BCC on lockdown

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone confirm that either of the two teens (alright one is 19 and from Bethesda) arrested attends B-CC?

I am interested in this question. Were they all BCC, or a mix with another MCPS school?

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone confirm that either of the two teens (alright one is 19 and from Bethesda) arrested attends B-CC?

I am interested in this question. Were they all BCC, or a mix with another MCPS school?

We only have confirmation that B-CC students were involved, but no confirmation if students from other MCPS schools were involved.

I've never understood why MCPS is averse to confirming if students are involved in these incidents or not.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone confirm that either of the two teens (alright one is 19 and from Bethesda) arrested attends B-CC?

I am interested in this question. Were they all BCC, or a mix with another MCPS school?

Given that they had backpacks, the timing of the day, and proximity to BCC, I have to believe they all went to BCC. It has already been confirmed that the 19 year old is a BCC student.

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And how many of them stuffed their guns into backpacks and went back to school to evade the police, while the school was on lockdown? Their faces were visible. Did the school go classroom by classroom to find them?

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My BCC senior says it was BCC vs Einstein kids. It was a planned fight and over a girl.

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Anonymous wrote:The listserv moderator is controlling, claiming she is limiting the clutter. When in fact all she is add clutter by passing along the administration’s emails. In the past, parents could discuss such incidents freely without this extreme censorship. Another list serv is necessary for this school.

I agree that passing along every message from the school was annoying. I can’t imagine that there are many parents who don’t get the Remind messages but are on the PTSA listserv. I do appreciate that they are strict about what gets approved during these incidents, though, because there are always a lot of rumors that end up not being true and don’t help an already tense situation.

I agreed with her position not to pass along messages in that period. It’s mostly rumor and unhelpful.

Frankly, it’s a volunteer position. If she said she was only going to pass along whatever messages she could get through from 8pm-9pm, it would be ok. Maybe better.

I'm a BCC parent who has been on the list serv for at least 8 years (multiple kids.) I'm hugely supportive of the current modertor's approach; there are too many random messages as it is, and no one needs a flood of baseless speculation during a crisis. Personally I would apply a quota - there are two or three parents who agitate over every single thing that happens. And the people who feel the need to send every single music booster activity or sports annoucement, enough already.

Let's be honest here. The music activities posts are dwarved by a certain person posting in all caps about sports He doesn't even have kids at the school anymore, they're all adults. He's been an annoying fixture in local schools for years, I've had the misfortune to note. Please dude, retire already!!!

Now we're getting into his annual mulch mania. Sigh.

I love that guy! I do have a kid that plays a sport but under any circumstances I love how affirming he is of all sports. He wants to highlight success irrespective of whether you are in trendy sport or a less actively followed sport. I love to see examples of students doing great at extra curriculars and getting some public acknowledgement for their hard work. I love how the boosters invest in all sports. I think he is miles better than boosters from other schools who only prioritize football and boys basketball.

Really? I had to shame him into advertising JV games.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone confirm that either of the two teens (alright one is 19 and from Bethesda) arrested attends B-CC?

I am interested in this question. Were they all BCC, or a mix with another MCPS school?

We only have confirmation that B-CC students were involved, but no confirmation if students from other MCPS schools were involved.

I've never understood why MCPS is averse to confirming if students are involved in these incidents or not.

This was not on school property. This is a police matter.

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Anonymous wrote:My BCC senior says it was BCC vs Einstein kids. It was a planned fight and over a girl.

And there you have it. The kids already know the truth which is why it’s foolish for MCPS to act like this information is something they can’t release due to privacy laws.

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Anonymous wrote:My BCC senior says it was BCC vs Einstein kids. It was a planned fight and over a girl.

So a modern West Side Story.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone confirm that either of the two teens (alright one is 19 and from Bethesda) arrested attends B-CC?

I am interested in this question. Were they all BCC, or a mix with another MCPS school?

We only have confirmation that B-CC students were involved, but no confirmation if students from other MCPS schools were involved.

I've never understood why MCPS is averse to confirming if students are involved in these incidents or not.

This was not on school property. This is a police matter.

MCPS admin is never going to change.

No one is disputing whether the incident happened in the school. But the people involved are MCPS students who left an MCPS building when they weren’t supposed to and they might have had the guns they used on them while they were in the school building. Furthermore, some of the students involved in the fight may have slipped back into the school building after the fact since there was a significant gap in time between when the incident took place and when the lockdown took place. Those are all MCPS issues. MCPS cannot wash its hands of this matter.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone confirm that either of the two teens (alright one is 19 and from Bethesda) arrested attends B-CC?

I am interested in this question. Were they all BCC, or a mix with another MCPS school?

We only have confirmation that B-CC students were involved, but no confirmation if students from other MCPS schools were involved.

I've never understood why MCPS is averse to confirming if students are involved in these incidents or not.

This was not on school property. This is a police matter.

MCPS admin is never going to change.

No one is disputing whether the incident happened off of school grounds.

But the people involved are MCPS students who left an MCPS building when they weren’t supposed to and they might have had the guns they used on them while they were in the school building. Furthermore, some of the students involved in the fight may have slipped back into the school building after the fact since there was a significant gap in time between when the incident took place and when the lockdown was called. Those are all MCPS issues. MCPS cannot wash its hands of this matter.

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They released the name of the kid who had the gun. Anyone know the backstory for this kis who is not white as mentioned earlier in the thread.


https://mocoshow.com/2025/02/20/juvenile-arrested-suspect-sought-in-bethesda-park-shooting/

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of the B-CC PTA list serv, this topic has been pretty silent on the board other than the passing along of the lockdown itself. In the past, there would be plenty of discussion but no longer. It certainly adds to a further disconnect to the school, even though I have never posted there. Frequently, I shared many of the same feelings of others who did post. I miss the PTA President from 2022-2023 school year.

It’s clear the current BCC PTSA President has a hands-off approach to safety and security which is unfortunately. I saw her give comments to a local media outlet where she held MCPS blameless and said she didn’t know what people expected the school to do about students fighting in a nearby park…..

But that's police's role, is it not? Schools have barely enough security staff to manage things in the buildings, let alone in neighborhood parks.

MCPS not staffing appropriately to ensure there's enough security staff to intercept kids like the ones who left the building to fight and shoot at each other is precisely the kind of thing we should be laying at the feet of MCPS. Security staffing sizes is completely within the discretion and choice of MCPS.

If MCPS had a strong emphasis on security, kids wouldn't be able to get away with as much as they do. Holding the school system blameless is turning a blind eye that the system has to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its students and staff.

I don’t believe there is any mechanism that prevents a kid from walking out during the school day. I had pick up my kid early the other day and we all (family) discussed the merits of this.

They can tell a child to go back to class, redirect them but they want to leave, especially in HS no adult can legally stop them.

Though they should be calling the parent.

That’s the issue - my kid is allowed to walk out and I just have to write a note within a couple days. For the*vast* majority of families, this is just fine. We are making all these measures for a few. By the way, I don’t think the issue is that a kid leaves school. The issue is when a kid who had a fight outside walks back in.

Parents like you are the problem if you are ok with your child leaving school early/for no good reason. I would not be excusing it and there would be consequences at home. We don't have open lunch but the principal is clear the kids can leave if they want to (which is wrong) and my kids know they better not leave without my approval.

New poster. That’s silly. My kids left every day once they were seniors and got accepted ED to college. They got straight A’s too. No kids go to school all the time at BCC. The whole place is a joke. No one cares. I never sent a note either.

okay, this is simply not true,but go ahead and spread your lies.

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Anonymous wrote:They released the name of the kid who had the gun. Anyone know the backstory for this kis who is not white as mentioned earlier in the thread.


https://mocoshow.com/2025/02/20/juvenile-arrested-suspect-sought-in-bethesda-park-shooting/

How do you know the kid is not white? He appears to be Hispanic, but Hispanic is not a race.

He could be a white Hispanic or of mixed race (mestizo) white and indigenous heritage, which is common for many Hispanic Americans.

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Anonymous wrote:My BCC senior says it was BCC vs Einstein kids. It was a planned fight and over a girl.

So a modern West Side Story.

Given the time of day and location, I don’t buy this