Clarksburg Fights in the News - safety?

[Anonymous]

Another update on the Clarksburg fights with a lot more commentary from Chris Cram: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/suspensions-fighting-montgomery-county-schools/65-20ef7db9-132c-4239-b875-78c06da358d6

One Security worker was injured at Clarksburg Friday.
A major concern remains equity. The vast number of suspended students are Black or Latino.


The data shows school authorities are using the code to dispense appropriate discipline, according to Christopher Cram, who speaks for Montgomery County Public Schools.

"The narrative that students have not been suspended or removed from school environments in Montgomery County Public Schools is misinformed," Cram wrote in an email to WUSA9.

"Similar to national and local trends, the top reason for school removals remains centered around student conflict and physical aggression," Cram said. "In MCPS, we are committed to both ensuring that schools are safe and that we reduce the disproportionate suspensions of students of color and students with disabilities, specifically for discretionary incidents such as “disrespect” and “disruption,” which are subjective and may contain bias."
Cram added, "We believe both are possible and this is not an either-or-situation."

Cram reported the school system has allocated additional well-being social workers and restorative justice specialists to schools and achieved a significant reduction in the suspension of Black/African American students as a result.

The 2024 suspension rate, Cram said, is trending nearly the same as the previous year, but the data will not become public until it is reported to state authorities.

[Anonymous]

It seems like school safety, or at least fights, is getting worse at Clarksburg.

During the 2020-2021 school year, Clarksburg only had 18 fights (see link) but this year there were 4 last Friday and 2 more on Monday.

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/SafetyGlance/currentyear/schools/04249.pdf

[Anonymous]

I just pulled up the posted numbers for the elementary school I work at and incidents are woefully underreported. Just one suspension and everything else is zero, which doesn't match up with reality at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just pulled up the posted numbers for the elementary school I work at and incidents are woefully underreported. Just one suspension and everything else is zero, which doesn't match up with reality at all.

Admin definitely sweep a lot of incidents under the rug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just pulled up the posted numbers for the elementary school I work at and incidents are woefully underreported. Just one suspension and everything else is zero, which doesn't match up with reality at all.

Admin definitely sweep a lot of incidents under the rug.

But that's minuscule when compared to the volume of fake news and exaggerations of these incidents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just pulled up the posted numbers for the elementary school I work at and incidents are woefully underreported. Just one suspension and everything else is zero, which doesn't match up with reality at all.

Admin definitely sweep a lot of incidents under the rug.

But that's minuscule when compared to the volume of fake news and exaggerations of these incidents.

Hey, admin! How much dirty laundry did you bury today?

[Anonymous]

That whole school is so ghetto these days I'm surprised no one has gotten shot there. Yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems like school safety, or at least fights, is getting worse at Clarksburg.

During the 2020-2021 school year, Clarksburg only had 18 fights (see link) but this year there were 4 last Friday and 2 more on Monday.

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/SafetyGlance/currentyear/schools/04249.pdf

There's been 49 reported crimes at Clarksburg HS just this school year alone. So much for these amazing MCPS policies along with the removal of SROs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That whole school is so ghetto these days I'm surprised no one has gotten shot there. Yet.

Seriously. This is a troll.

[Anonymous]

Thank you to whomever shared the news story at the beginning of this thread. So sad. Not being able to use bathrooms in school is a dealbreaker for me and I'm super chill about a ton else.

[Anonymous]

Sure disrespect and disruption is subjective;much like the review process of teachers who can't communicate effectively when students are disrupting disrespectfully. So juvenile disruption students are allowed to stay and teachers will be let go. Then you can tell the public that education stats are low bc of bad teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure this toxic behavior is why Principal Owusu was eager to retire early and get the hell outta Clarksburg HS as well: https://moco360.media/2023/11/14/clarksburg-hs-principal-announces-retirement-amid-backlash-to-pro-palestine-student-walkout/

There's a lot going on at Clarksburg HS. Especially given the recent arrest of a former student who was accused of sexually assaulting a current student.

Is there a link to that article?

[Anonymous]

Clarksburg HS seems to have gone downhill since the upcounty boundary study decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clarksburg HS seems to have gone downhill since the upcounty boundary study decision.

Well said!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure this toxic behavior is why Principal Owusu was eager to retire early and get the hell outta Clarksburg HS as well: https://moco360.media/2023/11/14/clarksburg-hs-principal-announces-retirement-amid-backlash-to-pro-palestine-student-walkout/

There's a lot going on at Clarksburg HS. Especially given the recent arrest of a former student who was accused of sexually assaulting a current student.

Is there a link to that article?

Here: https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-poolesville-high-school-students-parents-student-allegedly-arrested-sexual-assault-february-14-clarksburg-alternative-program-investigation

He attended Clarksburg High School in the 2022-2023 school year and was later enrolled in Alternative Education Programs at Blair Ewing Center.

In a Facebook post obtained by 7News, a parent faulted MCPS for putting what she calls "dangerous kids in other schools without letting the school community know."

Poolesville High School parent Joy Zucker has a ninth grader who attends the school and explained what she's most concerned about.

"We have a broken system. We are a public school system and every kid is entitled to their education and I get that, but don't be moving your problem from your school into my school," she said.

7News asked a representative from MCPS to explain the school system's decision to move the student from the alternative school to Poolesville High School.

"MCPS determined the placement at Poolesville High School was best for this student when he left Alternative Education Programs at the Blair Ewing Center. MCPS is required to provide free access to public education to all students up [to] the age of 21," the representative stated.