Is there an advocate that works on behalf of the parents in MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry your daughter is going through this and I’m sorry her school is not being helpful. I’m afraid that many people in MCPS don’t have the compassion or empathy that they should and I’m sorry.

Thank you, you sound sane!

No, what everyone is saying is that you can’t blame the school district when you won’t at least do what the school district is telling you. If you and your DD want to claim Bullying, which is a very specific thing, then file the report. Otherwise it’s just you saying other kids don’t like mine and aren’t being friends like the use to be when they were younger. This is HS, some people are jerks. Ignore them and get new friends. If you can’t manage this or it truly is Bullying file the report your current social circle be damned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Insane that you won't suffer social consequences on your own to protect your child. File the damn report.

This.

Disgusting.

[Anonymous]

You need to find better friends and community. Your staying friends with parents of kids that are cruel enough to your child to make you want to switch class is nuts. Show your child how to grow a backbone by modeling growing one yourself. And, no don’t fill the form because the kids will just retaliate. Teach your child how to ignore mean talk and encourage her to make kind friends and by role modeling that.

[Anonymous]

I do think that filling out a bullying form can possibly aggravate the situation. Now, everyone knows that you spoke up. Some HS students might call it snitching. Seems more of a CYA documentation thing than it does a helpful tool to make the behavior stop.

[Anonymous]

Np. Have you contacted the PPW or the social worker at your school? It doesn’t hurt to talk to them.

What class is she taking that she needs for graduation? I would suggest making an appointment with her counselor and see if they can either switch her class or potentially take the class through online pathway or dual enrollment.

[Anonymous]

OP, you're making this more complicated than it is. Your kid is suffering. Fix it. File the report, drop the class, or change schools. People who let their kids bully your kid are NOT YOUR FRIENDS.

[Anonymous]

Has your child tried going to her school counselor? She should explain the situation, explain to the counselor why she doesn’t want to file the bullying report, get all dramatic and cry, etc… and hopefully the counselor will do the switch. Otherwise tell her to become a pain in the neck and keep showing up in the counselor’s office during that particular class and the counselor will get sick of the situation. Have you contacted the assistant principal yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has your child tried going to her school counselor? She should explain the situation, explain to the counselor why she doesn’t want to file the bullying report, get all dramatic and cry, etc… and hopefully the counselor will do the switch. Otherwise tell her to become a pain in the neck and keep showing up in the counselor’s office during that particular class and the counselor will get sick of the situation. Have you contacted the assistant principal yet?

This is the answer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you're making this more complicated than it is. Your kid is suffering. Fix it. File the report, drop the class, or change schools. People who let their kids bully your kid are NOT YOUR FRIENDS.

+1 If they were really your friends, they would stop their kids from bullying yours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do think that filling out a bullying form can possibly aggravate the situation. Now, everyone knows that you spoke up. Some HS students might call it snitching. Seems more of a CYA documentation thing than it does a helpful tool to make the behavior stop.

OP People on this forum can be very mean. This is why it’s tolerated. I agree with the PP. hopefully meeting with the principal will help- maybe try head counselor.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. No. There is no advocate who works on behalf of parents in MCPS. MCPS's goal is to stifle and oppress parents as much as possible. Parents are a threat to be contained in the system's view.

2. You need to grow a pair and file the appropriate bullying reports. You can't claim these so-called bullies are terrorizing your child and ruining her life, but you're scared to name them on paper because you share social circles with their parents. You need to grow up and choose your child over your friendships.

Apparently a parent of a kid at a school, maybe it was a middle school, did do that. Can't remember the name of school but it made to the news because apparently the school didn't do something (??) after a report was filed. The report won't be annonymous because names are listed aren't they on the report?

[Anonymous]

The form is to protect the school system, thread posters! Wake up.

[Anonymous]

Can you give examples of the bullying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The form is to protect the school system, thread posters! Wake up.

It also protects the parent because it's documentation of concerning behavior at the school, which obliges the school to follow-up on it. You can't be this unserious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. No. There is no advocate who works on behalf of parents in MCPS. MCPS's goal is to stifle and oppress parents as much as possible. Parents are a threat to be contained in the system's view.

2. You need to grow a pair and file the appropriate bullying reports. You can't claim these so-called bullies are terrorizing your child and ruining her life, but you're scared to name them on paper because you share social circles with their parents. You need to grow up and choose your child over your friendships.

Apparently a parent of a kid at a school, maybe it was a middle school, did do that. Can't remember the name of school but it made to the news because apparently the school didn't do something (??) after a report was filed. The report won't be annonymous because names are listed aren't they on the report?

You don't have to specifically name the bullies on the report.