What happened at the Kennedy graduation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is the story in Moco 360:

https://moco360.media/2024/06/07/brawl-at-kennedy-high-graduation-an-embarrassment-to-our-community-principal-says/

Adults, students, and graduates were brawling. DC police could not get to the scene due to traffic and the Secret Service responded instead.

What is wrong with people? Some of them may face criminal charges and they ruined graduation.

Don’t worry, MCPS has a plan to fix this: “ She added the school would implement restorative practices with all students with the help of Tarik Harris, a restorative justice instructional specialist with MCPS’ Department of Student Engagement, Behavioral Health and Academics.”

In other words, nothing is going to happen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is the story in Moco 360:

https://moco360.media/2024/06/07/brawl-at-kennedy-high-graduation-an-embarrassment-to-our-community-principal-says/

Adults, students, and graduates were brawling. DC police could not get to the scene due to traffic and the Secret Service responded instead.

What is wrong with people? Some of them may face criminal charges and they ruined graduation.

Don’t worry, MCPS has a plan to fix this: “ She added the school would implement restorative practices with all students with the help of Tarik Harris, a restorative justice instructional specialist with MCPS’ Department of Student Engagement, Behavioral Health and Academics.”

In other words, nothing is going to happen

No um, Restorative Justice is going to happen. What did you all expect, a SRO at the ceremonies too?

[Anonymous]

RJ is going ti be applied to the parents??? Please record those sessions we must see how parents are given Restorative Justice. Hahaha..The secret service should conduct those parent RJ sessions. Hahhahaaaa

[Anonymous]

The reality is there’s no consequence MCPS can apply to the graduates. And since the Secret Service responded and not MPD, I have no idea how charges would be applied here. Even so, I bet they wouldn’t charge the graduating students and only the adults. But regardless of the consequences, this behavior is humiliating for Kennedy and MCPS. We have serious behavioral problems in our community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reality is there’s no consequence MCPS can apply to the graduates. And since the Secret Service responded and not MPD, I have no idea how charges would be applied here. Even so, I bet they wouldn’t charge the graduating students and only the adults. But regardless of the consequences, this behavior is humiliating for Kennedy and MCPS. We have serious behavioral problems in our community.

People who aren't responsible for how some people behaved at this event:

Kennedy High School administrators
MCPS
you
me

People who are responsible for how some people behaved at this event:

the people

[Anonymous]

Graduation was over - it's now a community issue as current students weren't involved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS needs to crack down on discipline.
Folks should know there is zero tolerance for this sort of behavior. It is not fair to the 95% of decent kids who just want a normal high school experience. Why does MCPS allow a small number of miscreants to run the show?

Didn't you read the article? They're going to have restorative conversations. That will go a long way to ensuring this kind of thing definitely happens again next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS needs to crack down on discipline.
Folks should know there is zero tolerance for this sort of behavior. It is not fair to the 95% of decent kids who just want a normal high school experience. Why does MCPS allow a small number of miscreants to run the show?

It’s hilarious that you think 95% of the kids are “decent kids who just want a normal high school experience.” You have it backwards. It’s more like 5% are decent and 95% are problematic. You clearly haven’t stepped foot inside a school in some time. This past year was a nightmare for most teachers, not just in MCPS but everywhere in the country. Parents aren’t parenting anymore. Kids have no consequences at school or at home. When phone calls are made to parents regarding their kids’ behaviors, most don’t care. That’s if they bother to give you accurate contact info in the first place. It’s really sad to witness the decline of society.

The ceremony waa lovely. Everyone was really happy. We left right after, didnt see any fight.

I would say it's more like 99% of the kids and families are not going to start fights like this. What should one do about the other 1%? Well, by "restorative justice," I hope you mean not letting the parties involved anywhere near the high school again.

It makes me really angry, having our kid's four years be such an amazing experience at Kennedy, to see a diverse high school with so many kids from so many different places do so much, and still get associated with a few violent idiots, who probably felt "disrepected" because someone shoved them in a crowd.

It's the same picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is the story in Moco 360:

https://moco360.media/2024/06/07/brawl-at-kennedy-high-graduation-an-embarrassment-to-our-community-principal-says/

Adults, students, and graduates were brawling. DC police could not get to the scene due to traffic and the Secret Service responded instead.

What is wrong with people? Some of them may face criminal charges and they ruined graduation.

Don’t worry, MCPS has a plan to fix this: “ She added the school would implement restorative practices with all students with the help of Tarik Harris, a restorative justice instructional specialist with MCPS’ Department of Student Engagement, Behavioral Health and Academics.”

In other words, nothing is going to happen

No um, Restorative Justice is going to happen. What did you all expect, a SRO at the ceremonies too?

That's what PP said, nothing is going to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard there was also an incident during the Northwood HS graduation at DAR Constitution Hall yesterday. Not a fight but a disruption. Anyone have details. DAR is going to ban MCPS graduations at this rate

A student who wasn’t supposed to graduate came up and grabbed a diploma cover. It wasn’t a big deal and the ceremony went on perfectly fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard there was also an incident during the Northwood HS graduation at DAR Constitution Hall yesterday. Not a fight but a disruption. Anyone have details. DAR is going to ban MCPS graduations at this rate

A student who wasn’t supposed to graduate came up and grabbed a diploma cover. It wasn’t a big deal and the ceremony went on perfectly fine.

I have to say I feel sorry for teachers. Seems like the Wild West in some MCPS high schools. Why did MCPS think removing all disciplinary measures would somehow improve schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard there was also an incident during the Northwood HS graduation at DAR Constitution Hall yesterday. Not a fight but a disruption. Anyone have details. DAR is going to ban MCPS graduations at this rate

A student who wasn’t supposed to graduate came up and grabbed a diploma cover. It wasn’t a big deal and the ceremony went on perfectly fine.

I have to say I feel sorry for teachers. Seems like the Wild West in some MCPS high schools. Why did MCPS think removing all disciplinary measures would somehow improve schools?

Unsure what disciplinary measures you think would help here. It wasn’t a big deal and most people just laughed.

My kids attend Northwood including one that graduated yesterday. It is a great school and was a great ceremony.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard there was also an incident during the Northwood HS graduation at DAR Constitution Hall yesterday. Not a fight but a disruption. Anyone have details. DAR is going to ban MCPS graduations at this rate

A student who wasn’t supposed to graduate came up and grabbed a diploma cover. It wasn’t a big deal and the ceremony went on perfectly fine.

I have to say I feel sorry for teachers. Seems like the Wild West in some MCPS high schools. Why did MCPS think removing all disciplinary measures would somehow improve schools?

Nationwide issue after the Federal education department said school districts could be sued when there are differences in referral data. Also the state of Maryland passed a law required RJ. That combined with post pandemic issues, modern Jerry Springer inspired parenting, and MCPS equity initiatives took all the tools of behavior management away from school staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reality is there’s no consequence MCPS can apply to the graduates. And since the Secret Service responded and not MPD, I have no idea how charges would be applied here. Even so, I bet they wouldn’t charge the graduating students and only the adults. But regardless of the consequences, this behavior is humiliating for Kennedy and MCPS. We have serious behavioral problems in our community.

The graduating students are adults.

[Anonymous]

What was the fight about?