Silver Creek Incident with Edibles

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have drilled into my children that they are not to share food or take food from ANYONE, not even their best friends or teachers.

I have too. And then my kid had a terrible headache last week and took something from a friend. I got her some tylenol to keep in her bag along with some protein bars just in case. It can happen to any of us though.

This is against MCPS policy and she could get in trouble if she gets caught taking painkillers at school, FYI.

yes, i know. i am am mcps teacher. it’s a calculated risk and one i’m willing to take vs having her take something from someone else again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have drilled into my children that they are not to share food or take food from ANYONE, not even their best friends or teachers.

I have too. And then my kid had a terrible headache last week and took something from a friend. I got her some tylenol to keep in her bag along with some protein bars just in case. It can happen to any of us though.

This is against MCPS policy and she could get in trouble if she gets caught taking painkillers at school, FYI.

This would be fantastic. Imagine this student im a restorative justice session apologizing to the community for the harm she caused by (checks notes) ingesting a Tylenol her mother gave her. Perhaps then people would finally see what a clown show MCPS has become.

[Anonymous]

Low-income
(27% of students)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Low-income
(27% of students)

So much lower than the median for MCPS...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're a government family, so we've moved all over the country and a few different countries... Montgomery County astounds me in the worst way possible. Parents here seem to absolve themselves of ANY responsibility whatsoever and instead of fixing the problems at home, they get on forums like this vent and complain about other people not doing THEIR job. The amount of whining I've seen..the thread about a parent who couldn't deal with a phone call at 5:40 in the morning...grow up? I've lived in third world countries with parents doing a much better job than most of the ones here. (Obviously, I don't mean ALL parents here. Some of you are doing a great job.) But overall...just...wow. Start taking responsibility and accountability for your child. That is YOUR role as a parent. It isn''t up to teachers, admin, schools, school districts, etc. to raise your kids. That is on you or what are you even doing with children?

Cool. You sound like you have some answers! Maybe you can help us parents out.

My kid does not smoke week (as far as I know). However, she has complained that she will walk into the school bathroom and have to walk right back out because it smells so heavily of weed. This is during the school day.

As a parent, how can I parent MY child to ensure that she has access to weed-free bathrooms at school?

[Anonymous]

*does not smoke weed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're a government family, so we've moved all over the country and a few different countries... Montgomery County astounds me in the worst way possible. Parents here seem to absolve themselves of ANY responsibility whatsoever and instead of fixing the problems at home, they get on forums like this vent and complain about other people not doing THEIR job. The amount of whining I've seen..the thread about a parent who couldn't deal with a phone call at 5:40 in the morning...grow up? I've lived in third world countries with parents doing a much better job than most of the ones here. (Obviously, I don't mean ALL parents here. Some of you are doing a great job.) But overall...just...wow. Start taking responsibility and accountability for your child. That is YOUR role as a parent. It isn''t up to teachers, admin, schools, school districts, etc. to raise your kids. That is on you or what are you even doing with children?

Cool. You sound like you have some answers! Maybe you can help us parents out.

My kid does not smoke week (as far as I know). However, she has complained that she will walk into the school bathroom and have to walk right back out because it smells so heavily of weed. This is during the school day.

As a parent, how can I parent MY child to ensure that she has access to weed-free bathrooms at school?

Weed-free bathrooms are an aspect of white supremacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're a government family, so we've moved all over the country and a few different countries... Montgomery County astounds me in the worst way possible. Parents here seem to absolve themselves of ANY responsibility whatsoever and instead of fixing the problems at home, they get on forums like this vent and complain about other people not doing THEIR job. The amount of whining I've seen..the thread about a parent who couldn't deal with a phone call at 5:40 in the morning...grow up? I've lived in third world countries with parents doing a much better job than most of the ones here. (Obviously, I don't mean ALL parents here. Some of you are doing a great job.) But overall...just...wow. Start taking responsibility and accountability for your child. That is YOUR role as a parent. It isn''t up to teachers, admin, schools, school districts, etc. to raise your kids. That is on you or what are you even doing with children?

Cool. You sound like you have some answers! Maybe you can help us parents out.

My kid does not smoke week (as far as I know). However, she has complained that she will walk into the school bathroom and have to walk right back out because it smells so heavily of weed. This is during the school day.

As a parent, how can I parent MY child to ensure that she has access to weed-free bathrooms at school?

my child has told me the same. we can’t sanitize the world for them. it is our job to prepare them for the world as it is and as it will be. i’ve told mine “wow, that is a shame. are there any non-smokey bathrooms? can you go when you’re out at lunch?”
it’s not ideal, but that’s life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're a government family, so we've moved all over the country and a few different countries... Montgomery County astounds me in the worst way possible. Parents here seem to absolve themselves of ANY responsibility whatsoever and instead of fixing the problems at home, they get on forums like this vent and complain about other people not doing THEIR job. The amount of whining I've seen..the thread about a parent who couldn't deal with a phone call at 5:40 in the morning...grow up? I've lived in third world countries with parents doing a much better job than most of the ones here. (Obviously, I don't mean ALL parents here. Some of you are doing a great job.) But overall...just...wow. Start taking responsibility and accountability for your child. That is YOUR role as a parent. It isn''t up to teachers, admin, schools, school districts, etc. to raise your kids. That is on you or what are you even doing with children?

Cool. You sound like you have some answers! Maybe you can help us parents out.

My kid does not smoke week (as far as I know). However, she has complained that she will walk into the school bathroom and have to walk right back out because it smells so heavily of weed. This is during the school day.

As a parent, how can I parent MY child to ensure that she has access to weed-free bathrooms at school?

my child has told me the same. we can’t sanitize the world for them. it is our job to prepare them for the world as it is and as it will be. i’ve told mine “wow, that is a shame. are there any non-smokey bathrooms? can you go when you’re out at lunch?”
it’s not ideal, but that’s life.

LMFAO. That is the most patronizing and gaslighting response to your child's question. How awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're a government family, so we've moved all over the country and a few different countries... Montgomery County astounds me in the worst way possible. Parents here seem to absolve themselves of ANY responsibility whatsoever and instead of fixing the problems at home, they get on forums like this vent and complain about other people not doing THEIR job. The amount of whining I've seen..the thread about a parent who couldn't deal with a phone call at 5:40 in the morning...grow up? I've lived in third world countries with parents doing a much better job than most of the ones here. (Obviously, I don't mean ALL parents here. Some of you are doing a great job.) But overall...just...wow. Start taking responsibility and accountability for your child. That is YOUR role as a parent. It isn''t up to teachers, admin, schools, school districts, etc. to raise your kids. That is on you or what are you even doing with children?

Cool. You sound like you have some answers! Maybe you can help us parents out.

My kid does not smoke week (as far as I know). However, she has complained that she will walk into the school bathroom and have to walk right back out because it smells so heavily of weed. This is during the school day.

As a parent, how can I parent MY child to ensure that she has access to weed-free bathrooms at school?

my child has told me the same. we can’t sanitize the world for them. it is our job to prepare them for the world as it is and as it will be. i’ve told mine “wow, that is a shame. are there any non-smokey bathrooms? can you go when you’re out at lunch?”
it’s not ideal, but that’s life.

LMFAO. That is the most patronizing and gaslighting response to your child's question. How awful.

Right? PP is preparing her kids for an equitable world where everything is crappy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're a government family, so we've moved all over the country and a few different countries... Montgomery County astounds me in the worst way possible. Parents here seem to absolve themselves of ANY responsibility whatsoever and instead of fixing the problems at home, they get on forums like this vent and complain about other people not doing THEIR job. The amount of whining I've seen..the thread about a parent who couldn't deal with a phone call at 5:40 in the morning...grow up? I've lived in third world countries with parents doing a much better job than most of the ones here. (Obviously, I don't mean ALL parents here. Some of you are doing a great job.) But overall...just...wow. Start taking responsibility and accountability for your child. That is YOUR role as a parent. It isn''t up to teachers, admin, schools, school districts, etc. to raise your kids. That is on you or what are you even doing with children?

Cool. You sound like you have some answers! Maybe you can help us parents out.

My kid does not smoke week (as far as I know). However, she has complained that she will walk into the school bathroom and have to walk right back out because it smells so heavily of weed. This is during the school day.

As a parent, how can I parent MY child to ensure that she has access to weed-free bathrooms at school?

Weed-free bathrooms are an aspect of white supremacy.

Wait! I thought the white W schools had the most drugs!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're a government family, so we've moved all over the country and a few different countries... Montgomery County astounds me in the worst way possible. Parents here seem to absolve themselves of ANY responsibility whatsoever and instead of fixing the problems at home, they get on forums like this vent and complain about other people not doing THEIR job. The amount of whining I've seen..the thread about a parent who couldn't deal with a phone call at 5:40 in the morning...grow up? I've lived in third world countries with parents doing a much better job than most of the ones here. (Obviously, I don't mean ALL parents here. Some of you are doing a great job.) But overall...just...wow. Start taking responsibility and accountability for your child. That is YOUR role as a parent. It isn''t up to teachers, admin, schools, school districts, etc. to raise your kids. That is on you or what are you even doing with children?

Cool. You sound like you have some answers! Maybe you can help us parents out.

My kid does not smoke week (as far as I know). However, she has complained that she will walk into the school bathroom and have to walk right back out because it smells so heavily of weed. This is during the school day.

As a parent, how can I parent MY child to ensure that she has access to weed-free bathrooms at school?

Weed-free bathrooms are an aspect of white supremacy.

Wait! I thought the white W schools had the most drugs!

They do. Which is why PP is trolling you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rich kids behaving badly...

Nah, not a chance. This isn’t limited to rich kids. My kid at a high FARMS school has talked about kids doing drugs at her school also. It’s a problem at all SES levels.

As are all the other problems like off-task behavior on Chromebooks, gaming the 50% rule, and bigotry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're a government family, so we've moved all over the country and a few different countries... Montgomery County astounds me in the worst way possible. Parents here seem to absolve themselves of ANY responsibility whatsoever and instead of fixing the problems at home, they get on forums like this vent and complain about other people not doing THEIR job. The amount of whining I've seen..the thread about a parent who couldn't deal with a phone call at 5:40 in the morning...grow up? I've lived in third world countries with parents doing a much better job than most of the ones here. (Obviously, I don't mean ALL parents here. Some of you are doing a great job.) But overall...just...wow. Start taking responsibility and accountability for your child. That is YOUR role as a parent. It isn''t up to teachers, admin, schools, school districts, etc. to raise your kids. That is on you or what are you even doing with children?

Cool. You sound like you have some answers! Maybe you can help us parents out.

My kid does not smoke week (as far as I know). However, she has complained that she will walk into the school bathroom and have to walk right back out because it smells so heavily of weed. This is during the school day.

As a parent, how can I parent MY child to ensure that she has access to weed-free bathrooms at school?

Weed-free bathrooms are an aspect of white supremacy.

Wait! I thought the white W schools had the most drugs!

most and best!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're a government family, so we've moved all over the country and a few different countries... Montgomery County astounds me in the worst way possible. Parents here seem to absolve themselves of ANY responsibility whatsoever and instead of fixing the problems at home, they get on forums like this vent and complain about other people not doing THEIR job. The amount of whining I've seen..the thread about a parent who couldn't deal with a phone call at 5:40 in the morning...grow up? I've lived in third world countries with parents doing a much better job than most of the ones here. (Obviously, I don't mean ALL parents here. Some of you are doing a great job.) But overall...just...wow. Start taking responsibility and accountability for your child. That is YOUR role as a parent. It isn''t up to teachers, admin, schools, school districts, etc. to raise your kids. That is on you or what are you even doing with children?

Cool. You sound like you have some answers! Maybe you can help us parents out.

My kid does not smoke week (as far as I know). However, she has complained that she will walk into the school bathroom and have to walk right back out because it smells so heavily of weed. This is during the school day.

As a parent, how can I parent MY child to ensure that she has access to weed-free bathrooms at school?

my child has told me the same. we can’t sanitize the world for them. it is our job to prepare them for the world as it is and as it will be. i’ve told mine “wow, that is a shame. are there any non-smokey bathrooms? can you go when you’re out at lunch?”
it’s not ideal, but that’s life.

No, mom. Actually, several of our high school bathrooms are closed completely because our school doesn’t have enough security staff. And our high school doesn’t have open lunch.

Any other suggestions?