Mcps shooting threat for 2/4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make it a virtual day

Yeah. I am on here always posting against Virtual School, but maybe identify which schools are being threatened and pivot to Virtual for the day.

What does this solve? So the threat just gets rescheduled to next week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So much sadness and anger everywhere, especially from those who would make such threats. We are all just trying to get by right now. May we all find peace and happiness.

I have zero sympathy for anyone making threats like this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Terrific, now WTOP is reporting it. So much for their request not to share the threats.

Anonymous wrote:This is alarming and the wording about a low level threat and not that it’s a hoax. This is the first I heard of this.


Dear MCPS Families,

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery County Police (MCPD) have been made aware of a number of online threats being made toward schools in Montgomery County. These social media threats are similar in style and content and mention a school shooting intended for Friday, Feb. 4 and include racial and hateful comments.

The Montgomery County Police have investigated and determined the validity of these threats to be low-level. MCPS and MCPD will continue to monitor social media and will actively investigate any specific threat in our community. The community is encouraged not to share these messages online but to report any such threats to local law enforcement. Montgomery County Police have committed to having officers ensure that schools are part of regular patrols on Friday.

If you or your child becomes aware of a student who has a weapon or is planning to hurt themselves or others, please immediately contact the local police and the school administration. Anonymous tips can also be reported to the Maryland SafeSchools Tipline at 833-MD-B-SAFE (available 24/7).

Montgomery County Public Schools

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It's news and it should be shared.
It should also be followed up with " fbi agents tracked the ip address and the person who made the threats is now in custody "

No tracking needed- posted under the kids name on instagram. Wheaton students seem to know who he is.

So I'm sure they're investigating him? I would hope they've figured out the moron by now and have him in custody.

[Anonymous]

The email message implies that they have threats against more than one school. What schools other than Wheaton? Is it only high schools that are of specific concern today?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why not make it a snow day tomorrow? Ice and freezing rain vs school violence.

Because you can't give in to terrorists. This is what it is... terrorism. I think it would have been better had MCPS not sent out the email they did. Now everyone is freaking out.

+1 I was thinking the same thing.

Remember when that Harvard student sent in a bomb threat during finals because he was not prepared for the finals? He half got his wish: finals were postponed, but he got caught and kicked out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The email message implies that they have threats against more than one school. What schools other than Wheaton? Is it only high schools that are of specific concern today?

Correct. They said schools, plural.

[Anonymous]

Who’s keeping their kid home today and why?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can't wait until this is over.



This= my children being mcps students.

How is this MCPS’s fault? Do you not read news from all over the US?

Let's be honest with ourselves. This is a threat against wheaton. If the entire county wasn't under one reign of error this wouldn't be my problem tonight.

Also, the fact that they didn't bring back SRO'S but had a bulletin survey about snow days is pretty much their fault. Yes.

Can’t blame the lack of SROs on MCPS. The blame for removing SROs falls directly on the County Council.

and the uber progressive liberals who pushed for them to be removed. It's especially troubling for certain schools that have more violence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In 4 out of 5 school shootings, at least one other person had knowledge of the attacker’s plan but failed to report it.

Think about the Macgruder shooting and witnesses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who’s keeping their kid home today and why?

I am keeping the high schooler home.
WHT? Because he saw it all over the internet and is scared. It's really hard to send him in when there's ZERO school safety.
Not a metal detector or sro in the school.

The middle schooler didn't hear about the threat and I'm assuming the threat was against high schools so that one went to school.

Fun times.

By the way. If Montgomery County really wants to make education as available to all populations they should have lived streams of class as a regular part of school since these threats will only get worse and more kids will be missing school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't wait until this is over.



This= my children being mcps students.

How is this MCPS’s fault? Do you not read news from all over the US?

Let's be honest with ourselves. This is a threat against wheaton. If the entire county wasn't under one reign of error this wouldn't be my problem tonight.

Also, the fact that they didn't bring back SRO'S but had a bulletin survey about snow days is pretty much their fault. Yes.

Can’t blame the lack of SROs on MCPS. The blame for removing SROs falls directly on the County Council.

and the uber progressive liberals who pushed for them to be removed. It's especially troubling for certain schools that have more violence.

SROs don't prevent this. They were supposed to be a daily presence. Not having them does not mean no police protection. The idea was that in a crisis, police could be called in and resource officers there for the period needed. When there was an issue at Blair, that's what happened. Police responded quickly, and there was a police presence. The SRO controversy is a red herring here.

My concern is the vague wording about the threat level and the police presence and any action being taken. I have a kid at Wheaton. Given the wording "low level threat" rather than "nonthreat," the recent gun violation and BB gun violation, I am keeping them home today. Several classes have zoom options due to covid, and many assignments are able to track online, so it should be at least a partial online learning day rather than just missed school.

Do they actually have people in custody for this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't wait until this is over.



This= my children being mcps students.

How is this MCPS’s fault? Do you not read news from all over the US?

Let's be honest with ourselves. This is a threat against wheaton. If the entire county wasn't under one reign of error this wouldn't be my problem tonight.

Also, the fact that they didn't bring back SRO'S but had a bulletin survey about snow days is pretty much their fault. Yes.

Can’t blame the lack of SROs on MCPS. The blame for removing SROs falls directly on the County Council.

and the uber progressive liberals who pushed for them to be removed. It's especially troubling for certain schools that have more violence.

SROs don't prevent this. They were supposed to be a daily presence. Not having them does not mean no police protection. The idea was that in a crisis, police could be called in and resource officers there for the period needed. When there was an issue at Blair, that's what happened. Police responded quickly, and there was a police presence. The SRO controversy is a red herring here.

My concern is the vague wording about the threat level and the police presence and any action being taken. I have a kid at Wheaton. Given the wording "low level threat" rather than "nonthreat," the recent gun violation and BB gun violation, I am keeping them home today. Several classes have zoom options due to covid, and many assignments are able to track online, so it should be at least a partial online learning day rather than just missed school.

Do they actually have people in custody for this?

Unreal that a mother at the threatened school begins a reply defending the lack of SROs before even getting to the part about her student being home. Some of you are completely brainwashed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't wait until this is over.



This= my children being mcps students.

How is this MCPS’s fault? Do you not read news from all over the US?

Let's be honest with ourselves. This is a threat against wheaton. If the entire county wasn't under one reign of error this wouldn't be my problem tonight.

Also, the fact that they didn't bring back SRO'S but had a bulletin survey about snow days is pretty much their fault. Yes.

Can’t blame the lack of SROs on MCPS. The blame for removing SROs falls directly on the County Council.

and the uber progressive liberals who pushed for them to be removed. It's especially troubling for certain schools that have more violence.

SROs don't prevent this. They were supposed to be a daily presence. Not having them does not mean no police protection. The idea was that in a crisis, police could be called in and resource officers there for the period needed. When there was an issue at Blair, that's what happened. Police responded quickly, and there was a police presence. The SRO controversy is a red herring here.

My concern is the vague wording about the threat level and the police presence and any action being taken. I have a kid at Wheaton. Given the wording "low level threat" rather than "nonthreat," the recent gun violation and BB gun violation, I am keeping them home today. Several classes have zoom options due to covid, and many assignments are able to track online, so it should be at least a partial online learning day rather than just missed school.

Do they actually have people in custody for this?

Unreal that a mother at the threatened school begins a reply defending the lack of SROs before even getting to the part about her student being home. Some of you are completely brainwashed.

+1 When there was a national threat from tiktok (i hate that app) a few months ago, there was a huge police presence at my DC's MS. DC was initially scared to go to school, but then felt much safer seeing all the cops at the school.

SROs have their ear on the ground better than parents, and sometimes staff. Not having them means not having police in the school. We are going to go around in circles again regarding this argument.

So, you don't want SROs. You probably think we need the anti-racist audit, and you pushed for virtual, but you have zero action plans other than "Keep my kid home because I'm scared" to address violence in the schools.

Please tell me you are not a decision maker in MCPS. It's clear what your innate reaction is regarding flight or fight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crazy that as an MCPS teacher (but not an MCPS parent--we live in DC), I did not get this message? Awesome, thanks for the heads up, employer.

Yes, that’s unconscionable.

Same, I am a MCPS teacher and did not receive an email regarding this. I found out online by chance.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know what they do to the students who make these types of threats? The only way to prevent this going forward is to expel them and let everyone know that that's the minimum punishment.