Walkout at MHS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mark them absent and give everyone who participated a zero for the day.

That isn’t how free speech works. The kids are allowed to protest. How dare you call for punishment? Are you deranged?

They can protest on their own time.
They should not be allowed to disrupt other students education.
Getting up and leaving during the school day should have the same consequences as cutting class. Its the same thing.

Not to mention the extra work that it creates for the teachers.

Less extra work than the typical pep rally. Not a big deal, as much as you'd like to make it one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark them absent and give everyone who participated a zero for the day.

That isn’t how free speech works. The kids are allowed to protest. How dare you call for punishment? Are you deranged?

They can protest on their own time.
They should not be allowed to disrupt other students education.
Getting up and leaving during the school day should have the same consequences as cutting class. Its the same thing.

Not to mention the extra work that it creates for the teachers.

Less extra work than the typical pep rally. Not a big deal, as much as you'd like to make it one.

The teachers don't need any extra work. A pep rally is a school event. TikTok protests are just nonsense and take time and attention away from the students who are there to learn and the teachers who are there to teach.

[Anonymous]

And using anti-Semitic language apparently, according to the follow up email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

[Anonymous]

Hopefully they missed some pop quizzes that can't be made up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark them absent and give everyone who participated a zero for the day.

That isn’t how free speech works. The kids are allowed to protest. How dare you call for punishment? Are you deranged?

They can protest on their own time.
They should not be allowed to disrupt other students education.
Getting up and leaving during the school day should have the same consequences as cutting class. Its the same thing.

Not to mention the extra work that it creates for the teachers.

Less extra work than the typical pep rally. Not a big deal, as much as you'd like to make it one.

The teachers don't need any extra work. A pep rally is a school event. TikTok protests are just nonsense and take time and attention away from the students who are there to learn and the teachers who are there to teach.

This event wasn't prompted by TikTok but organized by several student groups and it didn't interfere with anyone's education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

It's a slogan that means different things to different people, but has also frequently been used by Zionists to describe their own ambitions for the region. Punishment is not warranted, nor will any be meted out, for its display.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully they missed some pop quizzes that can't be made up.

Sorry to dash your hopes, but there aren't pop quizzes during the 30-minute study break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And using anti-Semitic language apparently, according to the follow up email.

This accusation has been hurled around at every little thing and has become meaningless, unfortunately. There is real antisemitism and then there's criticism of Israel's problematic treatment of Palestinians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And using anti-Semitic language apparently, according to the follow up email.

According to my daughter this did happen and the protest was immediately stopped by administrators. I think McLean handled the entire thing well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Others disagree with this interpretation.

“From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate,” Tlaib tweeted, cautioning that conflating anti-Israel sentiment with antisemitism “silence(s) diverse voices speaking up for human rights.”

Tweeted Yousef Munayyer, head of the Palestine/Israel Program and a senior Fellow at Arab Center Washington: “There isn’t a square inch of the land between the river and the sea where Palestinians have freedom, justice and equality, and it has never been more important to emphasize this than right now.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

The Muslim Students Association and the Black Student Union are school-specific groups at a number of FCPS schools. It's not your role to dismiss them.

There's nothing surprising about the fact that they'd speak up on behalf of people who are being murdered by the tens of thousands by Israel. As Nicholas Kristof, a leading New York Times columnist, wrote this week:

"It’s horrific first of all that children starve in Gaza as a result of the Israeli year-long invasion of Gaza. But it’s even worse when an Israeli airstrike then kills these kids as they line up for medical treatment for their malnutrition. And America supplies the weapons for this carnage."

[Anonymous]

At our school, we knew that many kids would protest on a given day (I am a teacher), so we prepared ahead of time, a pop quiz. The quiz was EASY. As in, anyone who takes it gets an A. When students left to protest, we marked them absent, locked the doors and gave out a pop quiz to those present. Ohh the angry students and parents that had their grades drop dramatically.