What’s going on at Wootton?

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Anonymous wrote:Check social media, none of this is isolated, surprising or even unexpected over there which is sad. The school can’t fix this on their own, parents need to wake up and realize that the kids through the racial and hate speech around like it’s no big deal.

1 incident a school year? I would say thats isolated

That’s what I don’t understand. It was an incident last year and one last week?

My daughter is gay and got bullied at her high school all the time. Nothing was ever done. The kids were just talked to. No in or out of school suspensions. She applied for a COSA (which was recommended) and left. Most victims have to leave MCPS schools because those that did the wrong, get nothing. This was direct to her face and known bullies, not just something random sketched on a desk or bathroom. That happens now in her new high school. It is definitely not county notified. They just clean it up and nothing is sent out to the parents. For us, it’s not worth all the complaints if you don’t know who. Teens can be jerks and have no frontal lobes. So can many parents. Look at all the fights about free lunches, transgender bathrooms, and sports eligibility. Putting a principal on leave because of 2 kids in 2 separate years did something wrong. Something isn’t adding up. There has got to be more to the story.

There have been many incidents that have not been reported to the community, hence the illusion of it not adding up.

Not true. Last week incident was the only one central office cited.

For bad publicity adverse and cover your butt MCPS to put a principal on leave there is clearly things going to behind the scenes. My guess is that Taylor is cleaning house where he can. The QO Principal (connected to the Beidleman scandal) is now retired mid year despite her giving zero notice at the start of the year to the parent community retirement was in consideration. The Wootton Principal started in Fall 2022 and had never been a Principal elsewhere (had been AVP elsewhere.). And public publicity gaining hate issues have happened repeatedly on his brief watch. And Maryland just released school report cards and Woottons ranking dropped. My guess is Taylor had his eye on this principal already so was ready to move on disciplining once this newest issue happened.

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https://moco360.media/2024/12/09/wootton-high-principal-placed-on-leave-racist-incident/

The students said this isn’t the first, second or even third time anti-Black incidents have drawn what they consider to be an inadequate response at Wootton. Michael Williams, a social studies teacher at Rockville High School and co-county coordinator of the Minority Scholars Program, said there’s been a pattern of anti-Black racist incidents that have occurred over the past two years at Wootton. 

“There’s actually been a few incidences that have already occurred this year, so it’s very infuriating and demoralizing to see this pattern continue,” Williams told MoCo360 on Sunday.

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When I was In mcps and you reported bullying , the teachers would call you a loser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://moco360.media/2024/12/09/wootton-high-principal-placed-on-leave-racist-incident/

The students said this isn’t the first, second or even third time anti-Black incidents have drawn what they consider to be an inadequate response at Wootton. Michael Williams, a social studies teacher at Rockville High School and co-county coordinator of the Minority Scholars Program, said there’s been a pattern of anti-Black racist incidents that have occurred over the past two years at Wootton. 

“There’s actually been a few incidences that have already occurred this year, so it’s very infuriating and demoralizing to see this pattern continue,” Williams told MoCo360 on Sunday.

Ok yet how can a Rockville High school teacher say this - that multiple incidences have happened this year in Wootton, yet no one has said them, mentioned them, or are even currently for news articles, being specific with what these incidences are. If you are going to start saying all of this stuff and bringing it in the news, top county administrations, crisis counselors and pulling kids out of class time for culture learning events, shouldn't the parents and students at Wootton know about all of these accusations spefcically instead of a general statement with no backup? I am a parent and I know none of these things. One letter about the printer incident last year, one letter about the desk last week, a quick text on Monday morning 20min before school started that said all of these crisis counselors and staff will be there supporting kids all day. I thought someone died and was so confused because no email was ever mentioned as to why this was happening. Then a county email about the substitute incident at 5pm last night. Not one thing about our principal. None. If he was put on leave, the school's families have not been notified. And in none of those letters did they talk about if the student was found out, what the discipline was, what is happening to the substitute (shouldn't they have said immediately fired?) So I guess I am having issues with the media trying to overtake this without any back-up on actual recurring incidences (state them!), or any consequences for the kids that did this. And most of the kids are rumbling/gossipping that the kid who vandalized the desk is black. So how does that fit into the anti-black narrative they are creating if this was the only incident that families know of for this year? Overall it has been handled so poorly. I understand they have to keep minors names private but at least say, we have the person, they are being disciplined. We fired the substitute, we put the principal on leave for XYZ reasons. If anyone is accused again, this will be the course of action the school takes, etc... Instead the entire school is being punished for 1 person who did a terrible thing and a substitute teacher that the county hired. Families are completely in the dark about this. Let us know all of these incidences that have happened this year. Let us know why the media is saying the principal is gone, but families were not notified. Otherwise this looks terrible on all sides.

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Anonymous wrote:https://moco360.media/2024/12/09/wootton-high-principal-placed-on-leave-racist-incident/

The students said this isn’t the first, second or even third time anti-Black incidents have drawn what they consider to be an inadequate response at Wootton. Michael Williams, a social studies teacher at Rockville High School and co-county coordinator of the Minority Scholars Program, said there’s been a pattern of anti-Black racist incidents that have occurred over the past two years at Wootton. 

“There’s actually been a few incidences that have already occurred this year, so it’s very infuriating and demoralizing to see this pattern continue,” Williams told MoCo360 on Sunday.

Ok yet how can a Rockville High school teacher say this - that multiple incidences have happened this year in Wootton, yet no one has said them, mentioned them, or are even currently for news articles, being specific with what these incidences are. If you are going to start saying all of this stuff and bringing it in the news, top county administrations, crisis counselors and pulling kids out of class time for culture learning events, shouldn't the parents and students at Wootton know about all of these accusations spefcically instead of a general statement with no backup? I am a parent and I know none of these things. One letter about the printer incident last year, one letter about the desk last week, a quick text on Monday morning 20min before school started that said all of these crisis counselors and staff will be there supporting kids all day. I thought someone died and was so confused because no email was ever mentioned as to why this was happening. Then a county email about the substitute incident at 5pm last night. Not one thing about our principal. None. If he was put on leave, the school's families have not been notified. And in none of those letters did they talk about if the student was found out, what the discipline was, what is happening to the substitute (shouldn't they have said immediately fired?) So I guess I am having issues with the media trying to overtake this without any back-up on actual recurring incidences (state them!), or any consequences for the kids that did this. And most of the kids are rumbling/gossipping that the kid who vandalized the desk is black. So how does that fit into the anti-black narrative they are creating if this was the only incident that families know of for this year? Overall it has been handled so poorly. I understand they have to keep minors names private but at least say, we have the person, they are being disciplined. We fired the substitute, we put the principal on leave for XYZ reasons. If anyone is accused again, this will be the course of action the school takes, etc... Instead the entire school is being punished for 1 person who did a terrible thing and a substitute teacher that the county hired. Families are completely in the dark about this. Let us know all of these incidences that have happened this year. Let us know why the media is saying the principal is gone, but families were not notified. Otherwise this looks terrible on all sides.

The lack of information on previous incidents is precisely why the principal is being put on leave, as the letter makes clear. He did not follow MCPS guidelines and policies on notifying CO and the community.

Furthermore, in what way is the school being “punished” by the principal being placed on leave and these incidents being brought to light? Your sense of misplaced victimization here is telling.

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This is the principals fault, which is why its right hes getting fired right now.

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Anonymous wrote:This is the principals fault, which is why its right hes getting fired right now.

I bet the principal followed MCPS policy. But MCPS CO didn't respond, and now they have to have a fall guy, and this principal drew the short stick. This is the MCPS way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the principals fault, which is why its right hes getting fired right now.

I bet the principal followed MCPS policy. But MCPS CO didn't respond, and now they have to have a fall guy, and this principal drew the short stick. This is the MCPS way.

CO said there was no record of the incident being reported to them. I'm not saying I trust CO, but that seems like a claim that would be pretty easy to disprove on the principal's part if he did in fact notify CO and they lied on him.

Why is it so hard for you to believe that the principal failed as a leader?

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WTOP said Wootton will have an interim principal starting tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the principals fault, which is why its right hes getting fired right now.

I bet the principal followed MCPS policy. But MCPS CO didn't respond, and now they have to a fall guy, and this principal drew the short stick. This is the MCPS way.

No, he did not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the principals fault, which is why its right hes getting fired right now.

I bet the principal followed MCPS policy. But MCPS CO didn't respond, and now they have to have a fall guy, and this principal drew the short stick. This is the MCPS way.

If that’s true and he kept receipts, the lawsuit would be massive. Considering MCPS main action seems to prevent lawsuits, I highly doubt it.

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Here is the racial make-up of Wootton according to MCPS:
Asian: 38.3%
White: 37.3%
Black: 11.8%
Hispanic: 8.2%

Which group is targeting which? One PP wrote it was a black studen that wrote the N-word.. and the swastika also?

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04234.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is the racial make-up of Wootton according to MCPS:
Asian: 38.3%
White: 37.3%
Black: 11.8%
Hispanic: 8.2%

Which group is targeting which? One PP wrote it was a black studen that wrote the N-word.. and the swastika also?

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04234.pdf

Not that I necessarily believe yet that the incident was done by a Black student, but here's a newsflash:

Jewish people can commit antisemetic acts.

Women can perpetuate misogyny.

Black people can demonstrate anti-Black behaviors.

We hate-bias incident is categorized by the action, not the identity of the person who commits the act. Though it can certainly enhance the act's harm when it's interracial/interethnic.

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Anonymous wrote:MoCo Show is reporting principal placed on leave anfter something racist was written on a desk, and also that a sub used the N word. I can’t figure out how the three are connected

There’s been a series of anti-Black incidents at Wootton that the principal, Doug Nelson, has not reported and failed to act on. There is an anti-Black culture that has been allowed to fester his leadership.

That’s how they’re connected.

What are the series of incidents that have been allowed by this principal?

Swasticas and the “N” word on a desk (apparently the “hard” N word, not the “soft” N word).

???

Think "booga-booga" vs "booger-booger"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Check social media, none of this is isolated, surprising or even unexpected over there which is sad. The school can’t fix this on their own, parents need to wake up and realize that the kids through the racial and hate speech around like it’s no big deal.

Parents need to start supervising their kids. This stuff often comes from behavior from home so what's going on at home that this is ok?

At this age, it's social media driven.

aka weak parenting.