B-CC lockdown

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Anonymous wrote:Neighbor kid said today's BCC lockdown was over 2 hours long and then a shelter in place before school ended for the day. What were police doing for that long?

The threat was called at around 11:30am, lockdown implemented, the police arrived, and I suppose took some time to set-up and confer with admin. Police dog teams cleared each schoolroom and all storage and closets one by one, gave the all clear, and THEN there was a shelter in place, not quite sure why. Dismissal was at the regular time.

It sounds like this first poster has not been inside BCC. It is huge. Frankly, I am surprised they finished the sweep in only two hours.

Yes. Thank you. I’m grateful to the police.

Disgusted by the school board and the PTSA “check your privilege” attitude.

You must be thrilled that the PTSA president announced she will not continue on next year, which is something she had agreed to do when no one else stepped up. Will you volunteer?

I'm very sad the PTSA President is leaving. She did a great job. MCPS has ignored concerns for safety (I know they can't fix it all but they won't address anything)
She gently mentioned that some from a more privileged background may not fully understand why SROs are not always the best idea.
She didn't say this but we know data doesn't support the value of SROs but many don't care. I get it. I'm a middle aged white lady. I would feel better with SROs but it doesn't mean I'd actually be safer.

The person whom she responded to is very vocal about SROs but doesn't really acknowledge the other point of view so the President was trying to help (at least that's how I took it)
Look - the SROs won't save anyone from a bomb. Won't save them from a shooting. What they often do is rough kids up for very minor offenses and then the issue is an MCPD issue rather than an MCPS issue. Typically schools with SROs have a high number of arrests for minorities for offenses that didn't need law enforcement.

The SRO issue aside, I've heard the emails sent to the PTSA were horrific and nobody should have to deal with that - especially for a volunteer job that is really an unpaid full time job.
I couldn't do it and I think those who think the PTSA President has so much power to fix everything should step up and do it.

Just please stop. You have no clue what you are talking about. My kid goes to a HS with a high minority population, 47% FARMS. Majority of parents and students here want SROs to come back.

In case you didn't know, FARMS isn't the same as the number of non-white people. There are plenty of high-income black families who worry about their kids if they have to deal with police. So right there, I think you might not understand the issue. Do you have numbers on how many non-white families want SROs or did you talk to two low income people and assume they are the same as people of color?

I'm just using data on effectiveness of SROs. Try Googling it if you want to really understand why it's not a magical solution.

SROs make white people like me feel better but I'm able to see the other side of this because most of my family is not white and I have witnessed how they are treated differently by police.
I bet you have never witnessed a loved one be harassed by police and have to keep saying yes sir because just a little side eye could end up being the end of them. Your own white privilege is blinding you and stop saying you have one black friend so you know everything. Ever hear of Uvalde? How effective were the police there? A mother ran in to save her own kids.

Stop voting for Republicans who only care about using guns to scare their constituents into voting for them. Most people want common sense gun control and we should only elect people who will support that.

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Anonymous wrote:Neighbor kid said today's BCC lockdown was over 2 hours long and then a shelter in place before school ended for the day. What were police doing for that long?

The threat was called at around 11:30am, lockdown implemented, the police arrived, and I suppose took some time to set-up and confer with admin. Police dog teams cleared each schoolroom and all storage and closets one by one, gave the all clear, and THEN there was a shelter in place, not quite sure why. Dismissal was at the regular time.

It sounds like this first poster has not been inside BCC. It is huge. Frankly, I am surprised they finished the sweep in only two hours.

Yes. Thank you. I’m grateful to the police.

Disgusted by the school board and the PTSA “check your privilege” attitude.

You must be thrilled that the PTSA president announced she will not continue on next year, which is something she had agreed to do when no one else stepped up. Will you volunteer?

I'm very sad the PTSA President is leaving. She did a great job. MCPS has ignored concerns for safety (I know they can't fix it all but they won't address anything)
She gently mentioned that some from a more privileged background may not fully understand why SROs are not always the best idea.
She didn't say this but we know data doesn't support the value of SROs but many don't care. I get it. I'm a middle aged white lady. I would feel better with SROs but it doesn't mean I'd actually be safer.

The person whom she responded to is very vocal about SROs but doesn't really acknowledge the other point of view so the President was trying to help (at least that's how I took it)
Look - the SROs won't save anyone from a bomb. Won't save them from a shooting. What they often do is rough kids up for very minor offenses and then the issue is an MCPD issue rather than an MCPS issue. Typically schools with SROs have a high number of arrests for minorities for offenses that didn't need law enforcement.

The SRO issue aside, I've heard the emails sent to the PTSA were horrific and nobody should have to deal with that - especially for a volunteer job that is really an unpaid full time job.
I couldn't do it and I think those who think the PTSA President has so much power to fix everything should step up and do it.

The SRO debate is truly absurd. What’s the alternative - letting kids walk around with guns, beat each other up? The fact is, kids from high-poverty schools engage in more violence and need the presence of the SROs more. The SROs do not create the violence. SROs are also only one piece of the overall discipline puzzle. My kid goes to a high poverty but very well run school (not MCPS) and they keep that place extremely safe for the kids. Here’s what they do:

- metal detector to enter.
- security guard at entrance
- strict no-phones policy (so no social media fueled fights at school )
- fully staffed behavioral response team to quickly descalate any altercations
- very strict and consistent policies on giving detention/suspension for violence
- very tight control over arrival and dismissal

One thing this school also does is, to the extent possible, remove extreme troublemakers by sending them back to their homeschool if they are attending out of bounds. Not all school districts work that way, but the ability of the school to effectively give alternative placements for some kids uninterested in learning makes a big difference.

What will that do? Let's say kid got to go to a special program in one of the special-program HS, does something terrible at the sprcial-program HS, but now is sent back to their homeschool where they do something terrible there too? Then where will the student be sent?

You’re not wrong, but the point is, the school stays safe and calm in part because they can send some of the troublemakers elsewhere. Point being that all districts should have alternative schools to send the really disruptive kids to.

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Anonymous wrote:Neighbor kid said today's BCC lockdown was over 2 hours long and then a shelter in place before school ended for the day. What were police doing for that long?

The threat was called at around 11:30am, lockdown implemented, the police arrived, and I suppose took some time to set-up and confer with admin. Police dog teams cleared each schoolroom and all storage and closets one by one, gave the all clear, and THEN there was a shelter in place, not quite sure why. Dismissal was at the regular time.

It sounds like this first poster has not been inside BCC. It is huge. Frankly, I am surprised they finished the sweep in only two hours.

Yes. Thank you. I’m grateful to the police.

Disgusted by the school board and the PTSA “check your privilege” attitude.

You must be thrilled that the PTSA president announced she will not continue on next year, which is something she had agreed to do when no one else stepped up. Will you volunteer?

I'm very sad the PTSA President is leaving. She did a great job. MCPS has ignored concerns for safety (I know they can't fix it all but they won't address anything)
She gently mentioned that some from a more privileged background may not fully understand why SROs are not always the best idea.
She didn't say this but we know data doesn't support the value of SROs but many don't care. I get it. I'm a middle aged white lady. I would feel better with SROs but it doesn't mean I'd actually be safer.

The person whom she responded to is very vocal about SROs but doesn't really acknowledge the other point of view so the President was trying to help (at least that's how I took it)
Look - the SROs won't save anyone from a bomb. Won't save them from a shooting. What they often do is rough kids up for very minor offenses and then the issue is an MCPD issue rather than an MCPS issue. Typically schools with SROs have a high number of arrests for minorities for offenses that didn't need law enforcement.

The SRO issue aside, I've heard the emails sent to the PTSA were horrific and nobody should have to deal with that - especially for a volunteer job that is really an unpaid full time job.
I couldn't do it and I think those who think the PTSA President has so much power to fix everything should step up and do it.

Just please stop. You have no clue what you are talking about. My kid goes to a HS with a high minority population, 47% FARMS. Majority of parents and students here want SROs to come back.

In case you didn't know, FARMS isn't the same as the number of non-white people. There are plenty of high-income black families who worry about their kids if they have to deal with police. So right there, I think you might not understand the issue. Do you have numbers on how many non-white families want SROs or did you talk to two low income people and assume they are the same as people of color?

I'm just using data on effectiveness of SROs. Try Googling it if you want to really understand why it's not a magical solution.

SROs make white people like me feel better but I'm able to see the other side of this because most of my family is not white and I have witnessed how they are treated differently by police.
I bet you have never witnessed a loved one be harassed by police and have to keep saying yes sir because just a little side eye could end up being the end of them. Your own white privilege is blinding you and stop saying you have one black friend so you know everything. Ever hear of Uvalde? How effective were the police there? A mother ran in to save her own kids.

Stop voting for Republicans who only care about using guns to scare their constituents into voting for them. Most people want common sense gun control and we should only elect people who will support that.

DP also with a kid at a high FARMS school, who also actually knows black families. I guarantee you that the majority are highly in favor of tight discipline in school including SROs. It’s only the super leftist activists who often don’t even have kids at the school - who are against it. But sure, my lefty black intellectual in law is probably against SROs in schools and the “school to prison pipeline.” Meanwhile she sends her own kids to a fancy private school because the publics are “to dangerous.” Lol.

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Anonymous wrote:Ref Mondays incident: gun was only seen by a student. The student who allegedly had the gun left school. He came back willingly. No gun was found.

So, no school personnel saw the actual weapon? It was a 'if you see it say it' moment? Why do you put all the work on students, MCPs? A firearm on school grounds, and the student returns to school with no consequences? Meanwhile, student who told an adult at school (or elsewhere?!?) is still coming to school? With a bodyguard?

What should the consequences be for an accusation you can't prove?

This. Also how do you know there were no consequences? The child coming to the school building doesn’t mean there were no consequences, it just means the child returned to the school building without a gun.

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Apparently the swatting call came from hundreds of miles away.

Look at the size of those semi automatic rifles, right behind these kids heads. 😵‍💫

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Anonymous wrote:Neighbor kid said today's BCC lockdown was over 2 hours long and then a shelter in place before school ended for the day. What were police doing for that long?

The threat was called at around 11:30am, lockdown implemented, the police arrived, and I suppose took some time to set-up and confer with admin. Police dog teams cleared each schoolroom and all storage and closets one by one, gave the all clear, and THEN there was a shelter in place, not quite sure why. Dismissal was at the regular time.

It sounds like this first poster has not been inside BCC. It is huge. Frankly, I am surprised they finished the sweep in only two hours.

Yes. Thank you. I’m grateful to the police.

Disgusted by the school board and the PTSA “check your privilege” attitude.

You must be thrilled that the PTSA president announced she will not continue on next year, which is something she had agreed to do when no one else stepped up. Will you volunteer?

I'm very sad the PTSA President is leaving. She did a great job. MCPS has ignored concerns for safety (I know they can't fix it all but they won't address anything)
She gently mentioned that some from a more privileged background may not fully understand why SROs are not always the best idea.
She didn't say this but we know data doesn't support the value of SROs but many don't care. I get it. I'm a middle aged white lady. I would feel better with SROs but it doesn't mean I'd actually be safer.

The person whom she responded to is very vocal about SROs but doesn't really acknowledge the other point of view so the President was trying to help (at least that's how I took it)
Look - the SROs won't save anyone from a bomb. Won't save them from a shooting. What they often do is rough kids up for very minor offenses and then the issue is an MCPD issue rather than an MCPS issue. Typically schools with SROs have a high number of arrests for minorities for offenses that didn't need law enforcement.

The SRO issue aside, I've heard the emails sent to the PTSA were horrific and nobody should have to deal with that - especially for a volunteer job that is really an unpaid full time job.
I couldn't do it and I think those who think the PTSA President has so much power to fix everything should step up and do it.

Just please stop. You have no clue what you are talking about. My kid goes to a HS with a high minority population, 47% FARMS. Majority of parents and students here want SROs to come back.

In case you didn't know, FARMS isn't the same as the number of non-white people. There are plenty of high-income black families who worry about their kids if they have to deal with police. So right there, I think you might not understand the issue. Do you have numbers on how many non-white families want SROs or did you talk to two low income people and assume they are the same as people of color?

I'm just using data on effectiveness of SROs. Try Googling it if you want to really understand why it's not a magical solution.

SROs make white people like me feel better but I'm able to see the other side of this because most of my family is not white and I have witnessed how they are treated differently by police.
I bet you have never witnessed a loved one be harassed by police and have to keep saying yes sir because just a little side eye could end up being the end of them. Your own white privilege is blinding you and stop saying you have one black friend so you know everything. Ever hear of Uvalde? How effective were the police there? A mother ran in to save her own kids.

Stop voting for Republicans who only care about using guns to scare their constituents into voting for them. Most people want common sense gun control and we should only elect people who will support that.

DP also with a kid at a high FARMS school, who also actually knows black families. I guarantee you that the majority are highly in favor of tight discipline in school including SROs. It’s only the super leftist activists who often don’t even have kids at the school - who are against it. But sure, my lefty black intellectual in law is probably against SROs in schools and the “school to prison pipeline.” Meanwhile she sends her own kids to a fancy private school because the publics are “to dangerous.” Lol.

I would love to see a straight up vote on the SRO question broken down by race and school and whether you are a teacher or oarent or student. At one point, they asked for thoughts at a PTA meeting and basically no one said anything. As a white parent, I didn’t feel comfortable voicing my opinion because I really don’t know what the impact is on black kids and I think that’s a really important question. As far as I know, no one has that data. The fact that a majority black county like PG kept the SROs says something, but of course that doesn’t answer the question.

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Anonymous wrote:Neighbor kid said today's BCC lockdown was over 2 hours long and then a shelter in place before school ended for the day. What were police doing for that long?

The threat was called at around 11:30am, lockdown implemented, the police arrived, and I suppose took some time to set-up and confer with admin. Police dog teams cleared each schoolroom and all storage and closets one by one, gave the all clear, and THEN there was a shelter in place, not quite sure why. Dismissal was at the regular time.

It sounds like this first poster has not been inside BCC. It is huge. Frankly, I am surprised they finished the sweep in only two hours.

Yes. Thank you. I’m grateful to the police.

Disgusted by the school board and the PTSA “check your privilege” attitude.

You must be thrilled that the PTSA president announced she will not continue on next year, which is something she had agreed to do when no one else stepped up. Will you volunteer?

I'm very sad the PTSA President is leaving. She did a great job. MCPS has ignored concerns for safety (I know they can't fix it all but they won't address anything)
She gently mentioned that some from a more privileged background may not fully understand why SROs are not always the best idea.
She didn't say this but we know data doesn't support the value of SROs but many don't care. I get it. I'm a middle aged white lady. I would feel better with SROs but it doesn't mean I'd actually be safer.

The person whom she responded to is very vocal about SROs but doesn't really acknowledge the other point of view so the President was trying to help (at least that's how I took it)
Look - the SROs won't save anyone from a bomb. Won't save them from a shooting. What they often do is rough kids up for very minor offenses and then the issue is an MCPD issue rather than an MCPS issue. Typically schools with SROs have a high number of arrests for minorities for offenses that didn't need law enforcement.

The SRO issue aside, I've heard the emails sent to the PTSA were horrific and nobody should have to deal with that - especially for a volunteer job that is really an unpaid full time job.
I couldn't do it and I think those who think the PTSA President has so much power to fix everything should step up and do it.

Just please stop. You have no clue what you are talking about. My kid goes to a HS with a high minority population, 47% FARMS. Majority of parents and students here want SROs to come back.

In case you didn't know, FARMS isn't the same as the number of non-white people. There are plenty of high-income black families who worry about their kids if they have to deal with police. So right there, I think you might not understand the issue. Do you have numbers on how many non-white families want SROs or did you talk to two low income people and assume they are the same as people of color?

I'm just using data on effectiveness of SROs. Try Googling it if you want to really understand why it's not a magical solution.

SROs make white people like me feel better but I'm able to see the other side of this because most of my family is not white and I have witnessed how they are treated differently by police.
I bet you have never witnessed a loved one be harassed by police and have to keep saying yes sir because just a little side eye could end up being the end of them. Your own white privilege is blinding you and stop saying you have one black friend so you know everything. Ever hear of Uvalde? How effective were the police there? A mother ran in to save her own kids.

Stop voting for Republicans who only care about using guns to scare their constituents into voting for them. Most people want common sense gun control and we should only elect people who will support that.

DP also with a kid at a high FARMS school, who also actually knows black families. I guarantee you that the majority are highly in favor of tight discipline in school including SROs. It’s only the super leftist activists who often don’t even have kids at the school - who are against it. But sure, my lefty black intellectual in law is probably against SROs in schools and the “school to prison pipeline.” Meanwhile she sends her own kids to a fancy private school because the publics are “to dangerous.” Lol.

Nah, only far right crazies want SROs. Look at Parkland or Uvalde. They're just not that helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:Neighbor kid said today's BCC lockdown was over 2 hours long and then a shelter in place before school ended for the day. What were police doing for that long?

The threat was called at around 11:30am, lockdown implemented, the police arrived, and I suppose took some time to set-up and confer with admin. Police dog teams cleared each schoolroom and all storage and closets one by one, gave the all clear, and THEN there was a shelter in place, not quite sure why. Dismissal was at the regular time.

It sounds like this first poster has not been inside BCC. It is huge. Frankly, I am surprised they finished the sweep in only two hours.

Yes. Thank you. I’m grateful to the police.

Disgusted by the school board and the PTSA “check your privilege” attitude.

You must be thrilled that the PTSA president announced she will not continue on next year, which is something she had agreed to do when no one else stepped up. Will you volunteer?

I'm very sad the PTSA President is leaving. She did a great job. MCPS has ignored concerns for safety (I know they can't fix it all but they won't address anything)
She gently mentioned that some from a more privileged background may not fully understand why SROs are not always the best idea.
She didn't say this but we know data doesn't support the value of SROs but many don't care. I get it. I'm a middle aged white lady. I would feel better with SROs but it doesn't mean I'd actually be safer.

The person whom she responded to is very vocal about SROs but doesn't really acknowledge the other point of view so the President was trying to help (at least that's how I took it)
Look - the SROs won't save anyone from a bomb. Won't save them from a shooting. What they often do is rough kids up for very minor offenses and then the issue is an MCPD issue rather than an MCPS issue. Typically schools with SROs have a high number of arrests for minorities for offenses that didn't need law enforcement.

The SRO issue aside, I've heard the emails sent to the PTSA were horrific and nobody should have to deal with that - especially for a volunteer job that is really an unpaid full time job.
I couldn't do it and I think those who think the PTSA President has so much power to fix everything should step up and do it.

Just please stop. You have no clue what you are talking about. My kid goes to a HS with a high minority population, 47% FARMS. Majority of parents and students here want SROs to come back.

In case you didn't know, FARMS isn't the same as the number of non-white people. There are plenty of high-income black families who worry about their kids if they have to deal with police. So right there, I think you might not understand the issue. Do you have numbers on how many non-white families want SROs or did you talk to two low income people and assume they are the same as people of color?

I'm just using data on effectiveness of SROs. Try Googling it if you want to really understand why it's not a magical solution.

SROs make white people like me feel better but I'm able to see the other side of this because most of my family is not white and I have witnessed how they are treated differently by police.
I bet you have never witnessed a loved one be harassed by police and have to keep saying yes sir because just a little side eye could end up being the end of them. Your own white privilege is blinding you and stop saying you have one black friend so you know everything. Ever hear of Uvalde? How effective were the police there? A mother ran in to save her own kids.

Stop voting for Republicans who only care about using guns to scare their constituents into voting for them. Most people want common sense gun control and we should only elect people who will support that.

DP also with a kid at a high FARMS school, who also actually knows black families. I guarantee you that the majority are highly in favor of tight discipline in school including SROs. It’s only the super leftist activists who often don’t even have kids at the school - who are against it. But sure, my lefty black intellectual in law is probably against SROs in schools and the “school to prison pipeline.” Meanwhile she sends her own kids to a fancy private school because the publics are “to dangerous.” Lol.

I would love to see a straight up vote on the SRO question broken down by race and school and whether you are a teacher or oarent or student. At one point, they asked for thoughts at a PTA meeting and basically no one said anything. As a white parent, I didn’t feel comfortable voicing my opinion because I really don’t know what the impact is on black kids and I think that’s a really important question. As far as I know, no one has that data. The fact that a majority black county like PG kept the SROs says something, but of course that doesn’t answer the question.

Don't know but it seems like with all these incidents it's just unnecessary. The CEO program seems to be working great.

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To 13:58 students and staff didn't find one gunman on campus that day but faced numerous adults going around with them, imagine the trauma. rinse and repeat let's have a festival (not the one that had previously been planned and scheduled)???? did the district or mcps explain why the response was what it was. Didn't see the same response at Whitman the next day?

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Anonymous wrote:To 13:58 students and staff didn't find one gunman on campus that day but faced numerous adults going around with them, imagine the trauma. rinse and repeat let's have a festival (not the one that had previously been planned and scheduled)???? did the district or mcps explain why the response was what it was. Didn't see the same response at Whitman the next day?

Thurs letter

...threat call to the main office
...administration called 911 immediately and Montgomery County Police Department members arrived

...Once MCPD arrived, they assumed command of the situation. During the lockdown MCPD conducted a thorough evaluation of the building and completed a full sweep of the building

this situation was thoroughly investigated by MCPD based on a variety of factors ..., and the police’s inability to determine the veracity of the threat, the police determined a need to complete a full sweep of the building.

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Anonymous wrote:To 13:58 students and staff didn't find one gunman on campus that day but faced numerous adults going around with them, imagine the trauma. rinse and repeat let's have a festival (not the one that had previously been planned and scheduled)???? did the district or mcps explain why the response was what it was. Didn't see the same response at Whitman the next day?

Thurs letter

...threat call to the main office
...administration called 911 immediately and Montgomery County Police Department members arrived

...Once MCPD arrived, they assumed command of the situation. During the lockdown MCPD conducted a thorough evaluation of the building and completed a full sweep of the building

this situation was thoroughly investigated by MCPD based on a variety of factors ..., and the police’s inability to determine the veracity of the threat, the police determined a need to complete a full sweep of the building.

? They didn't find whoever or whatever made a threat?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a parent and I’m enraged. When will MCPS acknowledge that there is something seriously wrong at BCC? The number of incidents we’ve had this year is not normal, and MCPS needs to take action.

And apparently they didn't find who or what made the threat? The response to this threat versus the threat made to Whitman on Friday were very different!

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a parent and I’m enraged. When will MCPS acknowledge that there is something seriously wrong at BCC? The number of incidents we’ve had this year is not normal, and MCPS needs to take action.

Enlighten us. What action will prevent a bomb threat?

A bomb threat would clear the building, not have the school go into lockdown, I think. It's probably a weapons threat.

Exactly. Why would they keep people inside? And the students/staff/proctors/volunteers who were just returning from lunch or arriving for afternoon testing and were close to the building were rushed INSIDE, told to run to nearest room/gym.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To 13:58 students and staff didn't find one gunman on campus that day but faced numerous adults going around with them, imagine the trauma. rinse and repeat let's have a festival (not the one that had previously been planned and scheduled)???? did the district or mcps explain why the response was what it was. Didn't see the same response at Whitman the next day?

Thurs letter

...threat call to the main office
...administration called 911 immediately and Montgomery County Police Department members arrived

...Once . During the lockdown MCPD conducted a thorough evaluation of the building and completed a full sweep of the building

this situation was thoroughly investigated by MCPD based on a variety of factors ..., and the police’s inability to determine the veracity of the threat, the police determined a need to complete a full sweep of the building.

So, on Monday, Principal made bad call in response or communicating what happened? Then, on Thursday, Police made bad commands once they took over? Parents were livid between Monday and Thursday at school and MCPs, then it died out because then MCPD made questionable decisions? Is that what happened, BCC parents?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a parent and I’m enraged. When will MCPS acknowledge that there is something seriously wrong at BCC? The number of incidents we’ve had this year is not normal, and MCPS needs to take action.

Enlighten us. What action will prevent a bomb threat?

A bomb threat would clear the building, not have the school go into lockdown, I think. It's probably a weapons threat.

Exactly. Why would they keep people inside? And the students/staff/proctors/volunteers who were just returning from lunch or arriving for afternoon testing and were close to the building were rushed INSIDE, told to run to nearest room/gym.

They initially thought there was a situation in the area, outside of the school, so they brought people inside and declared a shelter in place, which quickly became a lockdown. The threat was that there were bombs in the school and that the caller was hiding in a school bathroom with an AR-15. And he stayed on the phone with the main office and police for a while. That’s what made it different from the bomb threats to other schools. This wasn’t a bomb threat made on social media or a situation where they can easily evacuate the building. My child was in the building. It was a terrifying situation. Kids were listening to the police dispatch in real time.