15 yr old Wilson student abducted his teacher

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, I think that they certainly do. The quality of the education certainly has something to do with the quality and general character of the students. Wilson seems more likely to have students who commit violent crimes. The key point is that the PERPETRATOR of the kidnapping, sexual assault and stabbing was a 15 year old WILSON STUDENT. Can you say that about Holton? GDS?

I'm not sure. It seems less likely in the case of Holton but that's because it's a girl's school. Who can say about GDS?

What we certainly CAN say about the private school environment is that Beauvoir hired a pedophile who had a thing for the little boys under his care and is now on the run from the law, so why would Holton or GDS be any different?

Certainly deplorable but not violent peer group.

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Anonymous wrote:If I remember correctly DCPS put a program or block of students at Wilson from some sort of alternative school. I don't get why DCPS doesn't just do geographic boundaries on that school and leave it.

Would love to hear more about this.

If Deal was supposed to "hold" families in NW it won't be for long with news like this...

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Anonymous wrote:At least a security guard didn't murder a teacher, or a teacher wasn't taking nude pictures of his students.

Oh yeah, so we're cool with it, right?

What is that some kind of crazy moral relativism?

Going to school with thugs who end up jailed or dead before senior year is not the kind of education we were hoping for for our kids. Currently in DCPS, will be leaving long before Wilson.

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How about teachers who have sexually assaulted their students at local privates?

http://boards.library.trutv.com/showthread.php?t=291761

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Anonymous wrote:Woodrow Wilson SHS is still a good school. It depends on how your kids behave and what choices they make. You'll find the same dangers anywhere else. I learned alot from there. The diversity, teachers, and students are all active and hard working. Of course when you start giving up on them and say things like 'I'm putting my kid in another school', doesn't make anything better. There is violence everywhere it's up to YOU parents to teach your kids and protect them. If you want something done, fight for it. be an active parent. To the rest of you, have fun being in denial about sh*t at you private schools.

Name a private school that feels the need to have metal detectors. It's a different kind of "sh*t" my friend and far less likely to lead to premature death from a hoodlum classmate.

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Is School Without Walls safer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, I think that they certainly do. The quality of the education certainly has something to do with the quality and general character of the students. Wilson seems more likely to have students who commit violent crimes. The key point is that the PERPETRATOR of the kidnapping, sexual assault and stabbing was a 15 year old WILSON STUDENT. Can you say that about Holton? GDS?

I'm not sure. It seems less likely in the case of Holton but that's because it's a girl's school. Who can say about GDS?

What we certainly CAN say about the private school environment is that Beauvoir hired a pedophile who had a thing for the little boys under his care and is now on the run from the law, so why would Holton or GDS be any different?

Certainly deplorable but not violent peer group.

True. There are no 3rd graders at Wilson who are violent, they have to wait til high school for that. However, considering the TEACHERS of 3rd graders at DC privates? Well, those parents would be well-advised to start worrying on a much earlier time frame...

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Wilson is good school, but people seem to forget that a good percentage of kids there BRING their problems with them from whatever home they have, be it NW, NE, etc. There are percentage of students who are in gangs, who have just left juvenile facilities, who deal, and are deeply troubled. This is not private school, hijinks bullshit. A small group of kids are legit criminals or are criminals in the making. You could be well-intentioned all day, but do not be naive about the level of issues there.

But to assume that these kids make the WHOLE school unsafe? This is like someone in Iowa reading about DC in the paper and thinking "that whole city is nuts!" Not true. Simply not true.

Will I send my kids to Wilson? Hell no. I have problems with metal detectors and education in the same sentence, not the vibe I am going for with my kids education. But there are good kids there. Good teachers, good admin. They are doing the best they can with some MAJOR societal issues that us upper NWDC people cannot even imagine.

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Al Gore III got suspended from St. Alban's for doing drugs.

http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/3426.html

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Sidwell Friends teacher arrested for sexual abuse of a minor:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/private-schools/private-school-scandal.html

A much-beloved teacher too, who had been there for YEARS. Tsk tsk. I wonder how many more incidents there were?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012004777.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Woodrow Wilson SHS is still a good school. It depends on how your kids behave and what choices they make. You'll find the same dangers anywhere else. I learned alot from there. The diversity, teachers, and students are all active and hard working. Of course when you start giving up on them and say things like 'I'm putting my kid in another school', doesn't make anything better. There is violence everywhere it's up to YOU parents to teach your kids and protect them. If you want something done, fight for it. be an active parent. To the rest of you, have fun being in denial about sh*t at you private schools.

Name a private school that feels the need to have metal detectors. It's a different kind of "sh*t" my friend and far less likely to lead to premature death from a hoodlum classmate.

More likely to lead to sexual assault -- which is what happened to my dd at a private school when she crossed paths with an experienced manipulator and user (with a parent in biglaw btw). That never happened to her in DCPS. Don't assume your daughters are safer in private school. Mine wasn't and she is still recovering from the experience.

On the other hand, when she was in DCPS she didn't hang out with hoodlums and the chances of her being shot were extremely unlikely.

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An SAT-cheating scandal at Landon? Uh oh. Learn to cheat on the SATs at your private prep for high school so that you can graduate to cheating the American public at Enron and Goldman Sachs:

http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/6462.html

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Anonymous wrote:Al Gore III got suspended from St. Alban's for doing drugs.

http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/3426.html

I'm sorry, but how can you equate this to carjacking, kidnapping, attempted sexual assault, robbery and stabbing by a 15 year old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, I think that they certainly do. The quality of the education certainly has something to do with the quality and general character of the students. Wilson seems more likely to have students who commit violent crimes. The key point is that the PERPETRATOR of the kidnapping, sexual assault and stabbing was a 15 year old WILSON STUDENT. Can you say that about Holton? GDS?

I'm not sure. It seems less likely in the case of Holton but that's because it's a girl's school. Who can say about GDS?

What we certainly CAN say about the private school environment is that Beauvoir hired a pedophile who had a thing for the little boys under his care and is now on the run from the law, so why would Holton or GDS be any different?

Certainly deplorable but not violent peer group.

True. There are no 3rd graders at Wilson who are violent, they have to wait til high school for that. However, considering the TEACHERS of 3rd graders at DC privates? Well, those parents would be well-advised to start worrying on a much earlier time frame...

Pedos are everywhere, private school, public school, sports, etc, wherever kids are. But how many schools can claim a significant percentage of students with violent criminal records. I think you are mixing apples and oranges. And to the mom whose DD was assaulted at a private school, that is a terrible crime but it could have happened at DCPS as well. It's just not as likely that gunfire is going to break out in the cafeteria at a private school or a suburban school unless the areea has a big gang problem. Many of the kids at Wilson are thugs or thugs in the making. Having my kid in close proximity to that is not so safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Woodrow Wilson SHS is still a good school. It depends on how your kids behave and what choices they make. You'll find the same dangers anywhere else. I learned alot from there. The diversity, teachers, and students are all active and hard working. Of course when you start giving up on them and say things like 'I'm putting my kid in another school', doesn't make anything better. There is violence everywhere it's up to YOU parents to teach your kids and protect them. If you want something done, fight for it. be an active parent. To the rest of you, have fun being in denial about sh*t at you private schools.

Name a private school that feels the need to have metal detectors. It's a different kind of "sh*t" my friend and far less likely to lead to premature death from a hoodlum classmate.

More likely to lead to sexual assault -- which is what happened to my dd at a private school when she crossed paths with an experienced manipulator and user (with a parent in biglaw btw). That never happened to her in DCPS. Don't assume your daughters are safer in private school. Mine wasn't and she is still recovering from the experience.

On the other hand, when she was in DCPS she didn't hang out with hoodlums and the chances of her being shot were extremely unlikely.

I am truly sorry for what happened to your daughter. But it could happen at any school, college, etc. Did she attend Wilson at any point? Random gunfire is the opposite of targeted and has nothing to do with anything but proximity and poor luck.

Best wishes to you and your girl. I hope that you were able to press charges.