No water bottles allowed? This is insane!

[Anonymous]

Sad your boo can't use that $60 Stanley you bought her for Christmas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Security guards not letting kids in with *water bottles* because of a DCPS "open container" rule?
This is insane! Kids need to drink water, they shouldn't have to ask to leave class, which disrupts learning. Did you not read that juvenile diabetes is off the charts now, because our kids are not drinking enough? My high schooler says it is because some kids are bringing alcohol to school. There has to be a better way to stop that than to deny ALL kids a water bottle in school! What can we do about this?

They don't allow kids to bring in open empty containers and fill them at school? That seems like the obvious solution.

They do. They can bring in unopened plastic water bottles or empty bottles, other than glass, and fill them inside the school. It's a reasonable policy given the other challenges schools have to face. Keeping several hundred students and teachers is not an easy task.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took a reusable water bottle to school in the 90s -- what are you talking about?

You were an outlier.

[Anonymous]

This is an outrage.

My kid can’t bring her 40-ounce Quencher H2.0 FlowState™ to school?

[Anonymous]

Water is the least of DCPS issues. Use a water fountain between classes.

The water fountains are broken. That's why they bring water bottles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Security guards not letting kids in with *water bottles* because of a DCPS "open container" rule?
This is insane! Kids need to drink water, they shouldn't have to ask to leave class, which disrupts learning. Did you not read that juvenile diabetes is off the charts now, because our kids are not drinking enough? My high schooler says it is because some kids are bringing alcohol to school. There has to be a better way to stop that than to deny ALL kids a water bottle in school! What can we do about this?

They don't allow kids to bring in open empty containers and fill them at school? That seems like the obvious solution.

They do. They can bring in unopened plastic water bottles or empty bottles, other than glass, and fill them inside the school. It's a reasonable policy given the other challenges schools have to face. Keeping several hundred students and teachers is not an easy task.

I am completely confused what OP is upset about, then.

[Anonymous]

Wha? My DC can’t bring her expensive new pink Stanley cup and her new accessories for it? That new silicone spill proof stopper, that pink straw cover? Wha?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wha? My DC can’t bring her expensive new pink Stanley cup and her new accessories for it? That new silicone spill proof stopper, that pink straw cover? Wha?

She can! She just can't have water or vodka in it when she walks through the school doors.

If she attends a one room school house with no running water, then I would 100% complain. Otherwise, she's fine! Well, unless she was hoping for running vodka. I don't think DCPS has installed that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Security guards not letting kids in with *water bottles* because of a DCPS "open container" rule?
This is insane! Kids need to drink water, they shouldn't have to ask to leave class, which disrupts learning. Did you not read that juvenile diabetes is off the charts now, because our kids are not drinking enough? My high schooler says it is because some kids are bringing alcohol to school. There has to be a better way to stop that than to deny ALL kids a water bottle in school! What can we do about this?

This is the dumbest post.

Bad: kids having vodka in water bottles at school.

Not bad: kid using water fountain instead of water bottle.

Also not bad: Kid having water before school, with lunch, and after school.

The water bottle is for lunch, genius.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Security guards not letting kids in with *water bottles* because of a DCPS "open container" rule?
This is insane! Kids need to drink water, they shouldn't have to ask to leave class, which disrupts learning. Did you not read that juvenile diabetes is off the charts now, because our kids are not drinking enough? My high schooler says it is because some kids are bringing alcohol to school. There has to be a better way to stop that than to deny ALL kids a water bottle in school! What can we do about this?

This has been a rule at McKinley Tech all year. Students can bring a water bottle, but it has to be either sealed or empty (to be filled up inside the school).

Move to MCPS. You don’t have to go through airport security and you can bring a filled water bottle to school. And they have school buses. You may find a host of other issues though to complain about

[Anonymous]

Water bottles?

You mean vodka and gin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Security guards not letting kids in with *water bottles* because of a DCPS "open container" rule?
This is insane! Kids need to drink water, they shouldn't have to ask to leave class, which disrupts learning. Did you not read that juvenile diabetes is off the charts now, because our kids are not drinking enough? My high schooler says it is because some kids are bringing alcohol to school. There has to be a better way to stop that than to deny ALL kids a water bottle in school! What can we do about this?

This has been a rule at McKinley Tech all year. Students can bring a water bottle, but it has to be either sealed or empty (to be filled up inside the school).

Move to MCPS. You don’t have to go through airport security and you can bring a filled water bottle to school. And they have school buses. You may find a host of other issues though to complain about

They also have working water fountains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sad your boo can't use that $60 Stanley you bought her for Christmas?

This is everything wrong with DC. The hate. The snark.

[Anonymous]

This is so misleading if kids can bring an empty wanted bottle! Bringing an empty bottle is better for literally everyone. Kids learn to take care of their own needs, save time at home, don’t need to lug a full bottle, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one is denying your child water. They have access to water fountains in the building.

Is the water safe though?