MCPS settles federal litigation

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lol MCPS really should change the name of that email blast of its “Things to Know” email blasts. They leave out all of the actual things parents, staff and kids need to know in favor of PR fluff that makes them look good.

I really don't need to hear about lawsuits from a previous decade that happened under a diferent superintendent.

+1. Why would MCPS or any organization put out a communication that included info about payment for a lawsuit.

Because they are responsible, hines, accountable adults?

https://www.phila.gov/2023-03-20-city-announces-settlement-in-class-action-lawsuit-related-to-civil-unrest-in-2020/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lol MCPS really should change the name of that email blast of its “Things to Know” email blasts. They leave out all of the actual things parents, staff and kids need to know in favor of PR fluff that makes them look good.

I really don't need to hear about lawsuits from a previous decade that happened under a diferent superintendent.

The litigation happened under this superintendent. They could have settled the case, accepted liability, and apologized, but that would require them to be decent human beings which is obviously a bridge too far

The incident happened in 2018 long before McKnight was super.

She was the Director of Secondary Education at the time. The superintendent is not the only person with culpability when stuff like this happens.

She was not the Director of Secondary Education. She was one of the Directors of Leadership Development which had no supervisory role over sitting principals. She oversaw training of APs/Interns in training roles.

[Anonymous]

Have to wonder if there were more rocks to flip? My take is settling for 9M without admitting fault means they were anxious to close the investigations before anyone looked too deeply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have to wonder if there were more rocks to flip? My take is settling for 9M without admitting fault means they were anxious to close the investigations before anyone looked too deeply.

I would think that too if this were 2020, but it’s been 5 years. So I think MCPS definitely tried to fight back and who knows how much that cost

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have to wonder if there were more rocks to flip? My take is settling for 9M without admitting fault means they were anxious to close the investigations before anyone looked too deeply.

I would think that too if this were 2020, but it’s been 5 years. So I think MCPS definitely tried to fight back and who knows how much that cost

Agree this was years ago and it's time to move on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Settlement announced
MCPS will not put this in 5 things to know

https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2023/09/montgomery-to-pay-97-million-to-settle.html?m=1

Truth! I say this to my wife every. single. week. when I get that ridiculous MCPS email. MCPS is such a joke.

That's odd I find it incredibly helpful and informative.

Monifa, stop posting on this forum.

[Anonymous]

My kids were in HS then. They had no female track coaches to supervise in the locker rooms...so they were told they could not change in them anymore. So they changed in the rest rooms. This accomplished zero!

[Anonymous]

What about when they ruin teachers careers with nonrenewal for not inflating the grades of the gangsta violent students

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids were in HS then. They had no female track coaches to supervise in the locker rooms...so they were told they could not change in them anymore. So they changed in the rest rooms. This accomplished zero!

Could the boys change in locker rooms? That seems like a title IX violation if one gender has access to facilities that the other doesn't

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids were in HS then. They had no female track coaches to supervise in the locker rooms...so they were told they could not change in them anymore. So they changed in the rest rooms. This accomplished zero!

Track has 80-100 students and typically 3-4 coaches. Is there a reason why at least one of the coaches is not a woman?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids were in HS then. They had no female track coaches to supervise in the locker rooms...so they were told they could not change in them anymore. So they changed in the rest rooms. This accomplished zero!

Could the boys change in locker rooms? That seems like a title IX violation if one gender has access to facilities that the other doesn't

+1 - the school could have arranged for any female such as a PE teacher, counselor, AP, Principal, another coach, etc. to supervise the 10 minutes it takes to change for practice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have to wonder if there were more rocks to flip? My take is settling for 9M without admitting fault means they were anxious to close the investigations before anyone looked too deeply.

I would think that too if this were 2020, but it’s been 5 years. So I think MCPS definitely tried to fight back and who knows how much that cost

Agree this was years ago and it's time to move on.

Spoken like a CO with something to hide.

For MCPS to shell out that kind of money, they're sweating. The investigators were close to something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about when they ruin teachers careers with nonrenewal for not inflating the grades of the gangsta violent students

I believe in most states an educators can lose their license when they do this. Send your evidence to the regulators that issue the licenses.