Safety in schools

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Anonymous wrote:What action items resulted from the safety meeting held at BCC HS? What did the stakeholders - students, parents, the school, MCPS, police, elected officials and others - say about improving safety at the school and across MCPS secondary schools?

None

Figures. They will check their box saying we held a meeting. They don't know what to do.

Parents submitted questions ahead of the time and the first hour or so involved Dr. Mooney and MCPS staff answering those questions. Then there was another hour for additional questions from the audience. Action items are supposed to come later (per PTSA president at the meeting). So no, I don't think this was just a "check the box" meeting. It was really helpful to hear about state and federal laws that severely limit what MCPS and principals can and can't share. I always thought these were MCPS rules, but the MCPS reps who were there seemed just as frustrated. While I think the intent of these law is good, the impact results in a lot of frustration all around. It was helpful to hear more about disciplinary action schools can take (and also how this is shaped by state law in some cases - and the laws that prevent principals from even saying, "the student involved was suspended for X number of days"). I actually thought it was a good meeting and I appreciate Dr. Mooney's willingness to answer questions and to sit there and take some pretty harsh criticism, some of which he deserves and some of which he doesn't.

So it was an education session on how MCPS's hands are tied by state and federal government, but what actions that will change the dynamics in BCC are you expecting will come of the meeting?

The PTSA already circulated some possible action items on the parent listerv and they are hoping interested parents will join the conversation/work with the PTSA, admin and MCPS. If you're a B-CC parent, you've probably seen the discussions on the listserv. It's a multipage document that I don't feel the need to summarize here. But yes, the education session was very helpful because parents often ask why principals/MCPS can't be more transparent, can't say what the exact offense was or what the punishment was - and the answer is that their hands are tied by state and federal government in many ways.

Were they under oath?

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8PMbZti0W0iwCdIKem0SSA4RmB8vr0aSMz_tAv2IHL6rP1w/viewform

Make your voices heard if you want SROs back

Also, if you don't want SROs back.

[Anonymous]

No one cares if the student's gender, race, ses, etc. Just tell the families what happened, if with or w/o a weapon, when student will return if they do return. Laws about privacy may have been discussed. But how about the law for MCPS to protect students while under their care during school hours?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8PMbZti0W0iwCdIKem0SSA4RmB8vr0aSMz_tAv2IHL6rP1w/viewform

Make your voices heard if you want SROs back

Also, if you don't want SROs back.

Only lunatics and people who hope to gain politically oppose SROs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8PMbZti0W0iwCdIKem0SSA4RmB8vr0aSMz_tAv2IHL6rP1w/viewform

Make your voices heard if you want SROs back

Also, if you don't want SROs back.

If you don't want them back, what's your plan to keep OUR kids safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8PMbZti0W0iwCdIKem0SSA4RmB8vr0aSMz_tAv2IHL6rP1w/viewform

Make your voices heard if you want SROs back

Also, if you don't want SROs back.

If you don't want them back, what's your plan to keep OUR kids safe.

In the land of make believe, kids are safe already.

[Anonymous]

What did BCC Admin decide on improvements if any for safety in schools? Is it true that all the bathrooms are closed during lunch?

[Anonymous]

They can not close all bathrooms. Health crisis.

[Anonymous]

Only a few are open and the lines are super long as students stay in the stalls vaping, said some students. So the students who need the toilet seat for what it was designed for have to go off campus to a restaurant bathroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably a whole lot of nothing. MCPS is abysmal and a joke on all things safety and security.

At least they no longer have people with guns at the school. I'd read that makes schools less safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only a few are open and the lines are super long as students stay in the stalls vaping, said some students. So the students who need the toilet seat for what it was designed for have to go off campus to a restaurant bathroom.

If bathroom vaping is their biggest concern, I think it's fine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Probably a whole lot of nothing. MCPS is abysmal and a joke on all things safety and security.

At least they no longer have people with guns at the school. I'd read that makes schools less safe.

The guns are brought in by the students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Only a few are open and the lines are super long as students stay in the stalls vaping, said some students. So the students who need the toilet seat for what it was designed for have to go off campus to a restaurant bathroom.

If bathroom vaping is their biggest concern, I think it's fine.

If your child has to pee and there isn't a place to do so in the school, there will be charges brought to mcps claiming negligence. No student should have to wait for more than a reasonable amount to use a toilet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Only a few are open and the lines are super long as students stay in the stalls vaping, said some students. So the students who need the toilet seat for what it was designed for have to go off campus to a restaurant bathroom.

If bathroom vaping is their biggest concern, I think it's fine.

If your child has to pee and there isn't a place to do so in the school, there will be charges brought to mcps claiming negligence. No student should have to wait for more than a reasonable amount to use a toilet.

Who and what charges? That would be quite a stretch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What action items resulted from the safety meeting held at BCC HS? What did the stakeholders - students, parents, the school, MCPS, police, elected officials and others - say about improving safety at the school and across MCPS secondary schools?

MCPS kicked out all SROs following the Defund the Police! / BLM orders.

Police are NOT stakeholders in MCPS anymore. You should correct your post, OP.