Does Whitman HS have a big drug problem?

[Anonymous]

A recent parent told me that the school has an enormous drug problem. I'd like to know since we are considering Whitman as an option for our DD.

[Anonymous]

These are such ridiculous posts.'

EVERY HS has a drug problem. If you don't trust your kid to make right decisions, drugs are available on the street!

And don't think private is better. My all-girls' HS had high-quality drugs for sale b/c kids could afford it.

[Anonymous]

Drug cases in the metro area has increased greatly in the last few years. Every school does have drug issues. It's how well the kids and the administration hides it. And they are easily accessible and not as expensive as it was before. Talk to the local police or EMT stations. They know what's going on.

[Anonymous]

+1 - Every Middle School and High School in Montgomery County has drugs. It's a reality faced by almost every community in the United States. Talk with your kids and know their friends. Tell them not to hold any bags or purses for their friends in their lockers and do not accept anything that friends may give them at school. Realize that most High School parties have drugs and alcohol and kids have access to drugs as readily as their parent's medicine cabinets at home. Dispose of unused medication at your local pharmacy. The pharmacies will incinerate unused drugs so they do not contaminate landfills and our water supply.

[Anonymous]

I think the wealthier schools have better access to higher cost drugs and are simply better at sweeping the issues under the rug.

[Anonymous]

Considering people use drugs about the same clip across racial and SES lines and then a consistent number of people who try move to using then take the next step into abuse. The real problem with drugs is the war on drugs and the adverse affects that has on the rest of your life once branded a druggie. Considering the "good to be the boss" affect enjoyed by the demographic who populates the school and that the school is almost completely void of the kind of people who typically suffer from the disproportionate policing and then the overly punitive criminal justice system:

I would say no, Whitman has the least serious drug problem in the entire county and the problems tends to trend upward as you go east and north.


Do they use drugs? of course!
Do they have a problem no? they're rich and white and most of life's rewards will be bought and paid for and consequences avoided.

[Anonymous]

"It is always a snow day at Whitman". That said, I think if your kid ends up seeking out drugs, they will find them at any high school. I have heard that the wealthy schools it is cocaine and hard alcohol. Other schools it is pot and beer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Considering people use drugs about the same clip across racial and SES lines and then a consistent number of people who try move to using then take the next step into abuse. The real problem with drugs is the war on drugs and the adverse affects that has on the rest of your life once branded a druggie. Considering the "good to be the boss" affect enjoyed by the demographic who populates the school and that the school is almost completely void of the kind of people who typically suffer from the disproportionate policing and then the overly punitive criminal justice system:

I would say no, Whitman has the least serious drug problem in the entire county and the problems tends to trend upward as you go east and north.


Do they use drugs? of course!
Do they have a problem no? they're rich and white and most of life's rewards will be bought and paid for and consequences avoided.

Where's your data?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering people use drugs about the same clip across racial and SES lines and then a consistent number of people who try move to using then take the next step into abuse. The real problem with drugs is the war on drugs and the adverse affects that has on the rest of your life once branded a druggie. Considering the "good to be the boss" affect enjoyed by the demographic who populates the school and that the school is almost completely void of the kind of people who typically suffer from the disproportionate policing and then the overly punitive criminal justice system:

I would say no, Whitman has the least serious drug problem in the entire county and the problems tends to trend upward as you go east and north.


Do they use drugs? of course!
Do they have a problem no? they're rich and white and most of life's rewards will be bought and paid for and consequences avoided.

Where's your data?

common sense you nit wit but here you go:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecourtyard/9134268333/

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Blogs/Education-Matters/July-August-2012/African-American-Students-Face-Higher-Suspension-Rates-in-MCPS-High-Schools/
Consider there aren't any black students at Whitman to speak of and it has one of the lowest suspension rates in MoCo where do you think the kids are coming from? Potomac?

part of a larger news story.
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/19285/de-facto-segregation-threatens-montgomery-public-schools/
MoCo does drug statistics but they say the same things and you can look them up if you feel the need. I get it that eastern parts of the county think they almost equal but they don't really get where and how the quality gaps manifest themselves. Whitman has almost no suspensions so the black marks that really hurt the kids more so than the actual actions never get put on the record. Hopefully then the kids out grow the youth retardation complex before they leave the protective bubble even though we all know some don't. Kids out east don't get quite the same protections and while not fair it is on their parents for failing to provide it to them even if they never had the chance to. That's life

[Anonymous]

Going to Whitman will get your child addicted to heroin, guaranteed.

You heard it here first, folks.

[Anonymous]

OP, drugs are everywhere. I suspect Whitman is no better or no worse than any other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering people use drugs about the same clip across racial and SES lines and then a consistent number of people who try move to using then take the next step into abuse. The real problem with drugs is the war on drugs and the adverse affects that has on the rest of your life once branded a druggie. Considering the "good to be the boss" affect enjoyed by the demographic who populates the school and that the school is almost completely void of the kind of people who typically suffer from the disproportionate policing and then the overly punitive criminal justice system:

I would say no, Whitman has the least serious drug problem in the entire county and the problems tends to trend upward as you go east and north.


Do they use drugs? of course!
Do they have a problem no? they're rich and white and most of life's rewards will be bought and paid for and consequences avoided.

Where's your data?

common sense you nit wit but here you go:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecourtyard/9134268333/

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Blogs/Education-Matters/July-August-2012/African-American-Students-Face-Higher-Suspension-Rates-in-MCPS-High-Schools/
Consider there aren't any black students at Whitman to speak of and it has one of the lowest suspension rates in MoCo where do you think the kids are coming from? Potomac?

part of a larger news story.
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/19285/de-facto-segregation-threatens-montgomery-public-schools/
MoCo does drug statistics but they say the same things and you can look them up if you feel the need. I get it that eastern parts of the county think they almost equal but they don't really get where and how the quality gaps manifest themselves. Whitman has almost no suspensions so the black marks that really hurt the kids more so than the actual actions never get put on the record. Hopefully then the kids out grow the youth retardation complex before they leave the protective bubble even though we all know some don't. Kids out east don't get quite the same protections and while not fair it is on their parents for failing to provide it to them even if they never had the chance to. That's life

We tend not to suspend b/c of drugs. maybe a day out of class
Suspensions - which are no longer part of how schools are run these days- revolve around fights and gang activity and usually involve weapons. For every kid suspended, there are ten more who have been overlooked b/c central office is on the schools' asses.


Your articles, therefore, aren't connected to your supposed "trend upward," moron.

I'm guessing you're not an educator.

[Anonymous]

My DD is going to Whitman next fall. She is definitely going to do heroin? I am terrified. Is Whitman like a giant open air drug market?? Are kids shooting up in the bathroom. We just moved here from CT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD is going to Whitman next fall. She is definitely going to do heroin? I am terrified. Is Whitman like a giant open air drug market?? Are kids shooting up in the bathroom. We just moved here from CT.

Only you can answer the questions about your own daughter. Having said that the last thing that she will be doing is heroin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD is going to Whitman next fall. She is definitely going to do heroin? I am terrified. Is Whitman like a giant open air drug market?? Are kids shooting up in the bathroom. We just moved here from CT.

No, Whitman HS has a building. Quite a large one, in fact.