SROs are supposed to make bathrooms safe now? |
NP. I went to a nasty, failing school and didn't have stall doors in middle or high school. I can pinpoint my lifelong constipation to that. lol |
I don't know when you were in school, but I assure you the bathroom culture is way worse than it was back then. In the past 12 months: 1. Shooting in bathroom after a fight at Magruder 2. Countless overdoses in Kennedy bathrooms, most recently one on Jan. 24. 3. A robbery of three Gaithersburg HS schools in the bathroom at Richard Montgomery last month 4. Two girls passed out in the bathroom stalls at B-CC 5. Rampant drug dealing taking place in bathrooms at B-CC as highlighted in this student journalism piece: https://bcctattler.org/2065/news/trappergate-...ns-with-b-cc-dealer/ And that's just the tip of the iceberg. |
None of that is new, except insofar as it involves guns and/or fentanyl. Both guns and fentanyl make things way worse. |
There is no problem that somebody on DCUM doesn't think SROs will solve. "Bring back SROs" is on-topic for every thread on the DCUM MCPS forum. |
LOL I mean, yeah. Obviously. And that's why the climate today is way worse than in the '90s and before. Four out of the 5 incidents I cited involved guns and fentanyl. The only one that didn't were the B-CC girls who passed out due to alcohol, not fentanyl. |
And there's no problem that somebody on DCUM will insist isn't actually a big deal and that everyone else is just making a fuss over because they're: A) Paranoid/Anxious B) Racist C) MAGA D) Too controlling |
And indeed, it's way worse. So let's do something about it. It reminds me of the politician who said if you take out all the homicides and armed robberies, Silver Spring is actually a very safe place. |
Why do you care if these kids get arrested? I don't care at all what happens to those kids in particular, I just want the bathrooms open and available for the kids who need it. So an adult walking in there and saying go back to class is sufficient, but they actually have to DO that consistently. |
But the point is that it's not a specifically MCPS issue. There have always been fights in school. There have always been drugs in schools, and in school bathrooms. Now that we're swimming in guns and fentanyl, they're in the schools too. MCPS has to deal with the consequences of the guns and fentanyl without being able to do anything about the causes of the guns and fentanyl. |
"Let's" who? And do what? Besides the solution to all problems, apparently, of bringing back SROs. ![]() |
A few years back, my DD (who had health issues requiring bathroom access) had a teacher who decided too many students were going to the bathroom during the class and stopped giving passes to the bathroom. I had her doctor write a note to the school, and my child was allowed bathroom access as needed. Obviously kids (especially girls) need access to a bathroom. Maybe you could get doctor’s notes making this request and if the school gets enough notes, they may have to change their policy.
Meanwhile, if smoking/vaping in the bathroom is a problem, why don’t they station teachers, security guards, or other personnel in there during passing periods, or have them randomly patrol the bathrooms, and also install detectors. |
Well since rampant drug dealing is a felony sounds like a job for the police. |
But the security guards aren't going in the bathrooms to check. Did you read my previous post upthread? I want them gone from my kids' school. Why do my kids have to suffer not being able to use the bathroom without feeling anxious because some kids can't follow the rules and not do bad sh1t on school grounds? If they want to do drugs, don't come to school. School is for learning, not babysitting. |
People in general, including kids, are less likely to do bad things in the presence of cops. Kids don't care about security guards. |