Petition to bring back SROs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do any of you know students falsely arrested by SRO’s? I do.

Do you know any students pulled into the police station to be questioned because of wrong info provided by STO’s? I do.

Do you know of kids who feel that security at MCPS high schools is lacking? I do.

Do you know of any kids who feel that the bathrooms aren't safe to use because of the unchecked drug use and violence going on in there? I do.

Do you know of any kids who feel MCPS administration don't care about their safety and wellbeing and do nothing to curb or stop the bad behavior that disrupts their educational experience routinely? I do.

So you don’t. Open shut.

Keep deflecting. You don't care about kids. You care about yourself and the status quo. You should leave MCPS.

You literally deflected and did not answer my question. Answer it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PG, a majority black county isn't afraid of SROs. They did it right and decided to actually survey residents (instead of a small select group) and made the decision to keep SROs based on resident feedback: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/pgcps-school-board-vote-school-resource-officers/65-551556ee-53c7-4288-acff-255dc8b01b58

A district-wide survey revealed 82% of its 13,000 respondents think SROs are important or very important to maintaining a safe learning environment.

GET 'EM WITH THE RECEIPTS AND THE FACTS!

Montgomery County is the only county in the state of Maryland to do away with SROs by the way.

Sounds like MoCo is the only county looking at actual data then since SROs are notoriously ineffective.

Exactly, since every credible study concludes that they almost never improve matters and more often subject kids to greater risk.

MCPS used data that showed SROs can help reduce violent crime in schools.

Oh no, it was the exact opposite. That's why they got rid of them.

where was the data? You all are so blind. Do you work for Wil Jawando?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PG, a majority black county isn't afraid of SROs. They did it right and decided to actually survey residents (instead of a small select group) and made the decision to keep SROs based on resident feedback: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/pgcps-school-board-vote-school-resource-officers/65-551556ee-53c7-4288-acff-255dc8b01b58

A district-wide survey revealed 82% of its 13,000 respondents think SROs are important or very important to maintaining a safe learning environment.

GET 'EM WITH THE RECEIPTS AND THE FACTS!

Montgomery County is the only county in the state of Maryland to do away with SROs by the way.

Sounds like MoCo is the only county looking at actual data then since SROs are notoriously ineffective.

Exactly, since every credible study concludes that they almost never improve matters and more often subject kids to greater risk.

MCPS used data that showed SROs can help reduce violent crime in schools.

Oh no, it was the exact opposite. That's why they got rid of them.

I know it's a well established fact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PG, a majority black county isn't afraid of SROs. They did it right and decided to actually survey residents (instead of a small select group) and made the decision to keep SROs based on resident feedback: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/pgcps-school-board-vote-school-resource-officers/65-551556ee-53c7-4288-acff-255dc8b01b58

A district-wide survey revealed 82% of its 13,000 respondents think SROs are important or very important to maintaining a safe learning environment.

GET 'EM WITH THE RECEIPTS AND THE FACTS!

Montgomery County is the only county in the state of Maryland to do away with SROs by the way.

Sounds like MoCo is the only county looking at actual data then since SROs are notoriously ineffective.

Exactly, since every credible study concludes that they almost never improve matters and more often subject kids to greater risk.

MCPS used data that showed SROs can help reduce violent crime in schools.

Oh no, it was the exact opposite. That's why they got rid of them.

For the millionth time, MCPS did not get rid of SROs. They were evaluating and studying the impact of SROs when Elrich (and Jawando) Jumped the gun and pulled SROs unilaterally, which took the decision out of the school board and district's hands.

Elrich and Jawando did not stop the study though. They couldn't have. Why didn't MCPS complete the study?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The SRO's are not wanted because they are required to involve police in matters which the school want to keep things hush hush. The more arrests, assaults, etc... the worse the school looks. Now do I think teachers and staff want them? Yes. Does administration and central? Absolutely not

This is so true. Do you know a MCPS school is not mandated to contact the police when there is a rape on campus? Right now schools are barely contacting police for things police should be contacted for.

Interesting question. CPS mandatory reporting could be involved. Title IX gets involved. But MCPS is explicitly not a crime fighting agency.

Statistically, SROs rarely of any benefit. Both Parkland and Uvalde had SROs present and that didn't help matters.

Most experts believe they actually make things worse, and their presence escalates or increases the death toll.

So there were SROs at both the Parkland and Uvalde school massacres and they did nothing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PG, a majority black county isn't afraid of SROs. They did it right and decided to actually survey residents (instead of a small select group) and made the decision to keep SROs based on resident feedback: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/pgcps-school-board-vote-school-resource-officers/65-551556ee-53c7-4288-acff-255dc8b01b58

A district-wide survey revealed 82% of its 13,000 respondents think SROs are important or very important to maintaining a safe learning environment.

GET 'EM WITH THE RECEIPTS AND THE FACTS!

Montgomery County is the only county in the state of Maryland to do away with SROs by the way.

Sounds like MoCo is the only county looking at actual data then since SROs are notoriously ineffective.

Exactly, since every credible study concludes that they almost never improve matters and more often subject kids to greater risk.

MCPS used data that showed SROs can help reduce violent crime in schools.

Oh no, it was the exact opposite. That's why they got rid of them.

For the millionth time, MCPS did not get rid of SROs. They were evaluating and studying the impact of SROs when Elrich (and Jawando) Jumped the gun and pulled SROs unilaterally, which took the decision out of the school board and district's hands.

Elrich and Jawando did not stop the study though. They couldn't have. Why didn't MCPS complete the study?

I bet they did it because they got a hold of the study, and it was so bad that they had to act to protect the kids by removing the SROs ASAP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The SRO's are not wanted because they are required to involve police in matters which the school want to keep things hush hush. The more arrests, assaults, etc... the worse the school looks. Now do I think teachers and staff want them? Yes. Does administration and central? Absolutely not

This is so true. Do you know a MCPS school is not mandated to contact the police when there is a rape on campus? Right now schools are barely contacting police for things police should be contacted for.

Interesting question. CPS mandatory reporting could be involved. Title IX gets involved. But MCPS is explicitly not a crime fighting agency.

Statistically, SROs rarely of any benefit. Both Parkland and Uvalde had SROs present and that didn't help matters.

Most experts believe they actually make things worse, and their presence escalates or increases the death toll.

So there were SROs at both the Parkland and Uvalde school massacres and they did nothing?

You need better talking points. There are tons of situations where SRO's did stop acts of violence, some losing their lives for it. There were two bad situations handled badly but that doesn't make the SRO's all bad.

How do you propose we keep our schools safe? You have yet to clearly define it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PG, a majority black county isn't afraid of SROs. They did it right and decided to actually survey residents (instead of a small select group) and made the decision to keep SROs based on resident feedback: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/pgcps-school-board-vote-school-resource-officers/65-551556ee-53c7-4288-acff-255dc8b01b58

A district-wide survey revealed 82% of its 13,000 respondents think SROs are important or very important to maintaining a safe learning environment.

GET 'EM WITH THE RECEIPTS AND THE FACTS!

Montgomery County is the only county in the state of Maryland to do away with SROs by the way.

Sounds like MoCo is the only county looking at actual data then since SROs are notoriously ineffective.

Exactly, since every credible study concludes that they almost never improve matters and more often subject kids to greater risk.

MCPS used data that showed SROs can help reduce violent crime in schools.

Oh no, it was the exact opposite. That's why they got rid of them.

For the millionth time, MCPS did not get rid of SROs. They were evaluating and studying the impact of SROs when Elrich (and Jawando) Jumped the gun and pulled SROs unilaterally, which took the decision out of the school board and district's hands.

Elrich and Jawando did not stop the study though. They couldn't have. Why didn't MCPS complete the study?

I bet they did it because they got a hold of the study, and it was so bad that they had to act to protect the kids by removing the SROs ASAP!

I bet it was the opposite. The data was showing SROs can help, so they hid it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do any of you know students falsely arrested by SRO’s? I do.

Do you know any students pulled into the police station to be questioned because of wrong info provided by STO’s? I do.

Do you know of kids who feel that security at MCPS high schools is lacking? I do.

Do you know of any kids who feel that the bathrooms aren't safe to use because of the unchecked drug use and violence going on in there? I do.

Do you know of any kids who feel MCPS administration don't care about their safety and wellbeing and do nothing to curb or stop the bad behavior that disrupts their educational experience routinely? I do.

So you don’t. Open shut.

Keep deflecting. You don't care about kids. You care about yourself and the status quo. You should leave MCPS.

You literally deflected and did not answer my question. Answer it.

No, I gave the counter to your argument.

You know kids who were wrongly accused by SROs and therefore are harmed by any proposal that advocates for increased security, I know kids who feel the lack of SROs and strong security is harming them. Whose harm is deemed worse? Whose trauma gets prioritized first?

And you also didn't answer my questions, so it's tit for tat.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PG, a majority black county isn't afraid of SROs. They did it right and decided to actually survey residents (instead of a small select group) and made the decision to keep SROs based on resident feedback: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/pgcps-school-board-vote-school-resource-officers/65-551556ee-53c7-4288-acff-255dc8b01b58

A district-wide survey revealed 82% of its 13,000 respondents think SROs are important or very important to maintaining a safe learning environment.

GET 'EM WITH THE RECEIPTS AND THE FACTS!

Montgomery County is the only county in the state of Maryland to do away with SROs by the way.

Sounds like MoCo is the only county looking at actual data then since SROs are notoriously ineffective.

Exactly, since every credible study concludes that they almost never improve matters and more often subject kids to greater risk.

MCPS used data that showed SROs can help reduce violent crime in schools.

Oh no, it was the exact opposite. That's why they got rid of them.

For the millionth time, MCPS did not get rid of SROs. They were evaluating and studying the impact of SROs when Elrich (and Jawando) Jumped the gun and pulled SROs unilaterally, which took the decision out of the school board and district's hands.

Elrich and Jawando did not stop the study though. They couldn't have. Why didn't MCPS complete the study?

I bet they did it because they got a hold of the study, and it was so bad that they had to act to protect the kids by removing the SROs ASAP!

Exactly the states attorney also needed to get re-elected so he had to pretend to care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The SRO's are not wanted because they are required to involve police in matters which the school want to keep things hush hush. The more arrests, assaults, etc... the worse the school looks. Now do I think teachers and staff want them? Yes. Does administration and central? Absolutely not

This is so true. Do you know a MCPS school is not mandated to contact the police when there is a rape on campus? Right now schools are barely contacting police for things police should be contacted for.

Interesting question. CPS mandatory reporting could be involved. Title IX gets involved. But MCPS is explicitly not a crime fighting agency.

Statistically, SROs rarely of any benefit. Both Parkland and Uvalde had SROs present and that didn't help matters.

Most experts believe they actually make things worse, and their presence escalates or increases the death toll.

So there were SROs at both the Parkland and Uvalde school massacres and they did nothing?

There was security and that didn't help, either. Should we get rid of all security at all MCPS schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do any of you know students falsely arrested by SRO’s? I do.

Do you know any students pulled into the police station to be questioned because of wrong info provided by STO’s? I do.

Do you know of kids who feel that security at MCPS high schools is lacking? I do.

Do you know of any kids who feel that the bathrooms aren't safe to use because of the unchecked drug use and violence going on in there? I do.

Do you know of any kids who feel MCPS administration don't care about their safety and wellbeing and do nothing to curb or stop the bad behavior that disrupts their educational experience routinely? I do.

So you don’t. Open shut.

Keep deflecting. You don't care about kids. You care about yourself and the status quo. You should leave MCPS.

You literally deflected and did not answer my question. Answer it.

No, I gave the counter to your argument.

You know kids who were wrongly accused by SROs and therefore are harmed by any proposal that advocates for increased security, I know kids who feel the lack of SROs and strong security is harming them. Whose harm is deemed worse? Whose trauma gets prioritized first?

And you also didn't answer my questions, so it's tit for tat.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Answer the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PG, a majority black county isn't afraid of SROs. They did it right and decided to actually survey residents (instead of a small select group) and made the decision to keep SROs based on resident feedback: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/pgcps-school-board-vote-school-resource-officers/65-551556ee-53c7-4288-acff-255dc8b01b58

A district-wide survey revealed 82% of its 13,000 respondents think SROs are important or very important to maintaining a safe learning environment.

GET 'EM WITH THE RECEIPTS AND THE FACTS!

Montgomery County is the only county in the state of Maryland to do away with SROs by the way.

Lots of people talking out of their a$$ with no facts to back it up.

Sounds like MoCo is the only county looking at actual data then since SROs are notoriously ineffective.

Exactly, since every credible study concludes that they almost never improve matters and more often subject kids to greater risk.

MCPS used data that showed SROs can help reduce violent crime in schools.

Oh no, it was the exact opposite. That's why they got rid of them.

For the millionth time, MCPS did not get rid of SROs. They were evaluating and studying the impact of SROs when Elrich (and Jawando) Jumped the gun and pulled SROs unilaterally, which took the decision out of the school board and district's hands.

Elrich and Jawando did not stop the study though. They couldn't have. Why didn't MCPS complete the study?

I bet they did it because they got a hold of the study, and it was so bad that they had to act to protect the kids by removing the SROs ASAP!

Exactly the states attorney also needed to get re-elected so he had to pretend to care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PG, a majority black county isn't afraid of SROs. They did it right and decided to actually survey residents (instead of a small select group) and made the decision to keep SROs based on resident feedback: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/pgcps-school-board-vote-school-resource-officers/65-551556ee-53c7-4288-acff-255dc8b01b58

A district-wide survey revealed 82% of its 13,000 respondents think SROs are important or very important to maintaining a safe learning environment.

GET 'EM WITH THE RECEIPTS AND THE FACTS!

Montgomery County is the only county in the state of Maryland to do away with SROs by the way.

Sounds like MoCo is the only county looking at actual data then since SROs are notoriously ineffective.

Exactly, since every credible study concludes that they almost never improve matters and more often subject kids to greater risk.

MCPS used data that showed SROs can help reduce violent crime in schools.

Oh no, it was the exact opposite. That's why they got rid of them.

For the millionth time, MCPS did not get rid of SROs. They were evaluating and studying the impact of SROs when Elrich (and Jawando) Jumped the gun and pulled SROs unilaterally, which took the decision out of the school board and district's hands.

Elrich and Jawando did not stop the study though. They couldn't have. Why didn't MCPS complete the study?

I bet they did it because they got a hold of the study, and it was so bad that they had to act to protect the kids by removing the SROs ASAP!

Exactly the states attorney also needed to get re-elected so he had to pretend to care.

Lots of people talking out of their a$$ with no facts to back it up.

[Anonymous]

Read this:
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/Resources/Files/SRO/MCPD-SRO-FAQ.pdf

It is only a small percentage of total arrests by SROs that were initiated by the SRO. In fact, of the 269 incidents, only nine were self-initiated by the SROs themselves. That is 3% of all the arrests made by SROs in the 2019-2020
School Year.

https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcps-high-school-principals-support-keeping-school-resource-officers/

Montgomery County high school principals are unanimously in support of keeping the School Resource Officer (SRO) program in place

Let's use data that is actually related to MCPS. Let's stop continuously quoting UVALDE and Parkland as if the SRO programs in those districts were the same as ours.