Video of hallway brawls at Whitman

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:We live in the Whitman cluster -- so close our kids would be walking to school if they attended. Like many other parents, we just chose private. Not interested in waiting years for MCPS to attempt to sort out all the issues.

No one asked for your opinions.

This is all taking place in my neighborhood.

As a parent of younger children I appreciate your input. People don't say stuff like this out loud in real life to people they don't know well. It's useful to know how other parents approach these problems even if their solution is to bail for private. We can't afford private so we will have to make other choices. But I want to be informed when I make them and that includes input from parents who have removed their kids from MCPS.

What input did she provide besides saying her kids go to private school?
Y'all should stay in the private schools forum.

[Anonymous]

Bring back Pierce!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in the Whitman cluster -- so close our kids would be walking to school if they attended. Like many other parents, we just chose private. Not interested in waiting years for MCPS to attempt to sort out all the issues.

No one asked for your opinions.

This is all taking place in my neighborhood.

As a parent of younger children I appreciate your input. People don't say stuff like this out loud in real life to people they don't know well. It's useful to know how other parents approach these problems even if their solution is to bail for private. We can't afford private so we will have to make other choices. But I want to be informed when I make them and that includes input from parents who have removed their kids from MCPS.

You can move to a cheaper area and pay for private.

[Anonymous]

I’m a single parent and a teacher. Your kids only have one chance at an education. If I can afford private school, you can too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s not just assault, it’s battery, possibly aggravated battery and a felony. I’d call the cops and press charges if I were the parents.

A felony? Kids can't be charged with a felony. They should be sent to "prison schools" like they used to. There are literally no consequences for students anymore. Or adults either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in the Whitman cluster -- so close our kids would be walking to school if they attended. Like many other parents, we just chose private. Not interested in waiting years for MCPS to attempt to sort out all the issues.

No one asked for your opinions.

This is all taking place in my neighborhood.

Not at your school. Again, no one asked for your opinion.

This is an open forum. What are you talking about? Not the PP you are referring to BTW.

[Anonymous]

The kids at the Greentree group home either have no alive parents, no parents in the picture, parents in jail, or something in between.

Not saying that they are well behaved - at all - but if you completely give up on them at 14 or 15 years old, then you’re just setting them up for failure in the future.

Putting all of these kids plus others with similar circumstances into one school won’t help. The amount of teaching at that school will be next to none.

Sending them to the best public school in the state isn’t a bad idea on paper, having them in a community with very smart well behaved children. The issue is that they aren’t being forced to go to class, do their work, etc.

Not every kid from the group home is bad, either. I’m sure there are kids who are good students trying to learn.

Somehow they have to be incentivized to do their work and be better students. Having all the kids from this home at one school seems to be issue #1. Maybe find a way to split these kids up, not having too many at one school. Split them up at Churchill, WJ, Wootton, Poolesville, RM, BCC, ETC and there will be less conflict already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The students who jumped the victim are reportedly students at Whitman. They are not from the area originally. They live together in a state-sponsored program for juvenile offenders in the neighborhood.

Whitman parents trying to differentiate between "real" Whitman students and "fake" Whitman students are pathetic. They are all in the same school!

True, but the shelter kids tend to be pretty short term. Whitman can be a challenging environment because many of them are several grade levels behind and even the 9th grade level is a challenge. So they skip classes. The school really tries to work with them but they often end up going back to their families in other parts of the state.

This. Honors for all is not a great idea when people are behind. It is too hard and they check out. It is not fair to them or to anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kids at the Greentree group home either have no alive parents, no parents in the picture, parents in jail, or something in between.

Not saying that they are well behaved - at all - but if you completely give up on them at 14 or 15 years old, then you’re just setting them up for failure in the future.

Putting all of these kids plus others with similar circumstances into one school won’t help. The amount of teaching at that school will be next to none.

Sending them to the best public school in the state isn’t a bad idea on paper, having them in a community with very smart well behaved children. The issue is that they aren’t being forced to go to class, do their work, etc.

Not every kid from the group home is bad, either. I’m sure there are kids who are good students trying to learn.

Somehow they have to be incentivized to do their work and be better students. Having all the kids from this home at one school seems to be issue #1. Maybe find a way to split these kids up, not having too many at one school. Split them up at Churchill, WJ, Wootton, Poolesville, RM, BCC, ETC and there will be less conflict already.

No you don’t split them up. That is their home and they go to the home school. That is not an accurate description of these kids family lives and reality is if they are there most of the adults have failed them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The students who jumped the victim are reportedly students at Whitman. They are not from the area originally. They live together in a state-sponsored program for juvenile offenders in the neighborhood.

Whitman parents trying to differentiate between "real" Whitman students and "fake" Whitman students are pathetic. They are all in the same school!

True, but the shelter kids tend to be pretty short term. Whitman can be a challenging environment because many of them are several grade levels behind and even the 9th grade level is a challenge. So they skip classes. The school really tries to work with them but they often end up going back to their families in other parts of the state.

This. Honors for all is not a great idea when people are behind. It is too hard and they check out. It is not fair to them or to anyone.

Many kids did not get a good education and cannot read and write well. Many people failed them. Green tree isn’t short term. It has nothing to do with Whitman being a great and challenging school. Whitman like the schools they were previously in ignored and failed them. Not such a great school after all.

[Anonymous]

School staff member here.
If a kid hurts your kid at school PLEASE call the police and press charges especially if the criminal is 13+. It’s the only way we can possibly get these hooligans OUT of these schools and get their parents to take their kids crazy seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School staff member here.
If a kid hurts your kid at school PLEASE call the police and press charges especially if the criminal is 13+. It’s the only way we can possibly get these hooligans OUT of these schools and get their parents to take their kids crazy seriously.

Why is that? Admin refuse to do their job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:School staff member here.
If a kid hurts your kid at school PLEASE call the police and press charges especially if the criminal is 13+. It’s the only way we can possibly get these hooligans OUT of these schools and get their parents to take their kids crazy seriously.

Why is that? Admin refuse to do their job?

This is the result of not having a place to put violent students that is separate. Not admins fault but the School Board

[Anonymous]

Kids from greentree also need more academic help. There can be real gaps In their schooling.

[Anonymous]

Only one of the kids was from Greentree. The others live at home, whatever that may be.