B-CC Student Newspaper Blows the Lid Off of Drug Use and Distribution in MCPS High Schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the Op-Ed is a slam dunk on MCPS administration: https://bcctattler.org/2018/opinion/what-weve-got-here-is-failure-to-communicate/

More than just upsetting PTSA members, poor administrative communication has seriously imperiled the most vulnerable students.

These cases are extreme examples, but they demonstrate an institutional, rather than individual, problem. County school boards need to release administrative training manuals to public scrutiny so parents and students can hold administrations accountable. The B-CC administration needs to drop its policy of “(don’t) do first, apologize later”. Until then, poor communication will continue to open students to harm and close parents off from the immediate safety of their children.

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES!

MCPS and BOE, your time is up! It's time to clean house and get it together. Students and parents are fed up.

Paid for by the GOP and disgruntled right-wing crazies...

Nope. Wrong assumptions and wrong game to play. I fall into neither category. Get a new script and playbook.

Every other post here is the same tired crank trying to discredit the BOE in the hopes of enacting a right-wing agenda like vouchers and miltarized guards at every school etc but sure whatever you say.

The BOE is partly to blame, the school administration is partly to blame and parents are partly to blame.

Vouchers make no sense in this area as we don't have enough privates for students to go to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Where are the parents? Clearly they are ok with their kids using.

Where is MCPS leadership? Clearly they're asleep at the wheel.

What can leadership do without parent support. It goes both ways.

I don't think B-CC lacks for parental support. They have an active PTSA and they lobbied for the security meeting at MCPS where they leadership dodged questions and paid lip service. So there are plenty of concerned and engaged parents. Now that's not true at all high schools, but if MCPS is playing dumb, blind and silent with a high school full of very present and engaged parents, [b]you can only imagine what's going on elsewhere where fewer parents are engaged[/b].

This, 100%! So true about that meeting. And: So many high schools in MCPS have minimal parent engagement...mainly because they don't have active PTSAs that have events and communications to engage with the school. I can't imagine that Kennedy would have held a parent town hall after the recent student death (please let me know if I'm wrong), because I know people w/kids at the school and know how the parental engagement in school matters is low. (this isn't to say parents are disengaged with their kids' lives more generally). And the B-CC parents specifically lobbied for MCPS to address its shortcomings system-wide (e.g., communications policy, training/drill) so that all students across the county can benefit from higher MCPS standards.

Side note: please do not just make random assumptions, or add an opinion on this thread unless you are familiar with the issues in the articles, and how they've been handled. For example, the parents advocating for changes on the part of the MCPS are not the parents of the kids who are grappling with addiction or drug use. There are different issues: (1) the drug use exists and (2) how the admin/MCPS deals with situations where that drug use affects operations during the school day, for instance (esp. if it negatively impacts 100s of students). And the changes requested related to (2), like communications and transparency, and responsiveness to concerns on bathroom safety. I'd say parents are equally concerned that drug/alcohol issues are prevalent and know it's a wider problem that takes a complex effort to address and aren't demanding that MCPS instantly solve that.

MCCPTA and most PTA's are very clicky and not welcoming. We tried to get involved and were basically told we weren't needed and just give money but what they spent the money on was absurd so I'd rather give to the school/staff directly. MCCPTA picks their pet projects and focuses on specific schools vs. the real stuff that needs fixed. Where are they on the school safety issue? What have they actually accomplished in terms of advocacy in the past 5-10 years.

Schools need to engage parents directly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the Op-Ed is a slam dunk on MCPS administration: https://bcctattler.org/2018/opinion/what-weve-got-here-is-failure-to-communicate/

More than just upsetting PTSA members, poor administrative communication has seriously imperiled the most vulnerable students.

These cases are extreme examples, but they demonstrate an institutional, rather than individual, problem. County school boards need to release administrative training manuals to public scrutiny so parents and students can hold administrations accountable. The B-CC administration needs to drop its policy of “(don’t) do first, apologize later”. Until then, poor communication will continue to open students to harm and close parents off from the immediate safety of their children.

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES!

MCPS and BOE, your time is up! It's time to clean house and get it together. Students and parents are fed up.

Paid for by the GOP and disgruntled right-wing crazies...

Nope. Wrong assumptions and wrong game to play. I fall into neither category. Get a new script and playbook.

Every other post here is the same tired crank trying to discredit the BOE in the hopes of enacting a right-wing agenda like vouchers and miltarized guards at every school etc but sure whatever you say.

The idea that if you criticize the BOE or MCPS means you're right-wing is a huge part of why the school system is deteriorating and nothing improves or changes. People like you are more interested in identity politics than providing a safe, healthy and high-quality learning environment for our kids. You are part of the problem. You're toxic.

When you criticize the BOE, for dubious things like bocce and are advocating far right policy like armed guards and vouchers it really isn't.

PP here. I have never done any of the things you mentioned. Stop painting with a broad brush.

[Anonymous]

Like everything else that happens in the wealthy schools, parents have to find someone or something else to blame except themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Read this feature first, which details everything about how drugs are sold and distributed from Telegram and then in school buildings: https://bcctattler.org/2042/showcase/concerning-spike-in-moco-teen-overdoses-trappers-increasingly-cut-fentanyl-into-their-products/

Then check out the news about some recent arrest MoCo PD has made to catch some of these student-dealers: https://bcctattler.org/2065/news/trappergate-major-drug-bust-begins-with-b-cc-dealer/

These student journalists are doing better work than the professionals on this subject!

Yes, drug culture is rampant especially at the wealthier MCPS schools.

It seems like BCC is giving Churchill a run for its money: which school has the best drug dealers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Read this feature first, which details everything about how drugs are sold and distributed from Telegram and then in school buildings: https://bcctattler.org/2042/showcase/concerning-spike-in-moco-teen-overdoses-trappers-increasingly-cut-fentanyl-into-their-products/

Then check out the news about some recent arrest MoCo PD has made to catch some of these student-dealers: https://bcctattler.org/2065/news/trappergate-major-drug-bust-begins-with-b-cc-dealer/

These student journalists are doing better work than the professionals on this subject!

Yes, drug culture is rampant especially at the wealthier MCPS schools.

It seems like BCC is giving Churchill a run for its money: which school has the best drug dealers.

RM has that title down, sorry. RM has both BCC and Churchill beat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BCC students enter bathrooms to see large groups of girls vaping?

My son is a senior at WJ, and has never entered a bathroom and seen someone vaping or smelled weed. Is it because boys don't use bathrooms for this? Is just particular bathrooms? I'm sure WJ has a drug problem too...

Have you asked? Do you think he is giving you an honest answer?

Maybe he is also vaping and does not want to be caught!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The not my kid parents are in denial just like MCPS is doing everything they can to push it off campus.

what these kids who are addicted, and a lot of them are, and I speak from having a kid in recovery,- is resources to get well.

Meanwhile Caddies is packed every weekend with high school kids.

What message does that send?

Is that a Bethesda thing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Read this feature first, which details everything about how drugs are sold and distributed from Telegram and then in school buildings: https://bcctattler.org/2042/showcase/concerning-spike-in-moco-teen-overdoses-trappers-increasingly-cut-fentanyl-into-their-products/

Then check out the news about some recent arrest MoCo PD has made to catch some of these student-dealers: https://bcctattler.org/2065/news/trappergate-major-drug-bust-begins-with-b-cc-dealer/

These student journalists are doing better work than the professionals on this subject!

Yes, drug culture is rampant especially at the wealthier MCPS schools.

It seems like BCC is giving Churchill a run for its money: which school has the best drug dealers.

RM has that title down, sorry. RM has both BCC and Churchill beat.

Nah, RM may have some but it is not in the same league as BCC and Churchill, not even close. Sorry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the Op-Ed is a slam dunk on MCPS administration: https://bcctattler.org/2018/opinion/what-weve-got-here-is-failure-to-communicate/

More than just upsetting PTSA members, poor administrative communication has seriously imperiled the most vulnerable students.

These cases are extreme examples, but they demonstrate an institutional, rather than individual, problem. County school boards need to release administrative training manuals to public scrutiny so parents and students can hold administrations accountable. The B-CC administration needs to drop its policy of “(don’t) do first, apologize later”. Until then, poor communication will continue to open students to harm and close parents off from the immediate safety of their children.

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES!

MCPS and BOE, your time is up! It's time to clean house and get it together. Students and parents are fed up.

Paid for by the GOP and disgruntled right-wing crazies...

Nope. Wrong assumptions and wrong game to play. I fall into neither category. Get a new script and playbook.

Every other post here is the same tired crank trying to discredit the BOE in the hopes of enacting a right-wing agenda like vouchers and miltarized guards at every school etc but sure whatever you say.

The idea that if you criticize the BOE or MCPS means you're right-wing is a huge part of why the school system is deteriorating and nothing improves or changes. People like you are more interested in identity politics than providing a safe, healthy and high-quality learning environment for our kids. You are part of the problem. You're toxic.

Agreed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the Op-Ed is a slam dunk on MCPS administration: https://bcctattler.org/2018/opinion/what-weve-got-here-is-failure-to-communicate/

More than just upsetting PTSA members, poor administrative communication has seriously imperiled the most vulnerable students.

These cases are extreme examples, but they demonstrate an institutional, rather than individual, problem. County school boards need to release administrative training manuals to public scrutiny so parents and students can hold administrations accountable. The B-CC administration needs to drop its policy of “(don’t) do first, apologize later”. Until then, poor communication will continue to open students to harm and close parents off from the immediate safety of their children.

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES!

MCPS and BOE, your time is up! It's time to clean house and get it together. Students and parents are fed up.

Paid for by the GOP and disgruntled right-wing crazies...

Nope. Wrong assumptions and wrong game to play. I fall into neither category. Get a new script and playbook.

Every other post here is the same tired crank trying to discredit the BOE in the hopes of enacting a right-wing agenda like vouchers and miltarized guards at every school etc but sure whatever you say.

The BOE is partly to blame, the school administration is partly to blame and parents are partly to blame.

Vouchers make no sense in this area as we don't have enough privates for students to go to.

Yes, blame everyone but those who are using...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the Op-Ed is a slam dunk on MCPS administration: https://bcctattler.org/2018/opinion/what-weve-got-here-is-failure-to-communicate/

More than just upsetting PTSA members, poor administrative communication has seriously imperiled the most vulnerable students.

These cases are extreme examples, but they demonstrate an institutional, rather than individual, problem. County school boards need to release administrative training manuals to public scrutiny so parents and students can hold administrations accountable. The B-CC administration needs to drop its policy of “(don’t) do first, apologize later”. Until then, poor communication will continue to open students to harm and close parents off from the immediate safety of their children.

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES!

MCPS and BOE, your time is up! It's time to clean house and get it together. Students and parents are fed up.

Paid for by the GOP and disgruntled right-wing crazies...

Nope. Wrong assumptions and wrong game to play. I fall into neither category. Get a new script and playbook.

Every other post here is the same tired crank trying to discredit the BOE in the hopes of enacting a right-wing agenda like vouchers and miltarized guards at every school etc but sure whatever you say.

The idea that if you criticize the BOE or MCPS means you're right-wing is a huge part of why the school system is deteriorating and nothing improves or changes. People like you are more interested in identity politics than providing a safe, healthy and high-quality learning environment for our kids. You are part of the problem. You're toxic.

Yes, please and nevermind the never ending littany of fabricated complaints that are overhyped daily by the same old malcontents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Read this feature first, which details everything about how drugs are sold and distributed from Telegram and then in school buildings: https://bcctattler.org/2042/showcase/concerning-spike-in-moco-teen-overdoses-trappers-increasingly-cut-fentanyl-into-their-products/

Then check out the news about some recent arrest MoCo PD has made to catch some of these student-dealers: https://bcctattler.org/2065/news/trappergate-major-drug-bust-begins-with-b-cc-dealer/

These student journalists are doing better work than the professionals on this subject!

Yes, drug culture is rampant especially at the wealthier MCPS schools.

It seems like BCC is giving Churchill a run for its money: which school has the best drug dealers.

Rich people problems...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the Op-Ed is a slam dunk on MCPS administration: https://bcctattler.org/2018/opinion/what-weve-got-here-is-failure-to-communicate/

More than just upsetting PTSA members, poor administrative communication has seriously imperiled the most vulnerable students.

These cases are extreme examples, but they demonstrate an institutional, rather than individual, problem. County school boards need to release administrative training manuals to public scrutiny so parents and students can hold administrations accountable. The B-CC administration needs to drop its policy of “(don’t) do first, apologize later”. Until then, poor communication will continue to open students to harm and close parents off from the immediate safety of their children.

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES!

MCPS and BOE, your time is up! It's time to clean house and get it together. Students and parents are fed up.

Paid for by the GOP and disgruntled right-wing crazies...

Nope. Wrong assumptions and wrong game to play. I fall into neither category. Get a new script and playbook.

Every other post here is the same tired crank trying to discredit the BOE in the hopes of enacting a right-wing agenda like vouchers and miltarized guards at every school etc but sure whatever you say.

The BOE is partly to blame, the school administration is partly to blame and parents are partly to blame.

Vouchers make no sense in this area as we don't have enough privates for students to go to.

I 100% agree. There's plenty of blame to go around. I'm interested in everyone pulling together and doing their part to come up with solutions. Not shifting blame from one entity to the other!

[Anonymous]

I thought it was ludicrous in The Wire that everyone was unaware of drugs being legalized until a cop tipped off the Baltimore Sun months later.