Reinstate School Resource Officers at MCPS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I see a cop parked in the Magruder High school parking lot almost every other day.

That’s because the pro -SRO crowd fail to say that cops are required to be close to the school just not in it.

Where was the cop parked during the Churchill knife incident that it took him 15 minutes to get there, Tysons?

If it’s the normal SRO … I’d guess asleep.

Maybe Churchill isn't such a great school after all.

If people don't want SRO's then they need to lobby for more security. Social workers and therapists are not security. MCPS doesn't want to pay for security. So, the best way to do it is to fund it through the police department. If they were going to bring in more security and mental health workers, they would have done it by now.

What will it take for them to take these things seriously? Do we need someone within MCPS to die first?

[Anonymous]

Educator who has worked in many Moco high schools- a good sro is an essential member of a school team...forming relationships with kids, having a handle on community matters, and conducting police duties as essential. Pre-pandemic, the kids were far from okay- I can't even imagine what it's like now and without the consistent police presence. Restorative justice is a joke- I've never seen a school implement it as designed. Mental health services at the school are very limited in scope. The violence is going to continue until children die...maybe they will reverse course then

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see a cop parked in the Magruder High school parking lot almost every other day.

That’s because the pro -SRO crowd fail to say that cops are required to be close to the school just not in it.

Where was the cop parked during the Churchill knife incident that it took him 15 minutes to get there, Tysons?

If it’s the normal SRO … I’d guess asleep.

Maybe Churchill isn't such a great school after all.

If people don't want SRO's then they need to lobby for more security. Social workers and therapists are not security. MCPS doesn't want to pay for security. So, the best way to do it is to fund it through the police department. If they were going to bring in more security and mental health workers, they would have done it by now.

What will it take for them to take these things seriously? Do we need someone within MCPS to die first?

When I was at Churchill 30 years ago, we didn't have an SRO and nobody died. You people are serious drama queens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see a cop parked in the Magruder High school parking lot almost every other day.

That’s because the pro -SRO crowd fail to say that cops are required to be close to the school just not in it.

Where was the cop parked during the Churchill knife incident that it took him 15 minutes to get there, Tysons?

If it’s the normal SRO … I’d guess asleep.

Maybe Churchill isn't such a great school after all.

If people don't want SRO's then they need to lobby for more security. Social workers and therapists are not security. MCPS doesn't want to pay for security. So, the best way to do it is to fund it through the police department. If they were going to bring in more security and mental health workers, they would have done it by now.

What will it take for them to take these things seriously? Do we need someone within MCPS to die first?

When I was at Churchill 30 years ago, we didn't have an SRO and nobody died. You people are serious drama queens.

30 years ago...lol...your middle aged ass has no idea

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see a cop parked in the Magruder High school parking lot almost every other day.

That’s because the pro -SRO crowd fail to say that cops are required to be close to the school just not in it.

Where was the cop parked during the Churchill knife incident that it took him 15 minutes to get there, Tysons?

If it’s the normal SRO … I’d guess asleep.

Maybe Churchill isn't such a great school after all.

If people don't want SRO's then they need to lobby for more security. Social workers and therapists are not security. MCPS doesn't want to pay for security. So, the best way to do it is to fund it through the police department. If they were going to bring in more security and mental health workers, they would have done it by now.

What will it take for them to take these things seriously? Do we need someone within MCPS to die first?

When I was at Churchill 30 years ago, we didn't have an SRO and nobody died. You people are serious drama queens.

I went to another school and yes we did and had security.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see a cop parked in the Magruder High school parking lot almost every other day.

That’s because the pro -SRO crowd fail to say that cops are required to be close to the school just not in it.

Where was the cop parked during the Churchill knife incident that it took him 15 minutes to get there, Tysons?

If it’s the normal SRO … I’d guess asleep.

Maybe Churchill isn't such a great school after all.

If people don't want SRO's then they need to lobby for more security. Social workers and therapists are not security. MCPS doesn't want to pay for security. So, the best way to do it is to fund it through the police department. If they were going to bring in more security and mental health workers, they would have done it by now.

What will it take for them to take these things seriously? Do we need someone within MCPS to die first?

When I was at Churchill 30 years ago, we didn't have an SRO and nobody died. You people are serious drama queens.

I went to another school and yes we did and had security.

I'm against SRO's in general. Police just don't belong in schools - they need to be called into a school by a P for specific incidents or behaviors. But I changed my mind after reading some of the other threads here. There may be certain HS that can benefit from them.

Gaithersburg, Watkins Mill, for example. If the board rezones Forest Oaks MS to Crown HS when it opens, they'll need them as well.

[Anonymous]

To equate SROs with corrupt police that kill Black people in America was wrong in the first place. In Montgomery County, police brutality was never an issue. In MCPS, SROs were not causing any problems either. Instead, SROs were helpful in creating trust between students and police. They were helpful in resolving many issues without unnecessary escalation.

I think we need SROs back and we also need metal detectors at doors and more CCTV monitoring in schools. If MCPS does not have the funds for it, maybe the funds can be donated from other non-MCPS sources.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To equate SROs with corrupt police that kill Black people in America was wrong in the first place. In Montgomery County, police brutality was never an issue. In MCPS, SROs were not causing any problems either. Instead, SROs were helpful in creating trust between students and police. They were helpful in resolving many issues without unnecessary escalation.

I think we need SROs back and we also need metal detectors at doors and more CCTV monitoring in schools. If MCPS does not have the funds for it, maybe the funds can be donated from other non-MCPS sources.

I think that this belief is actually part of the problem. Is bad policing as big a problem in MPCD as in other police forces in other places in the US? No. Is bad policing a problem in MCPD? Yes.

MCPD's position has basically been, "We're not as bad as those other police forces, so stop yelling at us, it makes us feel sad." But that's not good enough.

Also, no, we don't need metal detectors at doors. Schools are not prisons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To equate SROs with corrupt police that kill Black people in America was wrong in the first place. In Montgomery County, police brutality was never an issue. In MCPS, SROs were not causing any problems either. Instead, SROs were helpful in creating trust between students and police. They were helpful in resolving many issues without unnecessary escalation.

I think we need SROs back and we also need metal detectors at doors and more CCTV monitoring in schools. If MCPS does not have the funds for it, maybe the funds can be donated from other non-MCPS sources.

Are you daft?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see a cop parked in the Magruder High school parking lot almost every other day.

That’s because the pro -SRO crowd fail to say that cops are required to be close to the school just not in it.

Where was the cop parked during the Churchill knife incident that it took him 15 minutes to get there, Tysons?

If it’s the normal SRO … I’d guess asleep.

Maybe Churchill isn't such a great school after all.

If people don't want SRO's then they need to lobby for more security. Social workers and therapists are not security. MCPS doesn't want to pay for security. So, the best way to do it is to fund it through the police department. If they were going to bring in more security and mental health workers, they would have done it by now.

What will it take for them to take these things seriously? Do we need someone within MCPS to die first?

When I was at Churchill 30 years ago, we didn't have an SRO and nobody died. You people are serious drama queens.

I went to another school and yes we did and had security.

You did what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Educator who has worked in many Moco high schools- a good sro is an essential member of a school team...forming relationships with kids, having a handle on community matters, and conducting police duties as essential. Pre-pandemic, the kids were far from okay- I can't even imagine what it's like now and without the consistent police presence. Restorative justice is a joke- I've never seen a school implement it as designed. Mental health services at the school are very limited in scope. The violence is going to continue until children die...maybe they will reverse course then

This post is on target.

There were more student arrests pre-SROs than post. We 100% need them in our schools.

However, I cannot in good conscience sign anything put forth by Steve Austin, as it will not be taken seriously by those in charge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Educator who has worked in many Moco high schools- a good sro is an essential member of a school team...forming relationships with kids, having a handle on community matters, and conducting police duties as essential. Pre-pandemic, the kids were far from okay- I can't even imagine what it's like now and without the consistent police presence. Restorative justice is a joke- I've never seen a school implement it as designed. Mental health services at the school are very limited in scope. The violence is going to continue until children die...maybe they will reverse course then

This post is on target.

There were more student arrests pre-SROs than post. We 100% need them in our schools.

However, I cannot in good conscience sign anything put forth by Steve Austin, as it will not be taken seriously by those in charge.

Really? Are trying to tell me that there were more student arrests in the 80's and early 90's?
Care to share the data?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Educator who has worked in many Moco high schools- a good sro is an essential member of a school team...forming relationships with kids, having a handle on community matters, and conducting police duties as essential. Pre-pandemic, the kids were far from okay- I can't even imagine what it's like now and without the consistent police presence. Restorative justice is a joke- I've never seen a school implement it as designed. Mental health services at the school are very limited in scope. The violence is going to continue until children die...maybe they will reverse course then

This post is on target.

There were more student arrests pre-SROs than post. We 100% need them in our schools.

However, I cannot in good conscience sign anything put forth by Steve Austin, as it will not be taken seriously by those in charge.

Really? Are trying to tell me that there were more student arrests in the 80's and early 90's?
Care to share the data?

Not the PP but there was a ton of arrests in the 90’s. That’s when it was against the law to posses a pager on school grounds. It wasn’t a rule. It was a law. Kids were being taken out of schools in handcuffs everyday and all the arrests were generated by teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you care about school safety, pls sign this petition.
https://www.change.org/p/montgomery-county-council-reinstate-school-resource-officers-at-mcps

Recently, there are a number of local and nation wide violence attacks against students. Here are two quick examples.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/blair-high-school-stabbing-student-charged/2021/11/09/7e87293a-4176-11ec-a88e-2aa4632af69b_story.html
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/video-teen-girls-attack-students-on-septa-train/3051706/

It sounds the time to put our student safety first.

Thanks,

Give it up already. You lost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Educator who has worked in many Moco high schools- a good sro is an essential member of a school team...forming relationships with kids, having a handle on community matters, and conducting police duties as essential. Pre-pandemic, the kids were far from okay- I can't even imagine what it's like now and without the consistent police presence. Restorative justice is a joke- I've never seen a school implement it as designed. Mental health services at the school are very limited in scope. The violence is going to continue until children die...maybe they will reverse course then

This post is on target.

There were more student arrests pre-SROs than post. We 100% need them in our schools.

However, I cannot in good conscience sign anything put forth by Steve Austin, as it will not be taken seriously by those in charge.

Really? Are trying to tell me that there were more student arrests in the 80's and early 90's?
Care to share the data?

Not the PP but there was a ton of arrests in the 90’s. That’s when it was against the law to posses a pager on school grounds. It wasn’t a rule. It was a law. Kids were being taken out of schools in handcuffs everyday and all the arrests were generated by teachers.

OMG someone had a pager! So dangerous!@!!