Lockdown at Blair?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe get out more, talk to people and try relating. You can’t have empathy for a child expressing their feelings but we’re supposed to listen to your feelings/rants and opinions for page after page? How about you sit down now and let someone else talk? Just sayin…

You don’t express feelings with a knife.

[Anonymous]

The new SRO-free system seems really effective at dealing with incidents like this safely. There's been that incident at the W's and RM and now Blair and all 3 seem to be handled quite well. Kudos to MCPS for their post-SRO process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, the county has to ask if the safety of students attending public schools is important -their decision to remove the HS SROs is telling. We have armed guards at government buildings and our politicians have security. Why are we paying ridiculously high taxes when the county can barely protect our kids. Ask the principals in private what they think of all this.

Parents have spoken. Huge enrollment decline in MCPS: https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/opinion/opinion-enrollment-decline-should-be-a-wakeup-call-for-mcps/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The new SRO-free system seems really effective at dealing with incidents like this safely. There's been that incident at the W's and RM and now Blair and all 3 seem to be handled quite well. Kudos to MCPS for their post-SRO process.

In the incident at Churchill, it was parents who intervened and held the knife-wielding assailant down before he could attack a girl.

Should we really be relying on parents, with no training in how to handle such situations?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, the county has to ask if the safety of students attending public schools is important -their decision to remove the HS SROs is telling. We have armed guards at government buildings and our politicians have security. Why are we paying ridiculously high taxes when the county can barely protect our kids. Ask the principals in private what they think of all this.

Parents have spoken. Huge enrollment decline in MCPS: https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/opinion/opinion-enrollment-decline-should-be-a-wakeup-call-for-mcps/

The decline is due to Covid and Covid safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The new SRO-free system seems really effective at dealing with incidents like this safely. There's been that incident at the W's and RM and now Blair and all 3 seem to be handled quite well. Kudos to MCPS for their post-SRO process.

In the incident at Churchill, it was parents who intervened and held the knife-wielding assailant down before he could attack a girl.

Should we really be relying on parents, with no training in how to handle such situations?

Thank goodness parents were there but this is why we have police.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The new SRO-free system seems really effective at dealing with incidents like this safely. There's been that incident at the W's and RM and now Blair and all 3 seem to be handled quite well. Kudos to MCPS for their post-SRO process.

each time, cops were called.. as in SROs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I am not convinced either way on SROs... but how exactly would an SRO have prevented what happened today? Aren't they posted in the entrance, checking bags and whatnot? I really have no idea...

Maybe we need to use The Dads on Duty model: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dads-louisiana-high-school-student-violence/

Yes, but they can't be all white. They must be in equal representation that mirrors the school. Otherwise, the woke brigade will get upset and accuse the white dads of singling out POC students.

If the people at these schools don't want an SRO, then they should go volunteer at the schools.

Do you sit at home making up scenarios like this to fuel your need for outrage?

No, I sit here and read how we must have equal representation of everything by the work brigade.

There's a thread about how some young black girl was saying everything was racist even when she was asked to sit down. Someone asked if the volunteers there were of equal representation of the kids in the program, and whether that organization advertises on billboards and what not in areas with a lot of POC so that they have a chance to volunteer.

I didn't make up the fact that some people think we need to have equal representation of every race in everything, otherwise it's an outrage. I believe some boe members think the same way.

You are stewing about your interpretation of another event, and imagining it applying here. It feeds your need to spew outrage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So he's calling for more mental health support for students, but where did it state the suspect was having a mental health crisis? I never saw that. Is he just making assumptions?

It’s his talking point. He does not know how to handle these situations.

Is there ANY evidence that what he is suggesting works?

There is evidence that throwing more money at the problem doesn't always work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, the county has to ask if the safety of students attending public schools is important -their decision to remove the HS SROs is telling. We have armed guards at government buildings and our politicians have security. Why are we paying ridiculously high taxes when the county can barely protect our kids. Ask the principals in private what they think of all this.

Parents have spoken. Huge enrollment decline in MCPS: https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/opinion/opinion-enrollment-decline-should-be-a-wakeup-call-for-mcps/

The decline is due to Covid and Covid safety.

And those numbers will continue to decline if the county can't get their priorities straight. The incidents these past couple of months is telling me that they are not doing a good job protecting our kids. The expectation should be high for this one. Instead they're using our kids as guinea pigs so they can say "oh look at how progressive MOntgomery County is- we got rid of police in schools!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not convinced either way on SROs... but how exactly would an SRO have prevented what happened today? Aren't they posted in the entrance, checking bags and whatnot? I really have no idea...

Maybe we need to use The Dads on Duty model: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dads-louisiana-high-school-student-violence/

Yes, but they can't be all white. They must be in equal representation that mirrors the school. Otherwise, the woke brigade will get upset and accuse the white dads of singling out POC students.

If the people at these schools don't want an SRO, then they should go volunteer at the schools.

Do you sit at home making up scenarios like this to fuel your need for outrage?

No, I sit here and read how we must have equal representation of everything by the work brigade.

There's a thread about how some young black girl was saying everything was racist even when she was asked to sit down. Someone asked if the volunteers there were of equal representation of the kids in the program, and whether that organization advertises on billboards and what not in areas with a lot of POC so that they have a chance to volunteer.

I didn't make up the fact that some people think we need to have equal representation of every race in everything, otherwise it's an outrage. I believe some boe members think the same way.

You are stewing about your interpretation of another event, and imagining it applying here. It feeds your need to spew outrage.

Some people think that we must have equal representation in everything. I do find that outrageous Do you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The new SRO-free system seems really effective at dealing with incidents like this safely. There's been that incident at the W's and RM and now Blair and all 3 seem to be handled quite well. Kudos to MCPS for their post-SRO process.

each time, cops were called.. as in SROs.

We don't have enough information about each incident BUT, my understanding and I forget which school, maybe Churchill, it took some time for police to get there which was unacceptable.

At least SRO's know the kids, the school and are involved. Having a random police officer come makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, the county has to ask if the safety of students attending public schools is important -their decision to remove the HS SROs is telling. We have armed guards at government buildings and our politicians have security. Why are we paying ridiculously high taxes when the county can barely protect our kids. Ask the principals in private what they think of all this.

Parents have spoken. Huge enrollment decline in MCPS: https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/opinion/opinion-enrollment-decline-should-be-a-wakeup-call-for-mcps/

The decline is due to Covid and Covid safety.

And those numbers will continue to decline if the county can't get their priorities straight. The incidents these past couple of months is telling me that they are not doing a good job protecting our kids. The expectation should be high for this one. Instead they're using our kids as guinea pigs so they can say "oh look at how progressive MOntgomery County is- we got rid of police in schools!"

Your idea of safety and others idea of safety are very different, which is why you had people leave and some go to virtual. Some families are not happy with how MCPS is handling covid with the lack of mandatory testing, no distancing, and no quarantine and other basic precautions. People aren't leaving because of these incidents. We aren't in a hurry to return due to covid. The few times I've been to our home school this year they were not enforcing proper masking, no social distancing (and I blame parents as I had several kids come up and hug me and my child), etc. And, MCPS will not even state something as simple as they plan to continue masking for the rest of the year. We'll probably return next year when things hopefully will be better but we are in no hurry due to covid, MCPS and other families choices to place our family at high risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not convinced either way on SROs... but how exactly would an SRO have prevented what happened today? Aren't they posted in the entrance, checking bags and whatnot? I really have no idea...

Maybe we need to use The Dads on Duty model: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dads-louisiana-high-school-student-violence/

Yes, but they can't be all white. They must be in equal representation that mirrors the school. Otherwise, the woke brigade will get upset and accuse the white dads of singling out POC students.

If the people at these schools don't want an SRO, then they should go volunteer at the schools.

Do you sit at home making up scenarios like this to fuel your need for outrage?

No, I sit here and read how we must have equal representation of everything by the work brigade.

There's a thread about how some young black girl was saying everything was racist even when she was asked to sit down. Someone asked if the volunteers there were of equal representation of the kids in the program, and whether that organization advertises on billboards and what not in areas with a lot of POC so that they have a chance to volunteer.

I didn't make up the fact that some people think we need to have equal representation of every race in everything, otherwise it's an outrage. I believe some boe members think the same way.

You are stewing about your interpretation of another event, and imagining it applying here. It feeds your need to spew outrage.

Some people think that we must have equal representation in everything. I do find that outrageous Do you?

Many schools cannot get parent volunteers. Our PTA is a joke (though that is due to the president and board). It would be great to have more parent volunteers but most are not trained in mental health or as police to de-esclate violence nor are they physically able to get in-between a fight.

Sadly, everything is about race right now and not in the best interest of all our kids and staff. We cannot fix bigger issues in the country but we do need to do more to keep our kids safe in school. Sadly we need metal detectors and SRO's at a minimum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So he's calling for more mental health support for students, but where did it state the suspect was having a mental health crisis? I never saw that. Is he just making assumptions?

It’s his talking point. He does not know how to handle these situations.

Is there ANY evidence that what he is suggesting works?

There is evidence that throwing more money at the problem doesn't always work.

If the young knife wielding gentleman just had access to coloring books and emotional support donkeys then this whole incident would have never happened!