Knife at Deal

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know OP , you’re not likely to get a real story here. My 6th trader has been coming home with stories of weed at recess and in the bathrooms for nearly 2 weeks. I don’t know what to believe so good luck with getting a real story.

+1000. Not to mention the amount of edibles past around at lunch time. Deal admin does a good job keeping things quiet

I wouldn’t call it a good job... The amount that is swept under the rug these days is absurd and unsafe.

Not just recently, since Albright! Parents would be shocked if they knew what went on at Deal!

How did Albright lead that was different? What has changed?

Since Impact was instituted a Principal’s yearly score has depended on lowering suspension rates every single year. There are now egregious acts that would have resulted in 10 day suspensions a few years ago that now don’t even warrant a detention.

There also newer regulations post Albright.
https://dcps.dc.gov/chapter25

[Anonymous]

I talked to my 8th grader last night -

M: hey, I heard there was a knife found on a kid at Deal.
8th: Probably. Wouldn't be surprised.
M: Oh well, do you think kids have weapons a lot?
8th: I love deal, you wouldn't believe what goes on there. (she think's being at Deal makes her tough)
M: well I also heard there were a lot of drugs at Deal.
8th: haha, yeah, there have been a bunch of drug busts.
M: Someone told me there was pot at lunch.
8th: yeah, one of the busts was during lunch.
M: And I hear edibles?
8th: yeah, one of my friends ate a cupcake from someone and he felt so sick.
M: !
8th: don't worry.
M: so are these kids you know?
8th: I mean some of them.
M: are these kids I know?
8th: no, not really.
M: can you please talk to me about drugs when they are around you?
8th: seriously. Don't worry.

argh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I talked to my 8th grader last night -

M: hey, I heard there was a knife found on a kid at Deal.
8th: Probably. Wouldn't be surprised.
M: Oh well, do you think kids have weapons a lot?
8th: I love deal, you wouldn't believe what goes on there. (she think's being at Deal makes her tough)
M: well I also heard there were a lot of drugs at Deal.
8th: haha, yeah, there have been a bunch of drug busts.
M: Someone told me there was pot at lunch.
8th: yeah, one of the busts was during lunch.
M: And I hear edibles?
8th: yeah, one of my friends ate a cupcake from someone and he felt so sick.
M: !
8th: don't worry.
M: so are these kids you know?
8th: I mean some of them.
M: are these kids I know?
8th: no, not really.
M: can you please talk to me about drugs when they are around you?
8th: seriously. Don't worry.

argh.

That's really how your conversation went, and you're still keeping your kid at Deal? WHY?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I talked to my 8th grader last night -

M: hey, I heard there was a knife found on a kid at Deal.
8th: Probably. Wouldn't be surprised.
M: Oh well, do you think kids have weapons a lot?
8th: I love deal, you wouldn't believe what goes on there. (she think's being at Deal makes her tough)
M: well I also heard there were a lot of drugs at Deal.
8th: haha, yeah, there have been a bunch of drug busts.
M: Someone told me there was pot at lunch.
8th: yeah, one of the busts was during lunch.
M: And I hear edibles?
8th: yeah, one of my friends ate a cupcake from someone and he felt so sick.
M: !
8th: don't worry.
M: so are these kids you know?
8th: I mean some of them.
M: are these kids I know?
8th: no, not really.
M: can you please talk to me about drugs when they are around you?
8th: seriously. Don't worry.

argh.

That's really how your conversation went, and you're still keeping your kid at Deal? WHY?

Do you think there aren't students doing drugs at any middle school in the region? Sounds like you should consider homeschooling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I talked to my 8th grader last night -

M: hey, I heard there was a knife found on a kid at Deal.
8th: Probably. Wouldn't be surprised.
M: Oh well, do you think kids have weapons a lot?
8th: I love deal, you wouldn't believe what goes on there. (she think's being at Deal makes her tough)
M: well I also heard there were a lot of drugs at Deal.
8th: haha, yeah, there have been a bunch of drug busts.
M: Someone told me there was pot at lunch.
8th: yeah, one of the busts was during lunch.
M: And I hear edibles?
8th: yeah, one of my friends ate a cupcake from someone and he felt so sick.
M: !
8th: don't worry.
M: so are these kids you know?
8th: I mean some of them.
M: are these kids I know?
8th: no, not really.
M: can you please talk to me about drugs when they are around you?
8th: seriously. Don't worry.

argh.

That's really how your conversation went, and you're still keeping your kid at Deal? WHY?

Do you think there aren't students doing drugs at any middle school in the region? Sounds like you should consider homeschooling.

high school, yes. Middle school?

[Anonymous]

And not surprised about knives????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I talked to my 8th grader last night -

M: hey, I heard there was a knife found on a kid at Deal.
8th: Probably. Wouldn't be surprised.
M: Oh well, do you think kids have weapons a lot?
8th: I love deal, you wouldn't believe what goes on there. (she think's being at Deal makes her tough)
M: well I also heard there were a lot of drugs at Deal.
8th: haha, yeah, there have been a bunch of drug busts.
M: Someone told me there was pot at lunch.
8th: yeah, one of the busts was during lunch.
M: And I hear edibles?
8th: yeah, one of my friends ate a cupcake from someone and he felt so sick.
M: !
8th: don't worry.
M: so are these kids you know?
8th: I mean some of them.
M: are these kids I know?
8th: no, not really.
M: can you please talk to me about drugs when they are around you?
8th: seriously. Don't worry.

argh.

That's really how your conversation went, and you're still keeping your kid at Deal? WHY?

Do you think there aren't students doing drugs at any middle school in the region? Sounds like you should consider homeschooling.

high school, yes. Middle school?

Absolutely. I knew who the stoners were in my middle school 30+ years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And not surprised about knives????

Where'd you get the plural?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I talked to my 8th grader last night -

M: hey, I heard there was a knife found on a kid at Deal.
8th: Probably. Wouldn't be surprised.
M: Oh well, do you think kids have weapons a lot?
8th: I love deal, you wouldn't believe what goes on there. (she think's being at Deal makes her tough)
M: well I also heard there were a lot of drugs at Deal.
8th: haha, yeah, there have been a bunch of drug busts.
M: Someone told me there was pot at lunch.
8th: yeah, one of the busts was during lunch.
M: And I hear edibles?
8th: yeah, one of my friends ate a cupcake from someone and he felt so sick.
M: !
8th: don't worry.
M: so are these kids you know?
8th: I mean some of them.
M: are these kids I know?
8th: no, not really.
M: can you please talk to me about drugs when they are around you?
8th: seriously. Don't worry.

argh.

That's really how your conversation went, and you're still keeping your kid at Deal? WHY?

Do you think there aren't students doing drugs at any middle school in the region? Sounds like you should consider homeschooling.

high school, yes. Middle school?

Absolutely. I knew who the stoners were in my middle school 30+ years ago.

This! And I had a friend who smoked hash and did coke. (Not in DC) Her family was rich too.

[Anonymous]

Kids in my middle-class middle school (flyover country) were smoking weed. We all knew who they were. There were fistfights regularly too. Alcohol wasn't really a thing until HS.

[Anonymous]

There was weed at Cooper in McLean in the 80s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I talked to my 8th grader last night -

M: hey, I heard there was a knife found on a kid at Deal.
8th: Probably. Wouldn't be surprised.
M: Oh well, do you think kids have weapons a lot?
8th: I love deal, you wouldn't believe what goes on there. (she think's being at Deal makes her tough)
M: well I also heard there were a lot of drugs at Deal.
8th: haha, yeah, there have been a bunch of drug busts.
M: Someone told me there was pot at lunch.
8th: yeah, one of the busts was during lunch.
M: And I hear edibles?
8th: yeah, one of my friends ate a cupcake from someone and he felt so sick.
M: !
8th: don't worry.
M: so are these kids you know?
8th: I mean some of them.
M: are these kids I know?
8th: no, not really.
M: can you please talk to me about drugs when they are around you?
8th: seriously. Don't worry.

argh.

If you have a problem then pull her. Having had more than 3 kids at Deal (including 2 now) I can tell you that they are having a completely different experience. Sure kids have said they hear about drugs but no, ZERO drug busts at lunch unless it was a 6th grader. There are far fewer fights than in previous years. There has definitely been some alcohol issues being snuck in. But to think that a kid at a cupcake and felt sick = edibles is crazy. They are middle schoolers. If their lips are moving they are lying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I talked to my 8th grader last night -

M: hey, I heard there was a knife found on a kid at Deal.
8th: Probably. Wouldn't be surprised.
M: Oh well, do you think kids have weapons a lot?
8th: I love deal, you wouldn't believe what goes on there. (she think's being at Deal makes her tough)
M: well I also heard there were a lot of drugs at Deal.
8th: haha, yeah, there have been a bunch of drug busts.
M: Someone told me there was pot at lunch.
8th: yeah, one of the busts was during lunch.
M: And I hear edibles?
8th: yeah, one of my friends ate a cupcake from someone and he felt so sick.
M: !
8th: don't worry.
M: so are these kids you know?
8th: I mean some of them.
M: are these kids I know?
8th: no, not really.
M: can you please talk to me about drugs when they are around you?
8th: seriously. Don't worry.

argh.

If you have a problem then pull her. Having had more than 3 kids at Deal (including 2 now) I can tell you that they are having a completely different experience. Sure kids have said they hear about drugs but no, ZERO drug busts at lunch unless it was a 6th grader. There are far fewer fights than in previous years. There has definitely been some alcohol issues being snuck in. But to think that a kid at a cupcake and felt sick = edibles is crazy. They are middle schoolers. If their lips are moving they are lying.

I'm having a hard time believing that conversation really happened.

My 7th grader at Deal doesn't share much of anything with us and none of our fellow parents are getting much more out of their kids.

I know there are quite a few fights at Deal and based on my middle school experience I assume there are some kids smoking pot and maybe some alcohol consumption as well especially among 8th graders but we've not gotten any intel back from other parents that they've heard anything - I know when I was in middle school my parents were definitely aware this stuff was going on because kids were getting caught and things were way looser 35 years ago than they are now.

And I'm very skeptical edibles are being passed around.

[Anonymous]

Not the dialogue PP, but some children are naturally more communicative than others. Also, some of us have relationships with our children that are different from the relationship others have with their children.

Doesn’t mean that everything a middle schooler says is “truth.” That’s sometimes hard to tease out....

[Anonymous]

Is anyone truly happy at Deal, or do all parents just plug their heads in the sand?