Gun found at Wilson

[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.

Ummmmmm, so are the kids who were in the class and building with the kid with the gun. I'm less worried about him than all the kids and their parents who didn't bring a gun to school.

[Anonymous]

Daily fights?? Can other Wison parents confirm or deny this?

[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.

Agree. For anyone suggesting OOB kids are the issue with guns must not know what the profile of a schook shooter looks like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

When you were doing your research, you should have walked into Wilson -- and seen for yourself the metal detectors that have been there for years. If you didn't know this, your investigation wasn't very thorough.

[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.

Agree. For anyone suggesting OOB kids are the issue with guns must not know what the profile of a schook shooter looks like.

Is there any indication this is a school shooter situation and not a smaller beef? Regardless, kids of all neighborhoods backgrounds and colors get in streetside fights in DC - and the addition of any kind of weaponry makes them that much more dangerous. Dc is teaching kids to ride bikes - great life skill. How about to not resolve or escalate disputes in or around school? The kids I feel.most sorry for are the ones carrying them for protection- in which case adults have failed. This is why it is in everyone's interests to not have chaos outside the school doors or within. The mayor, cheh, the principal, police, parents, transit cops, social services - start communicating. And there are many amazing character education programs dc schools could invest in pd and adopt systemwide. These programs inky work if you go deep and have good school climates - all faculty supportive and supported. That translates to the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

The stealing from CVS has been going on for a long time. The kids seem to feel that its okay to steal afterschool snacks from the local store. I was shocked when I learned about it, but that was 7-8 years ago. I know a kid (IB in case you are wondering) who bragged about stealing from CVS on a daily basis. The other problem is that Wilson kids tend to harass people on the Metro elevator. I have heard from people, especially elderly people who take the elevator, that it's unsafe to take it just before or after school. Wilson may be the best DC has to offer, but there are still lots of problems with discipline.

[Anonymous]

I am relatively young and able to look out for myself. I live in the neighborhood but generally am not around the Wilson kid coming and going zone (metro to McDonalds) when they are. The other day I found myself in the mix and was pretty shocked. Between the kid stopping traffic and yelling at drivers to "go ahead, run me over" to the kid I witnessed throw a rock at a pedestrian in front of him . Thats why I got a police officer and started pointing kids out - but it's frustrating to me if they've been til go soft

[Anonymous]

Well I'm glad that at least the cheap one-liner (and less) puns have died off on this thread. Personally that was scarier than the initial news! Please no puns on the word "died"...

I agree with several people's comments about the need for extra police (and otherwise) presence around the school grounds. I was having a conversation with one of the teachers while walking outside the school after school hours, and he was so distracted by the presence of one of the students hanging around in front despite the fact that he was not in school that day. I guess there could be a logical explanation for that situation, but my point is I think we all know a little about what goes on.

Turning a blind eye doesn't help.

Nor does turning it into a Tarantino movie on this thread!

[Anonymous]

It was commendable that a teacher was able to intervene and stop anything from happening. Too much energy on how the gun got into Wilson, why did the student feel the need to bring a weapon period. If anyone thinks that a metal detector is going to catch every illegal weapon or activity that they encounter, is just idiotic.

Incidents happen at the schools everyday...there's about 196 days of instruction and to have an incident free day at the school would be impossible. A fight, disagreement, loud argument, disrespect, insubordination, hostile situations are part of the daily activity. If it wasn't then the need for wrap-around services would decrease and not increase over the years. You can get a weapon into these school very easy and it's doesn't take a rocket scientist to do this. These metal detectors are ancient and there's too many entrances that are not manned by school security. The calculating student could get a gun into the building during after-school activities very easily at any and all schools. The best security is everyone within the school...if you see something then say something...

[Anonymous]

It is illegal to publicly name a respondent in the DC juvenile justice system. Don't play around with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was commendable that a teacher was able to intervene and stop anything from happening. Too much energy on how the gun got into Wilson, why did the student feel the need to bring a weapon period. If anyone thinks that a metal detector is going to catch every illegal weapon or activity that they encounter, is just idiotic.

Incidents happen at the schools everyday...there's about 196 days of instruction and to have an incident free day at the school would be impossible. A fight, disagreement, loud argument, disrespect, insubordination, hostile situations are part of the daily activity. If it wasn't then the need for wrap-around services would decrease and not increase over the years. You can get a weapon into these school very easy and it's doesn't take a rocket scientist to do this. These metal detectors are ancient and there's too many entrances that are not manned by school security. The calculating student could get a gun into the building during after-school activities very easily at any and all schools. The best security is everyone within the school...if you see something then say something...

And yet you seem.far too quick to throw in the hat on the above being "thebnorm" do you think the above describes Sidwwll? It certainly doesn't describe my kids public charter Hs.

[Anonymous]

My question is where the heck did a junior in high school get the gun in the first place? Did it belong to a parent? A sibling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid says that the word at school is that the kid had it "for protection" and is not the type to hurt anyone.
Good story but whetger true or not, there needs to be some serious investigation.
Also, the kids all say that security is a joke, anyone could bring anything anytime. I guess we have proof of that now.

My kid was threatened by some kids who said they had guns a couple of years ago. He refused to report anything, certain there would be retribution. From the details provided this seemed the most prudent course of action, sadly.

This is why I had the same thought as the PP here. No kids there anymore, but glad there is a new principal.

[Anonymous]

This whole thread is terrifying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is terrifying.

+100
From the puns to the assumptions to the speculation. Very troubling indeed!