What’s going on at Wootton?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can we cut it about the debate on whether Black people use the n word in a different manner than non-Blacks? We know they do, and there's a whole lot of nuance around the conversation but that has nothing to do with the incidents at Wootton.

And again, this phenomenon is not unique to Black people:

Women refer to each as a "ho," "sl*t" or "b*ch" in a joking or friendly manner, but it is still correctly misoygnistic if a man uses those words to demean a woman.

Hispanics call each other mockingly derogatory terms such as "wetback" or "illegal" but it's still a form of hate-bias if non-Hispanics use those terms to make them feel unwelcome.

Asians mock each other for the shape of their eyes or mock their parents' accents, it's still racist if non-Asians make jokes about those attributes to them.

Cut the crap out and stop acting like Black people are some kind of favored outlier that MCPS is protecting. They aren't and that's what is at the core of the problem at Wootton. Black people's concerns, trauma and complaints are routinely dismissed and diminished or ignored.

You say something like that in my presence and I'll turn my back on you. You're total trash. If you work for MCPS, you need to be fired.
You've also never set foot at Wootton, so don't even claim that you "know".

What are you talking about? Are you denying the examples I pointed out? And it’s hilarious you think you can ascertain whether I have ever set foot in Wootton.

Yet you don't deny it? Or maybe at best made a cameo appearance?

The way I know is because of the derogatory statements you made without really knowing the school at all. There may be a few outlyers, as any school has, but your generalizations of the school are false. The kids at Wootton are respectful and kind.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Normally the P would speak to the student's parents then maybe initiate a suspension and it's done. Instead, Jawando and other activists are using as it as an excuse to smear a school that's academically succeeding while the majority of MCPS schools are in decline. All I know is that this is the same pattern I've seen these past few years. Something will happen at an academically successful MCPS school and some outside agitator looking to make a name for themselves will blow it out of proportion. I think it was the Churchill incident that got quietly dropped because the student who wrote on the desk was black himself? The Wheaton incident was the murder, but I think that was dropped when it turned out it was the foster home kid that did it from the foster home that MCPS zoned into the school. Now it's Wootton under fire for a print job, a desk scribble and someone yelling from a car? Yet not a peep about the student charged with attempted murder at Blair? Seriously? Wootton is the most serious incident in MCPS?

Mark my words - this is the excuse certain anti-asian racist adults will use to deliberately discriminate against a top MCPS school with a large white and asian population. This is how the County will justify not removing the asbesdos from the school, ignoring the possiblity of future cancer. This is the excuse the county will use the next time a ceiling tile falls in the middle of class. This is how the Wootten kids have their school's funding taking away for programs. It is so clear what is happening here.

Half of the BOE was cleaned out, but it's not enough. Jawando needs to be voted out and the members of the BOE and Central Office fired.

Elevating and calling out real examples of anti-Blackness is somehow actually anti-Asian? Make it make sense.

Moreover, this only made the news because the principal failed to follow protocol. Not sure how that fits into the conspiracy theories and persecution complex.

Correct. The sense of entitlement and victimization among Wootton parents is troubling, to say the least.

Troubling? Let's see who's right. Let's see what happens during the Crown boundary study and whether Wootton renovation (if it ever occurs) has the asbesdos removed. The County Council and BoE has threatened the health, safety and welfare of ALL Wootton students by not removing the asbesdos from the building. They should be held CRIMINALLY liable for this failure to act, despite full knowledge of the consequences.

I've seen this pattern over and over again on DCUMS where an agitator comes up with some fake narrative to overblow and incident to push a personal agenda. Many were posted by the Central Office themselves, seeking to arrive at an outcome to push their own personal social agenda. I also believe this handful of MCPS CO staff caters to politicians like Jawando who will help them push these personal agendas, as we saw for years with McKnight and her approval of milliions of dollars in pet projects versus putting that money for improvement of academics, building repair / remediation, and teacher benefits.

I feel this is the rot and corruption within MCPS that needs to be fired and removed. Jawando and the legacy BOE board supporting him needs to be voted out. Getting rid of McKnight was a good start, but it really didn't go far enough. MCPS needs to focus on funding academics, supporting teachers, and ensuring ALL buildings within MCPS are safe environments. Anything less is unacceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we cut it about the debate on whether Black people use the n word in a different manner than non-Blacks? We know they do, and there's a whole lot of nuance around the conversation but that has nothing to do with the incidents at Wootton.

And again, this phenomenon is not unique to Black people:

Women refer to each as a "ho," "sl*t" or "b*ch" in a joking or friendly manner, but it is still correctly misoygnistic if a man uses those words to demean a woman.

Hispanics call each other mockingly derogatory terms such as "wetback" or "illegal" but it's still a form of hate-bias if non-Hispanics use those terms to make them feel unwelcome.

Asians mock each other for the shape of their eyes or mock their parents' accents, it's still racist if non-Asians make jokes about those attributes to them.

Cut the crap out and stop acting like Black people are some kind of favored outlier that MCPS is protecting. They aren't and that's what is at the core of the problem at Wootton. Black people's concerns, trauma and complaints are routinely dismissed and diminished or ignored.

You say something like that in my presence and I'll turn my back on you. You're total trash. If you work for MCPS, you need to be fired.
You've also never set foot at Wootton, so don't even claim that you "know".

I agree; the people saying this is commonplace are attempting to normalize this behavior. It isn't common and should not be tolerated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Normally the P would speak to the student's parents then maybe initiate a suspension and it's done. Instead, Jawando and other activists are using as it as an excuse to smear a school that's academically succeeding while the majority of MCPS schools are in decline. All I know is that this is the same pattern I've seen these past few years. Something will happen at an academically successful MCPS school and some outside agitator looking to make a name for themselves will blow it out of proportion. I think it was the Churchill incident that got quietly dropped because the student who wrote on the desk was black himself? The Wheaton incident was the murder, but I think that was dropped when it turned out it was the foster home kid that did it from the foster home that MCPS zoned into the school. Now it's Wootton under fire for a print job, a desk scribble and someone yelling from a car? Yet not a peep about the student charged with attempted murder at Blair? Seriously? Wootton is the most serious incident in MCPS?

Mark my words - this is the excuse certain anti-asian racist adults will use to deliberately discriminate against a top MCPS school with a large white and asian population. This is how the County will justify not removing the asbesdos from the school, ignoring the possiblity of future cancer. This is the excuse the county will use the next time a ceiling tile falls in the middle of class. This is how the Wootten kids have their school's funding taking away for programs. It is so clear what is happening here.

Half of the BOE was cleaned out, but it's not enough. Jawando needs to be voted out and the members of the BOE and Central Office fired.

Elevating and calling out real examples of anti-Blackness is somehow actually anti-Asian? Make it make sense.

Moreover, this only made the news because the principal failed to follow protocol. Not sure how that fits into the conspiracy theories and persecution complex.

Correct. The sense of entitlement and victimization among Wootton parents is troubling, to say the least.

Troubling? Let's see who's right. Let's see what happens during the Crown boundary study and whether Wootton renovation (if it ever occurs) has the asbesdos removed. The County Council and BoE has threatened the health, safety and welfare of ALL Wootton students by not removing the asbesdos from the building. They should be held CRIMINALLY liable for this failure to act, despite full knowledge of the consequences.

I've seen this pattern over and over again on DCUMS where an agitator comes up with some fake narrative to overblow and incident to push a personal agenda. Many were posted by the Central Office themselves, seeking to arrive at an outcome to push their own personal social agenda. I also believe this handful of MCPS CO staff caters to politicians like Jawando who will help them push these personal agendas, as we saw for years with McKnight and her approval of milliions of dollars in pet projects versus putting that money for improvement of academics, building repair / remediation, and teacher benefits.

I feel this is the rot and corruption within MCPS that needs to be fired and removed. Jawando and the legacy BOE board supporting him needs to be voted out. Getting rid of McKnight was a good start, but it really didn't go far enough. MCPS needs to focus on funding academics, supporting teachers, and ensuring ALL buildings within MCPS are safe environments. Anything less is unacceptable.

All of your complaints about Wootton's building state are valid but have nothing to do with the Wootton BSU's complaints.

Black students and staff at Wootton spoke out to the BOE and the public about their experiences and what THEY called out as a racist climate and culture at Wootton. They reported anti-Black incidents to the principal who SAT on them or slow-rolled his response to them in inappropriate ways.

Please engage and address the incident, which was reported by members of the Wootton community and stop spiraling about a bunch of other stuff that is not at the heart of this matter.

Or is it that you don't believe or see value in the comments of Black Wootton students and staff because they are Black?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Normally the P would speak to the student's parents then maybe initiate a suspension and it's done. Instead, Jawando and other activists are using as it as an excuse to smear a school that's academically succeeding while the majority of MCPS schools are in decline. All I know is that this is the same pattern I've seen these past few years. Something will happen at an academically successful MCPS school and some outside agitator looking to make a name for themselves will blow it out of proportion. I think it was the Churchill incident that got quietly dropped because the student who wrote on the desk was black himself? The Wheaton incident was the murder, but I think that was dropped when it turned out it was the foster home kid that did it from the foster home that MCPS zoned into the school. Now it's Wootton under fire for a print job, a desk scribble and someone yelling from a car? Yet not a peep about the student charged with attempted murder at Blair? Seriously? Wootton is the most serious incident in MCPS?

Mark my words - this is the excuse certain anti-asian racist adults will use to deliberately discriminate against a top MCPS school with a large white and asian population. This is how the County will justify not removing the asbesdos from the school, ignoring the possiblity of future cancer. This is the excuse the county will use the next time a ceiling tile falls in the middle of class. This is how the Wootten kids have their school's funding taking away for programs. It is so clear what is happening here.

Half of the BOE was cleaned out, but it's not enough. Jawando needs to be voted out and the members of the BOE and Central Office fired.

Elevating and calling out real examples of anti-Blackness is somehow actually anti-Asian? Make it make sense.

Moreover, this only made the news because the principal failed to follow protocol. Not sure how that fits into the conspiracy theories and persecution complex.

Correct. The sense of entitlement and victimization among Wootton parents is troubling, to say the least.

Troubling? Let's see who's right. Let's see what happens during the Crown boundary study and whether Wootton renovation (if it ever occurs) has the asbesdos removed. The County Council and BoE has threatened the health, safety and welfare of ALL Wootton students by not removing the asbesdos from the building. They should be held CRIMINALLY liable for this failure to act, despite full knowledge of the consequences.

I've seen this pattern over and over again on DCUMS where an agitator comes up with some fake narrative to overblow and incident to push a personal agenda. Many were posted by the Central Office themselves, seeking to arrive at an outcome to push their own personal social agenda. I also believe this handful of MCPS CO staff caters to politicians like Jawando who will help them push these personal agendas, as we saw for years with McKnight and her approval of milliions of dollars in pet projects versus putting that money for improvement of academics, building repair / remediation, and teacher benefits.

I feel this is the rot and corruption within MCPS that needs to be fired and removed. Jawando and the legacy BOE board supporting him needs to be voted out. Getting rid of McKnight was a good start, but it really didn't go far enough. MCPS needs to focus on funding academics, supporting teachers, and ensuring ALL buildings within MCPS are safe environments. Anything less is unacceptable.

All of your complaints about Wootton's building state are valid but have nothing to do with the Wootton BSU's complaints.

Black students and staff at Wootton spoke out to the BOE and the public about their experiences and what THEY called out as a racist climate and culture at Wootton. They reported anti-Black incidents to the principal who SAT on them or slow-rolled his response to them in inappropriate ways.

Please engage and address the incident, which was reported by members of the Wootton community and stop spiraling about a bunch of other stuff that is not at the heart of this matter.

Or is it that you don't believe or see value in the comments of Black Wootton students and staff because they are Black?

I believe this was a deliberately calculated act by people who have no business being in Public Education. I think that if every Jewish, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, White, etc. got as much attention as the Wootton incident did and were all treated equally, MCPS would completely shut down. It's very clear to me the Wootton incident was totally blown out of proportion, especially when you consider everything else happening in MCPS. Seriously, a print job, a desk scribble, and a kid yelling from a car? What clown considers that newsworthy? Heck, you could fill the nightly news with events all around MCPS on a daily basis if that was news.

I think YOU are the problem. YOU are trying to blow this way out of proportion. AT NO TIME did YOU say "the parents of the kids who did this". YOU are the one saying ALL OF WOOTTON must suffer for the actions of a few. YOU are the racist on this post.

Do you get it now?

[Anonymous]

I worked at a high school for 10 years as security. Whenever a student did something racist they would always say they were joking.Our administration didn't play these kids were given suspensions and parents had to come pick them up. A racist will never admit to being a racist because it is looked down upon...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One more thing.

stop spiraling about a bunch of other stuff that is not at the heart of this matter.

KIDS AND MCPS STAFF CAN DEVELOP CANCER FROM ASBESDOS.

THIS IS EXTREME DISREGARD FOR THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND MCPS STAFF.

I truly hope they are ALL arrested and charged, starting with Jawando, Wolfe, and anyone else who withheld renovation funding or asbestos removal these past 10+ years.

https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety-guides/home/asbestos-home


THE BEST THING TO DO WITH ASBESTOS MATERIAL IN GOOD CONDITION IS TO LEAVE IT ALONE!

Disturbing it may create a health hazard where none existed before.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Normally the P would speak to the student's parents then maybe initiate a suspension and it's done. Instead, Jawando and other activists are using as it as an excuse to smear a school that's academically succeeding while the majority of MCPS schools are in decline. All I know is that this is the same pattern I've seen these past few years. Something will happen at an academically successful MCPS school and some outside agitator looking to make a name for themselves will blow it out of proportion. I think it was the Churchill incident that got quietly dropped because the student who wrote on the desk was black himself? The Wheaton incident was the murder, but I think that was dropped when it turned out it was the foster home kid that did it from the foster home that MCPS zoned into the school. Now it's Wootton under fire for a print job, a desk scribble and someone yelling from a car? Yet not a peep about the student charged with attempted murder at Blair? Seriously? Wootton is the most serious incident in MCPS?

Mark my words - this is the excuse certain anti-asian racist adults will use to deliberately discriminate against a top MCPS school with a large white and asian population. This is how the County will justify not removing the asbesdos from the school, ignoring the possiblity of future cancer. This is the excuse the county will use the next time a ceiling tile falls in the middle of class. This is how the Wootten kids have their school's funding taking away for programs. It is so clear what is happening here.

Half of the BOE was cleaned out, but it's not enough. Jawando needs to be voted out and the members of the BOE and Central Office fired.

Elevating and calling out real examples of anti-Blackness is somehow actually anti-Asian? Make it make sense.

Moreover, this only made the news because the principal failed to follow protocol. Not sure how that fits into the conspiracy theories and persecution complex.

Correct. The sense of entitlement and victimization among Wootton parents is troubling, to say the least.

Troubling? Let's see who's right. Let's see what happens during the Crown boundary study and whether Wootton renovation (if it ever occurs) has the asbesdos removed. The County Council and BoE has threatened the health, safety and welfare of ALL Wootton students by not removing the asbesdos from the building. They should be held CRIMINALLY liable for this failure to act, despite full knowledge of the consequences.

I've seen this pattern over and over again on DCUMS where an agitator comes up with some fake narrative to overblow and incident to push a personal agenda. Many were posted by the Central Office themselves, seeking to arrive at an outcome to push their own personal social agenda. I also believe this handful of MCPS CO staff caters to politicians like Jawando who will help them push these personal agendas, as we saw for years with McKnight and her approval of milliions of dollars in pet projects versus putting that money for improvement of academics, building repair / remediation, and teacher benefits.

I feel this is the rot and corruption within MCPS that needs to be fired and removed. Jawando and the legacy BOE board supporting him needs to be voted out. Getting rid of McKnight was a good start, but it really didn't go far enough. MCPS needs to focus on funding academics, supporting teachers, and ensuring ALL buildings within MCPS are safe environments. Anything less is unacceptable.

All of your complaints about Wootton's building state are valid but have nothing to do with the Wootton BSU's complaints.

Black students and staff at Wootton spoke out to the BOE and the public about their experiences and what THEY called out as a racist climate and culture at Wootton. They reported anti-Black incidents to the principal who SAT on them or slow-rolled his response to them in inappropriate ways.

Please engage and address the incident, which was reported by members of the Wootton community and stop spiraling about a bunch of other stuff that is not at the heart of this matter.

Or is it that you don't believe or see value in the comments of Black Wootton students and staff because they are Black?

I believe this was a deliberately calculated act by people who have no business being in Public Education. I think that if every Jewish, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, White, etc. got as much attention as the Wootton incident did and were all treated equally, MCPS would completely shut down. It's very clear to me the Wootton incident was totally blown out of proportion, especially when you consider everything else happening in MCPS. Seriously, a print job, a desk scribble, and a kid yelling from a car? What clown considers that newsworthy? Heck, you could fill the nightly news with events all around MCPS on a daily basis if that was news.

I think YOU are the problem. YOU are trying to blow this way out of proportion. AT NO TIME did YOU say "the parents of the kids who did this". YOU are the one saying ALL OF WOOTTON must suffer for the actions of a few. YOU are the racist on this post.

Do you get it now?

You are spot on. This is the Peter Moran method. Every MCPS race issue that has become public since 2018 has involved this corrupt district administrator as the solution to all allegedly rampant acts of racism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One more thing.

stop spiraling about a bunch of other stuff that is not at the heart of this matter.

KIDS AND MCPS STAFF CAN DEVELOP CANCER FROM ASBESDOS.

THIS IS EXTREME DISREGARD FOR THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND MCPS STAFF.

I truly hope they are ALL arrested and charged, starting with Jawando, Wolfe, and anyone else who withheld renovation funding or asbestos removal these past 10+ years.

https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety-guides/home/asbestos-home


THE BEST THING TO DO WITH ASBESTOS MATERIAL IN GOOD CONDITION IS TO LEAVE IT ALONE!

Disturbing it may create a health hazard where none existed before.

Spoken like a true guilty co-conspirator! Keep it up! I'm hoping you'll argue your way into a cellblock..

Except when it's fryable.. such as, oh I dunno, crumbling insulation or falling ceiling tiles? Any of those issues happening at Wootton? Hmmm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One more thing.

stop spiraling about a bunch of other stuff that is not at the heart of this matter.

KIDS AND MCPS STAFF CAN DEVELOP CANCER FROM ASBESDOS.

THIS IS EXTREME DISREGARD FOR THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND MCPS STAFF.

I truly hope they are ALL arrested and charged, starting with Jawando, Wolfe, and anyone else who withheld renovation funding or asbestos removal these past 10+ years.

https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety-guides/home/asbestos-home


THE BEST THING TO DO WITH ASBESTOS MATERIAL IN GOOD CONDITION IS TO LEAVE IT ALONE!

Disturbing it may create a health hazard where none existed before.

Spoken like a true guilty co-conspirator! Keep it up! I'm hoping you'll argue your way into a cellblock..

Except when it's fryable.. such as, oh I dunno, crumbling insulation or falling ceiling tiles? Any of those issues happening at Wootton? Hmmm?

At this point I'm more concerned about lead paint in your home/school, which you seem to enjoy eating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Normally the P would speak to the student's parents then maybe initiate a suspension and it's done. Instead, Jawando and other activists are using as it as an excuse to smear a school that's academically succeeding while the majority of MCPS schools are in decline. All I know is that this is the same pattern I've seen these past few years. Something will happen at an academically successful MCPS school and some outside agitator looking to make a name for themselves will blow it out of proportion. I think it was the Churchill incident that got quietly dropped because the student who wrote on the desk was black himself? The Wheaton incident was the murder, but I think that was dropped when it turned out it was the foster home kid that did it from the foster home that MCPS zoned into the school. Now it's Wootton under fire for a print job, a desk scribble and someone yelling from a car? Yet not a peep about the student charged with attempted murder at Blair? Seriously? Wootton is the most serious incident in MCPS?

Mark my words - this is the excuse certain anti-asian racist adults will use to deliberately discriminate against a top MCPS school with a large white and asian population. This is how the County will justify not removing the asbesdos from the school, ignoring the possiblity of future cancer. This is the excuse the county will use the next time a ceiling tile falls in the middle of class. This is how the Wootten kids have their school's funding taking away for programs. It is so clear what is happening here.

Half of the BOE was cleaned out, but it's not enough. Jawando needs to be voted out and the members of the BOE and Central Office fired.

Elevating and calling out real examples of anti-Blackness is somehow actually anti-Asian? Make it make sense.

Moreover, this only made the news because the principal failed to follow protocol. Not sure how that fits into the conspiracy theories and persecution complex.

Correct. The sense of entitlement and victimization among Wootton parents is troubling, to say the least.

Troubling? Let's see who's right. Let's see what happens during the Crown boundary study and whether Wootton renovation (if it ever occurs) has the asbesdos removed. The County Council and BoE has threatened the health, safety and welfare of ALL Wootton students by not removing the asbesdos from the building. They should be held CRIMINALLY liable for this failure to act, despite full knowledge of the consequences.

I've seen this pattern over and over again on DCUMS where an agitator comes up with some fake narrative to overblow and incident to push a personal agenda. Many were posted by the Central Office themselves, seeking to arrive at an outcome to push their own personal social agenda. I also believe this handful of MCPS CO staff caters to politicians like Jawando who will help them push these personal agendas, as we saw for years with McKnight and her approval of milliions of dollars in pet projects versus putting that money for improvement of academics, building repair / remediation, and teacher benefits.

I feel this is the rot and corruption within MCPS that needs to be fired and removed. Jawando and the legacy BOE board supporting him needs to be voted out. Getting rid of McKnight was a good start, but it really didn't go far enough. MCPS needs to focus on funding academics, supporting teachers, and ensuring ALL buildings within MCPS are safe environments. Anything less is unacceptable.

As long as asbestos is not breathed it is very safe. Most of the flooring in the county schools actually has asbestos in the glue. It is best just to leave it in disturbed until a major renovation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Normally the P would speak to the student's parents then maybe initiate a suspension and it's done. Instead, Jawando and other activists are using as it as an excuse to smear a school that's academically succeeding while the majority of MCPS schools are in decline. All I know is that this is the same pattern I've seen these past few years. Something will happen at an academically successful MCPS school and some outside agitator looking to make a name for themselves will blow it out of proportion. I think it was the Churchill incident that got quietly dropped because the student who wrote on the desk was black himself? The Wheaton incident was the murder, but I think that was dropped when it turned out it was the foster home kid that did it from the foster home that MCPS zoned into the school. Now it's Wootton under fire for a print job, a desk scribble and someone yelling from a car? Yet not a peep about the student charged with attempted murder at Blair? Seriously? Wootton is the most serious incident in MCPS?

Mark my words - this is the excuse certain anti-asian racist adults will use to deliberately discriminate against a top MCPS school with a large white and asian population. This is how the County will justify not removing the asbesdos from the school, ignoring the possiblity of future cancer. This is the excuse the county will use the next time a ceiling tile falls in the middle of class. This is how the Wootten kids have their school's funding taking away for programs. It is so clear what is happening here.

Half of the BOE was cleaned out, but it's not enough. Jawando needs to be voted out and the members of the BOE and Central Office fired.

Elevating and calling out real examples of anti-Blackness is somehow actually anti-Asian? Make it make sense.

Moreover, this only made the news because the principal failed to follow protocol. Not sure how that fits into the conspiracy theories and persecution complex.

Correct. The sense of entitlement and victimization among Wootton parents is troubling, to say the least.

Troubling? Let's see who's right. Let's see what happens during the Crown boundary study and whether Wootton renovation (if it ever occurs) has the asbesdos removed. The County Council and BoE has threatened the health, safety and welfare of ALL Wootton students by not removing the asbesdos from the building. They should be held CRIMINALLY liable for this failure to act, despite full knowledge of the consequences.

I've seen this pattern over and over again on DCUMS where an agitator comes up with some fake narrative to overblow and incident to push a personal agenda. Many were posted by the Central Office themselves, seeking to arrive at an outcome to push their own personal social agenda. I also believe this handful of MCPS CO staff caters to politicians like Jawando who will help them push these personal agendas, as we saw for years with McKnight and her approval of milliions of dollars in pet projects versus putting that money for improvement of academics, building repair / remediation, and teacher benefits.

I feel this is the rot and corruption within MCPS that needs to be fired and removed. Jawando and the legacy BOE board supporting him needs to be voted out. Getting rid of McKnight was a good start, but it really didn't go far enough. MCPS needs to focus on funding academics, supporting teachers, and ensuring ALL buildings within MCPS are safe environments. Anything less is unacceptable.

As long as asbestos is not breathed it is very safe. Most of the flooring in the county schools actually has asbestos in the glue. It is best just to leave it in disturbed until a major renovation.

Except that at Wootton there are reports of disintegrating insulation, falling ceiling tiles, etc. There is no one at MCPS who can claim, "I didn't know". It's just a matter of time. There was already an ES that had an unusually high number of cancer deaths, so once the dam breaks there won't be any cover for administrators, imho.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One more thing.

stop spiraling about a bunch of other stuff that is not at the heart of this matter.

KIDS AND MCPS STAFF CAN DEVELOP CANCER FROM ASBESDOS.

THIS IS EXTREME DISREGARD FOR THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND MCPS STAFF.

I truly hope they are ALL arrested and charged, starting with Jawando, Wolfe, and anyone else who withheld renovation funding or asbestos removal these past 10+ years.

https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety-guides/home/asbestos-home


THE BEST THING TO DO WITH ASBESTOS MATERIAL IN GOOD CONDITION IS TO LEAVE IT ALONE!

Disturbing it may create a health hazard where none existed before.

Spoken like a true guilty co-conspirator! Keep it up! I'm hoping you'll argue your way into a cellblock..

Except when it's fryable.. such as, oh I dunno, crumbling insulation or falling ceiling tiles? Any of those issues happening at Wootton? Hmmm?

At this point I'm more concerned about lead paint in your home/school, which you seem to enjoy eating.

At this point I'm more concerned about your Christmas Day microaggression / desire for harm.

Wootton was built in 1970 and the last renovation and has never been renovated. This means the asbesdos has been there for 54 years. Fryable abestos fibers can remain airborne for several hours to days. Asbestos does not degrade over time. Asbesdos does not dissolve in water, evaporate into the air, or break down through biological processes. Currently there are no cures for diseases caused by asbesdos.

By waiting for victims to surface versus proactively addressing the asbesdos problem, I think there's an argument to be made that someone is failing to take proper care in keeping older schools renovated and keep them free from cancer-causing agents. After all, if you spend millions on electric buses, discretionary programs (ex. kid museum), and renovating schools much younger than Wootton or not removing asbesdos; you could also say that someone failed to provide a safe physical environment for students, which includes protecting them from foreseeable harm, and failed to uphold this duty if a student is injured?

What do you think?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can we cut it about the debate on whether Black people use the n word in a different manner than non-Blacks? We know they do, and there's a whole lot of nuance around the conversation but that has nothing to do with the incidents at Wootton.

And again, this phenomenon is not unique to Black people:

Women refer to each as a "ho," "sl*t" or "b*ch" in a joking or friendly manner, but it is still correctly misoygnistic if a man uses those words to demean a woman.

Hispanics call each other mockingly derogatory terms such as "wetback" or "illegal" but it's still a form of hate-bias if non-Hispanics use those terms to make them feel unwelcome.

Asians mock each other for the shape of their eyes or mock their parents' accents, it's still racist if non-Asians make jokes about those attributes to them.

Cut the crap out and stop acting like Black people are some kind of favored outlier that MCPS is protecting. They aren't and that's what is at the core of the problem at Wootton. Black people's concerns, trauma and complaints are routinely dismissed and diminished or ignored.

You say something like that in my presence and I'll turn my back on you. You're total trash. If you work for MCPS, you need to be fired.
You've also never set foot at Wootton, so don't even claim that you "know".

What are you talking about? Are you denying the examples I pointed out? And it’s hilarious you think you can ascertain whether I have ever set foot in Wootton.

Yet you don't deny it? Or maybe at best made a cameo appearance?

The way I know is because of the derogatory statements you made without really knowing the school at all. There may be a few outlyers, as any school has, but your generalizations of the school are false. The kids at Wootton are respectful and kind.

I second this outliars yes most are great kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Normally the P would speak to the student's parents then maybe initiate a suspension and it's done. Instead, Jawando and other activists are using as it as an excuse to smear a school that's academically succeeding while the majority of MCPS schools are in decline. All I know is that this is the same pattern I've seen these past few years. Something will happen at an academically successful MCPS school and some outside agitator looking to make a name for themselves will blow it out of proportion. I think it was the Churchill incident that got quietly dropped because the student who wrote on the desk was black himself? The Wheaton incident was the murder, but I think that was dropped when it turned out it was the foster home kid that did it from the foster home that MCPS zoned into the school. Now it's Wootton under fire for a print job, a desk scribble and someone yelling from a car? Yet not a peep about the student charged with attempted murder at Blair? Seriously? Wootton is the most serious incident in MCPS?

Mark my words - this is the excuse certain anti-asian racist adults will use to deliberately discriminate against a top MCPS school with a large white and asian population. This is how the County will justify not removing the asbesdos from the school, ignoring the possiblity of future cancer. This is the excuse the county will use the next time a ceiling tile falls in the middle of class. This is how the Wootten kids have their school's funding taking away for programs. It is so clear what is happening here.

Half of the BOE was cleaned out, but it's not enough. Jawando needs to be voted out and the members of the BOE and Central Office fired.

Elevating and calling out real examples of anti-Blackness is somehow actually anti-Asian? Make it make sense.

Moreover, this only made the news because the principal failed to follow protocol. Not sure how that fits into the conspiracy theories and persecution complex.

Correct. The sense of entitlement and victimization among Wootton parents is troubling, to say the least.

Troubling? Let's see who's right. Let's see what happens during the Crown boundary study and whether Wootton renovation (if it ever occurs) has the asbesdos removed. The County Council and BoE has threatened the health, safety and welfare of ALL Wootton students by not removing the asbesdos from the building. They should be held CRIMINALLY liable for this failure to act, despite full knowledge of the consequences.

I've seen this pattern over and over again on DCUMS where an agitator comes up with some fake narrative to overblow and incident to push a personal agenda. Many were posted by the Central Office themselves, seeking to arrive at an outcome to push their own personal social agenda. I also believe this handful of MCPS CO staff caters to politicians like Jawando who will help them push these personal agendas, as we saw for years with McKnight and her approval of milliions of dollars in pet projects versus putting that money for improvement of academics, building repair / remediation, and teacher benefits.

I feel this is the rot and corruption within MCPS that needs to be fired and removed. Jawando and the legacy BOE board supporting him needs to be voted out. Getting rid of McKnight was a good start, but it really didn't go far enough. MCPS needs to focus on funding academics, supporting teachers, and ensuring ALL buildings within MCPS are safe environments. Anything less is unacceptable.

All of your complaints about Wootton's building state are valid but have nothing to do with the Wootton BSU's complaints.

Black students and staff at Wootton spoke out to the BOE and the public about their experiences and what THEY called out as a racist climate and culture at Wootton. They reported anti-Black incidents to the principal who SAT on them or slow-rolled his response to them in inappropriate ways.

Please engage and address the incident, which was reported by members of the Wootton community and stop spiraling about a bunch of other stuff that is not at the heart of this matter.

Or is it that you don't believe or see value in the comments of Black Wootton students and staff because they are Black?

I believe this was a deliberately calculated act by people who have no business being in Public Education. I think that if every Jewish, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, White, etc. got as much attention as the Wootton incident did and were all treated equally, MCPS would completely shut down. It's very clear to me the Wootton incident was totally blown out of proportion, especially when you consider everything else happening in MCPS. Seriously, a print job, a desk scribble, and a kid yelling from a car? What clown considers that newsworthy? Heck, you could fill the nightly news with events all around MCPS on a daily basis if that was news.

I think YOU are the problem. YOU are trying to blow this way out of proportion. AT NO TIME did YOU say "the parents of the kids who did this". YOU are the one saying ALL OF WOOTTON must suffer for the actions of a few. YOU are the racist on this post.

Do you get it now?

The response was not blown out of proportion. Read between the lines… this was the final straw in a long series of poor leadership decisions. The two that went public (printer and desk incidents) are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of leadership issues. Of course MCPS can’t say that while HR is investigating, otherwise that opens themselves up to a lawsuit.