Magruder HS Shooting

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LOL must be all those guns from Virginia! Oh wait, nobody in FCPS has ever been shot. Sounds like a Maryland problem. What could it be...

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RICA, which is juvenile jail (literally) and you end up there only after the court finds you guilty of a crime.

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This is a complete misrepresentation of RICA. RICA is a school for kids with emotional disabilities who need medical management along with special education.

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Probably a ghost gun. Order them online

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Anonymous wrote:Holding my breath on "this isn't the fault of others at MCPS." We need to know what other incidents the shooter had in school. MCPS has a history of giving violent offenders chance after chance. Just look at the Damascus football "ring leader." What's the status on the kids involved in the murder of the man during a drug deal at the Bethesda Target? I wouldn't be surprised if MCPS allowed at least one of those kids back on school property.

MCPS has nowhere to put them. They used to have a special school just for troubled students (Twain, in Rockville) and it was shut down to much fanfare so that the students could be reformed in the mainstream schools.

So now the only option is to transfer the troubled student to a new school and hope they behave. The Damascus ringleader was on his third school when that happened.

Why don't they open up Twain again? From a psychiatric point of view, it seems best. There are some disorders that can't be mainstreamed easily, and not without a lot of supervision, which high schools don't have.

I agree, but it's not gonna happen. The reason is equity. What would happen is the majority of students that would end up there would be POC (never mind that MCPS student body is majority POC.. a fact also ignored when they cut SROs) and there would be accusations it's segregration, Jim Crow is back, and so on.

It means the only solution other than moving them to another school is RICA, which is juvenile jail (literally) and you end up there only after the court finds you guilty of a crime. There's nothing in between. Twain fit a nice gap but MCPS does not have the leadership to try it agian.

This is completely incorrect. RICA is not a jail. It is an MCPS school run in part with Shepard Pratt. Think half hospital/ half school. It provides extreme emotional support and therapy. Every staff member is basically a special Ed teacher. It is a nation wide model for helping kids with emotional and pyschological needs. You have to go through the IEP process just like most special programs in MCPS. A judge or school admin can’t just stick someone there.

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Anonymous wrote:Probably a ghost gun. Order them online

Good grief with the ghost guns.

1) You have to be 21 to order one.
2) It's not a firearm when you receive it.
3) You need a good router, skills, plated drill bits, a vice, tapping oil, and a jig to mill the lower.
4) It will cost over $1000 with all the tools and parts you need.
5) When completed, it's a firearm like any other but without a serial number. Which honestly, doesn't do sh*t anyway.
6) It's probably easier to give Devonte $200 for a stolen .38 with the serial number removed.

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It’s completely irresponsible of both MCPS and the people here to make this out as a psychological/psychiatric problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Shout out to the School Nurse. Read Ehrlich’s tweet sounds like she was great at her job as school first responder.

Agreed. I'm not a fan of Elrich, but his response was what I'd expect from a leader. McKnight's was not -- she didn't even acknowledge the nurse.

Yes. Elrich is a clear thinker. She's not. The Principal of Magruder most decidedly is not.

I don't fault the principal on this. They're not all the way at the top. I expect leadership qualities like that from county exec or superintendent, but we have 150+ principals at MCPS, generally former teachers. They are not trained nor raised to be leaders at that level.

Agreed - Dr. Evans is very good, and most parents we speak with at the school agree. Whatever panic was perceived is simply second hand and up for interpretation. It is confirmed that there was no yelling, or mistakes in protocol / leadership.

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Anonymous wrote:No hate on the administration of Magruder. I’ve had only positive experiences with them. Students got home safely. I’m grateful.

Here too. I like Dr. Evans and think most students and teachers look up to him.

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Anonymous wrote:No hate on the administration of Magruder. I’ve had only positive experiences with them. Students got home safely. I’m grateful.

Let’s be honest, Dr. Evans probably needs to retire.

Silly comment, from someone trying to use this situation to either spread hate or any grudges. I do know that he does what’s best for the kids, and holds the helicopter parents at bay without impacting his decisions. He is open-minded to what’s best for the whole and some don’t like that.

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Anonymous wrote:No hate on the administration of Magruder. I’ve had only positive experiences with them. Students got home safely. I’m grateful.

Here too. I like Dr. Evans and think most students and teachers look up to him.

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Anonymous wrote:You people are freaking unbelievable. Stop discussing McKnight’s clothes and hair. These conversations are being stoked by MCPS to distract you from the bigger issue of how today was mishandled.

You brought up her hair. What is it about her hair anyway?

Read the thread. Probably 10 pages ago

Her hair has always been like that. It looks fine and normal to me.

Just stop talking about her appearance. This discussion is nauseating.

Nah. It's the cherry on the cake and underscores her total lack of competence. You don't arrive to a sad, scary scene where a child wad shot in pink leopard. You dress as if you are attending a wake. Muted and or dark colors. Nothing flashy or gaudy.
My father always kept a dark jacket and tie in his office Incase an unexpected client came by unannounced. It was a small thing to do but part of how he treated his position. With gravity and responsibility. It's part of "always be prepared."

McKnight is unprepared for her position in every way and it shows right down to the fiber of her clothes.

She wasn't coming from her office.

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Anonymous wrote:Shout out to the School Nurse. Read Ehrlich’s tweet sounds like she was great at her job as school first responder.

Agreed. I'm not a fan of Elrich, but his response was what I'd expect from a leader. McKnight's was not -- she didn't even acknowledge the nurse.

Yes. Elrich is a clear thinker. She's not. The Principal of Magruder most decidedly is not.

I don't fault the principal on this. They're not all the way at the top. I expect leadership qualities like that from county exec or superintendent, but we have 150+ principals at MCPS, generally former teachers. They are not trained nor raised to be leaders at that level.

They actually are. They are trained to be completely in charge of their school without any input from outside.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it too soon to discuss the fact that monifa grabbed her pink coat with the leapord print collar instead of something more appropriate for the situation

With the matching pink mask. She was an hour late which delayed the kids being released but that delay was important, because she had to look good for cameras.

You can’t be serious, right?

I wish I was. She was an hour late for the press conference photo op and purposefully delayed the release of the kids but she definitely had time to make sure that that her pink mask matched her pink coat with the animal print collar. It provides a small window into what her priorities are and it’s clearly not the kids.

The guy next to her is wearing a pink tie so I hope you’re outraged at his choice as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it too soon to discuss the fact that monifa grabbed her pink coat with the leapord print collar instead of something more appropriate for the situation

With the matching pink mask. She was an hour late which delayed the kids being released but that delay was important, because she had to look good for cameras.

You can’t be serious, right?

I wish I was. She was an hour late for the press conference photo op and purposefully delayed the release of the kids but she definitely had time to make sure that that her pink mask matched her pink coat with the animal print collar. It provides a small window into what her priorities are and it’s clearly not the kids.

Clearly takes less time to tie a tie than put on a jacket. Like an hour less from my calculation from afar.
The guy next to her is wearing a pink tie so I hope you’re outraged at his choice as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it too soon to discuss the fact that monifa grabbed her pink coat with the leapord print collar instead of something more appropriate for the situation

With the matching pink mask. She was an hour late which delayed the kids being released but that delay was important, because she had to look good for cameras.

You can’t be serious, right?

I wish I was. She was an hour late for the press conference photo op and purposefully delayed the release of the kids but she definitely had time to make sure that that her pink mask matched her pink coat with the animal print collar. It provides a small window into what her priorities are and it’s clearly not the kids.

Clearly takes less time to tie a tie than put on a jacket. Like an hour less from my calculation from afar.
The guy next to her is wearing a pink tie so I hope you’re outraged at his choice as well.

Clearly takes less time to tie a tie than put on a jacket. Like an hour less from my calculation from afar.