Westfield HS-Student murdered

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A kid died and all you can do is argue about the wording of the thread title?! And accusing OP of being misleading when op is obviously just a concerned and upset parent of another kid at this school.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

+1 I have to agree.

+2.

But the posters who start these threads usually want to encourage trash talk about the schools so they forsake accuracy.

You are blinded by your own politics. The thread was started by a worried parent.

We are all worried parents. What politics are you talking about?

But what are we worried about? A teen was murdered. That's terrible. But it didn't happen at school.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

+1 I have to agree.

+2.

But the posters who start these threads usually want to encourage trash talk about the schools so they forsake accuracy.

You are blinded by your own politics. The thread was started by a worried parent.

We are all worried parents. What politics are you talking about?

But what are we worried about? A teen was murdered. That's terrible. But it didn't happen at school.

NP. Oh come on. We know what this is - part of a very political effort to downplay crime and stop people from talking about it. It’s a well known playbook.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

+1 I have to agree.

+2.

But the posters who start these threads usually want to encourage trash talk about the schools so they forsake accuracy.

You are blinded by your own politics. The thread was started by a worried parent.

We are all worried parents. What politics are you talking about?

But what are we worried about? A teen was murdered. That's terrible. But it didn't happen at school.

+1 but they want to make you think the kid had a gun all day at the school so the school isn’t safe. We don’t know what happened.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

+1 I have to agree.

+2.

But the posters who start these threads usually want to encourage trash talk about the schools so they forsake accuracy.

You are blinded by your own politics. The thread was started by a worried parent.

We are all worried parents. What politics are you talking about?

But what are we worried about? A teen was murdered. That's terrible. But it didn't happen at school.

NP. Oh come on. We know what this is - part of a very political effort to downplay crime and stop people from talking about it. It’s a well known playbook.

This is a very safe county. All murders are unusual and topic of discussion. There's no need to make it seem like the murder happened at at school or, as OP says, make parents worried that the school is dangerous.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

+1 I have to agree.

+2.

But the posters who start these threads usually want to encourage trash talk about the schools so they forsake accuracy.

You are blinded by your own politics. The thread was started by a worried parent.

We are all worried parents. What politics are you talking about?

But what are we worried about? A teen was murdered. That's terrible. But it didn't happen at school.

NP. Oh come on. We know what this is - part of a very political effort to downplay crime and stop people from talking about it. It’s a well known playbook.

This is a very safe county. All murders are unusual and topic of discussion. There's no need to make it seem like the murder happened at at school or, as OP says, make parents worried that the school is dangerous.

Well a child actually got murdered, so your premise doesn’t really seem to hold water. Your main agenda indeed seems to be “preserve the image of the school & county as safe” - but you cannot stop people from noting the obvious. A murder that happens right after school and leads to police presence at the school is worthy of worrying about.

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Anonymous wrote:The title should say “Westfield HS student murdered after school.”

This wasn’t on school grounds, but obviously very tragic.

So ask Jeff to change it. Who cares? What difference does it make? A kid is dead.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

+1 I have to agree.

+2.

But the posters who start these threads usually want to encourage trash talk about the schools so they forsake accuracy.

You are blinded by your own politics. The thread was started by a worried parent.

We are all worried parents. What politics are you talking about?

But what are we worried about? A teen was murdered. That's terrible. But it didn't happen at school.

+1 but they want to make you think the kid had a gun all day at the school so the school isn’t safe. We don’t know what happened.

It seems possible he had the gun at school,
But we don't even know if he was a student. Its just speculation.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

+1 I have to agree.

+2.

But the posters who start these threads usually want to encourage trash talk about the schools so they forsake accuracy.

You are blinded by your own politics. The thread was started by a worried parent.

We are all worried parents. What politics are you talking about?

But what are we worried about? A teen was murdered. That's terrible. But it didn't happen at school.

+1 but they want to make you think the kid had a gun all day at the school so the school isn’t safe. We don’t know what happened.

This is what bothers me really.

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Why was he in Reston?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

+1 I have to agree.

+2.

But the posters who start these threads usually want to encourage trash talk about the schools so they forsake accuracy.

You are blinded by your own politics. The thread was started by a worried parent.

We are all worried parents. What politics are you talking about?

But what are we worried about? A teen was murdered. That's terrible. But it didn't happen at school.

+1 but they want to make you think the kid had a gun all day at the school so the school isn’t safe. We don’t know what happened.

It seems possible he had the gun at school,
But we don't even know if he was a student. Its just speculation.

Dismissal is at 2:50. Kids are usually off the bus around 3:20. We don’t know if they were on the bus even.

[Anonymous]

Is he McNair area even near the school? The quick glance I got of the article said in the McNair neighborhood.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

+1 I have to agree.

+2.

But the posters who start these threads usually want to encourage trash talk about the schools so they forsake accuracy.

You are blinded by your own politics. The thread was started by a worried parent.

We are all worried parents. What politics are you talking about?

But what are we worried about? A teen was murdered. That's terrible. But it didn't happen at school.

+1 but they want to make you think the kid had a gun all day at the school so the school isn’t safe. We don’t know what happened.

It seems possible he had the gun at school,
But we don't even know if he was a student. Its just speculation.

Dismissal is at 2:50. Kids are usually off the bus around 3:20. We don’t know if they were on the bus even.

I have a kid at WFHS who I pick up frequently. The buses pull out around 3:10-3:15.
His pm bus stop dropoff is around 3:40, and we live much closer to the school than the Coates area.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is misleading. A Westfield HS student was murdered. The topic is Westfield HS b/c we are in the FCPS forum.

And what difference does it make where he was murdered? It sounds like they got home from school, and had a fight. Not really enough time to go home and get a gun, which means the student likely had the gun at school. The shooting was at 3:30, school dismissal is 3:00, they likely took the bus home so that's right around when they would be getting off the bus.

Same as yesterday's post "shooting at McNair" implying an occurrence at McNair ES when in reality it was the surrounding McNair neighborhood. Obviously these are titled this way to give the appearance of dangerous schools to show up in news and search results.

Dude, everything is not about politics. A parent whose kid is at Westfield HS posted this, not some troll with an agenda. Sorry that the exact wording was not to your liking but jesus christ have some perspective.

100%. Also there are many non-native first gen parents in our community. Wording isn’t intended to be shocking. It’s intended to make others who have kids there aware. It’s horrible and devastating to hear. I’m so sorry to hear this.

Yes, the title is intended to make parents aware of a school shooting. But there wasn't a school shooting. So the title is misleading and causes confusion and panic.

The thread title says nothing about a school shooting, wtf is wrong with you? It says a Westfield student was murdered. Which is exactly what happened.

Read it again. The thread title is "Westfield HS-Student murdered" which means that it happened at the school. The teen was not murdered at school.

The intepretation of the "-" could go either way. It could mean that a student was murdered at Westfield (still doesn't say anything about a shooting). Or it could equally mean, a Westfield student was murdered. You are being deliberately obtuse b/c you think everyone has some kind of crazy right wing agenda (which makes you the crazy).

This is the School Forum, not the Political Forum. I don't have any agenda. But parents are very scared of school shootings. And it seems to me that posting an ambiguous thread about a school shooting is unhelpful for everyone. It's easy to fix. OP can ask Jeff to edit the thread title to say that a teen from Westfield was murdered. But she is concerned that there might be a gun at the school right now. She isn't concerned about the dead teen, only herself.

I don't even have a child at that school and I am also concerned there may be a gun there given the fact pattern. OP is concerned about the victim, thus started the thread. OP has a realistic concern re: own child and other students given murder and given that the school is full of LE at this moment. None of that is about OP but about the safety of students, living and unfortunately, not.

What a sick thread to troll and insult the OP.

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Anonymous wrote:Is he McNair area even near the school? The quick glance I got of the article said in the McNair neighborhood.

No, but WFHS has strange boundaries because the school property is so close to the edge of the county.