Northwood High School Students caught smoking unknown drug in bathroom that made security sick

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

That really doesn't matter. Possession and use of a controlled substance is covered by our judicial system. These are actual crimes that MCPD and the courts are charged with handling. It's not really up to MCPS. They aren't in law enforcement.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:bring back the sros

Because they worked so well at Parkland and Uvalde!

I didn't realize they were in MCPS. Gun laws aren't working that well. Should we get rid of those, too?

It doesn't have to be MCPS to know that SROs have failed almost everywhere. Parkland and Uvalde are well-known examples of SROs not delivering what was promised. THey do not make schools safer.

Gun laws aren't making our country safer. Rather, our country seems to be getting more violent.

So, why have more gun laws... using your logic.

The problem is the gun laws we have, like the 2nd amendment, is misused to make us less safe. Most Americans agree that we need common sense gun regulations; however, the gun lobby has such a tight grip on the GOP that it never happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

I just read that black and brown students are disciplined, suspended and expelled at a higher rate than white students. I can’t deny that is bad and needs to be rectified. but that doesn’t mean being lax on discipline, suspensions and expulsion. It means that everybody needs to be treated equally but instead of lowering the bar raise that bar for all students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

That really doesn't matter. Possession and use of a controlled substance is covered by our judicial system. These are actual crimes that MCPD and the courts are charged with handling. It's not really up to MCPS. They aren't in law enforcement.

It is most definitely up to MCPS to determine what punishment a student will receive when an MCPS rule is broken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

Weird, that's not what MCPS told me the last time we spoke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

I just read that black and brown students are disciplined, suspended and expelled at a higher rate than white students. I can’t deny that is bad and needs to be rectified. but that doesn’t mean being lax on discipline, suspensions and expulsion. It means that everybody needs to be treated equally but instead of lowering the bar raise that bar for all students.

Bingo. Which is such a no-brainer. But MCPS's preference seems to be that no one gets punished or relaxing punishments for all to get to that point.

Probably because they're not willing to deal with the pushback they'd get from white parents if their kids were suspended or disciplined at the rate that black and brown kids are. So they just give up rather than try to equalize enforcement across the board.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are only just hearing about this today, March 15? This happened February 17. I hope the school community was notified back in February. I didn’t have to wait until this report to learn about it.

MCPS always prioritizes damage control and PR over transparency and timely communication.

The Northwood community was informed in a timely manner and clear steps were outlined regarding safety and prevention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

Total lie. You are making this up to create fear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:bring back the sros

Because they worked so well at Parkland and Uvalde!

and all those elementary schools where they abused children with special needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

That really doesn't matter. Possession and use of a controlled substance is covered by our judicial system. These are actual crimes that MCPD and the courts are charged with handling. It's not really up to MCPS. They aren't in law enforcement.

Once again, MCPD aren't mind readers. They can't arrest the kid unless the admins in the school calls MCPD, and as a ^PP stated, they won't do that because of #equity.

Why are you being purposefully obtuse and idiotic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

Total lie. You are making this up to create fear.

They're making claims which aren't true. MCPS tries to make schools equitable, but no one at MCPS ever said that's its main priority. That would be educating our children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

That really doesn't matter. Possession and use of a controlled substance is covered by our judicial system. These are actual crimes that MCPD and the courts are charged with handling. It's not really up to MCPS. They aren't in law enforcement.

Once again, MCPD aren't mind readers. They can't arrest the kid unless the admins in the school calls MCPD, and as a ^PP stated, they won't do that because of #equity.

Why are you being purposefully obtuse and idiotic?

I get it. Work is hard, and it's easier to ignore crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:bring back the sros

Because they worked so well at Parkland and Uvalde!

I didn't realize they were in MCPS. Gun laws aren't working that well. Should we get rid of those, too?

It doesn't have to be MCPS to know that SROs have failed almost everywhere. Parkland and Uvalde are well-known examples of SROs not delivering what was promised. THey do not make schools safer.

Gun laws aren't making our country safer. Rather, our country seems to be getting more violent.

So, why have more gun laws... using your logic.

The problem is the gun laws we have, like the 2nd amendment, is misused to make us less safe. Most Americans agree that we need common sense gun regulations; however, the gun lobby has such a tight grip on the GOP that it never happens.

Sure, but according to the ^^PP, something that didn't work in a different state doesn't work in all states, so by that logic, gun laws don't seem to be working to prevent crazy people and criminals from getting guns, so we shouldn't have gun laws at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing that would help is if students who are caught using drugs in the bathrooms faced serious punishment, which escalated with each offense.

The problem is that MCPS sees this as not being Equitable. And MCPS will not do anything that is not Equitable, because Equity is one of the main priorities of MCPS. Not safety or education or excellence.

Total lie. You are making this up to create fear.

Mostly resentment/grievance, I think, not fear.