://woottoncommonsense.com/22791/news/black-student-union-holds-walkout-to-call-attention-to-lack-of-change/

Multiple officials from MCPS and central office were present at school today after receiving a message from the BSU about the recent events. Specifically, the BSU wrote about the lack of action regarding recent events, as well as a longer history of similarly mishandled incidents. BSU leadership called attention to a detailed action plan that was proposed to guide administration when responding to anti-Black racism. BSU speakers said that administration has not put this plan in action, and has continued to dismiss students’ concerns. “An action plan drafted by the leadership team led by Ona Olisa was formatted and sent to principal Douglas Nelson and his administration. This led to a discussion with Principal Nelson and our cluster director at the time. Nothing significant came of this discussion, and that served as the catalyst for every event that’s occurred since then,” Khademian said.

Not only did Doug fail in official protocol, he extracted time and energy from students and didn't follow-up after pretending to care and take action.

But racist Wootton parents still want to picket and protest to bring Doug back and hail him as a great school leader. And they only do that despite all the evidence put in front of them because they do not care about or value the feelings and lived experiences of Black students and staff. And, ladies and gentlemen, is why Wootton has a racist school culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More ammunition for Doug's failed leadership from the Wootton student newspaper: https://woottoncommonsense.com/22791/news/black-student-union-holds-walkout-to-call-attention-to-lack-of-change/

Multiple officials from MCPS and central office were present at school today after receiving a message from the BSU about the recent events. Specifically, the BSU wrote about the lack of action regarding recent events, as well as a longer history of similarly mishandled incidents. BSU leadership called attention to a detailed action plan that was proposed to guide administration when responding to anti-Black racism. BSU speakers said that administration has not put this plan in action, and has continued to dismiss students’ concerns. “An action plan drafted by the leadership team led by Ona Olisa was formatted and sent to principal Douglas Nelson and his administration. This led to a discussion with Principal Nelson and our cluster director at the time. Nothing significant came of this discussion, and that served as the catalyst for every event that’s occurred since then,” Khademian said.

Not only did Doug fail in official protocol, he extracted time and energy from students and didn't follow-up after pretending to care and take action.

But racist Wootton parents still want to picket and protest to bring Doug back and hail him as a great school leader. And they only do that despite all the evidence put in front of them because they do not care about or value the feelings and lived experiences of Black students and staff. And, ladies and gentlemen, is why Wootton has a racist school culture.

Yep. The apples never fall far from the tree.

[Anonymous]

It's pretty obvious that MCPS is investing a lot of energy in smearing this guy's reputation.

If he refused to have his staff trained in pre-service, why didn't MCPS deal with it at the time , instead of waiting for these bizarre incidents to deal with it?

MCPS continues to MCPS...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's pretty obvious that MCPS is investing a lot of energy in smearing this guy's reputation.

If he refused to have his staff trained in pre-service, why didn't MCPS deal with it at the time , instead of waiting for these bizarre incidents to deal with it?

MCPS continues to MCPS...

So no accountability for Doug? MCPS is the bad guy even though Doug didn't do his job?

How does that make sense?