Lockdown at Blair?

[Anonymous]

This is ridiculous. There have been 3 stabbings at an MCPS highschool since September, and it's only November. WTF. We are one of the richest counties in the richest state in the richest country. We need to get our sh!t together and get the HS SROs back, bring mental health counselors in, and whatever else the incompetent council promised. You can't deny the fact that ever since the council stuck their nose into the SRO business, that things have gone downhill. Let the principals who wanted the SROs to stay lead these schools. We don't need clueless people like Jawando to make decisions regarding school security.

[Anonymous]

That brings us to...three? four? stabbings on MCPS property since the start of school.

Any attempt to lay this at the feet of a certain school is misguided, as we're seeing these incidents all over the county. But it does force a question of what to do about it.

Unlike PP, I don't think that the renaming of SROs is the problem here. We are living in difficult times, and times that have been particularly hard on young people. As a society, we've not done much to care for them, emotionally, during this period.

I think we're seeing the impact now from pretending that everything was normal, that they could just pick up where they left off at school, even when kids lost parents, or parents lost their jobs, or kids lost the ties of friendship that had kept them sane.

Let's stop lobbing rhetorical bombs about Blair vs Whitman stabbings and which one is more typical and start thinking about what we can do for our young people, across the county, to mitigate the causes of this violence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You have got to be a troll if you are suggesting this incident reflects normal life at Blair and indicates all students are unsafe, but the incidents at the W schools are just one-time personal issues between specific students. Either that, or, as my toddler would say, you are "super duper" racist.

What this and other incidents show, is that the kids are not okay. Yes, kids are resilient, but keeping them home for so long has done them lasting harm, which we are seeing manifested as terrible mental health among youth (and adults). I was called all kinds of names for suggesting six months ago that closing school buildings has consequences, well guess what, here they are.

While what you said about consequences may be true, and I agree with you, I’d be willing to bet this is gang violence. Happened before the pandemic, during, and will continue after.
And I have a child at Blair.

And I remember having a fellow student arrested next to me at Whitman during Friday Night Lights for bringing a BB gun. White kids can be dangerous too.

A kid carrying a bb gun and a kid actually stabbing someone 3 times. Totally the same thing.

A kid killing 26 people vs a kid actually stabbing 1 person 3 times and not killing them. Totally the same thing.

What are you talking about? I’m talking about the PP comparing the kid having a BB gun to a kid stabbing another kid. What Whitman incident are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

What are you talking about? I’m talking about the PP comparing the kid having a BB gun to a kid stabbing another kid. What Whitman incident are you talking about?

Not the PP, but they might be thinking of the Whitman student who attacked a Churchill student with a knife, but who was pried off the other girl by parents before an actual stabbing took place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

What are you talking about? I’m talking about the PP comparing the kid having a BB gun to a kid stabbing another kid. What Whitman incident are you talking about?

Not the PP, but they might be thinking of the Whitman student who attacked a Churchill student with a knife, but who was pried off the other girl by parents before an actual stabbing took place.

They mentioned a kid killing 26 people. When did that happen around here?

[Anonymous]

Grateful my kids went to a very safe high school far from here. Your kids shouldn’t have to live this way. 🙁

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What are you talking about? I’m talking about the PP comparing the kid having a BB gun to a kid stabbing another kid. What Whitman incident are you talking about?

Not the PP, but they might be thinking of the Whitman student who attacked a Churchill student with a knife, but who was pried off the other girl by parents before an actual stabbing took place.

They mentioned a kid killing 26 people. When did that happen around here?

On December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, and it wasn't a gang incident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That brings us to...three? four? stabbings on MCPS property since the start of school.

Any attempt to lay this at the feet of a certain school is misguided, as we're seeing these incidents all over the county. But it does force a question of what to do about it.

Unlike PP, I don't think that the renaming of SROs is the problem here. We are living in difficult times, and times that have been particularly hard on young people. As a society, we've not done much to care for them, emotionally, during this period.

I think we're seeing the impact now from pretending that everything was normal, that they could just pick up where they left off at school, even when kids lost parents, or parents lost their jobs, or kids lost the ties of friendship that had kept them sane.

Let's stop lobbing rhetorical bombs about Blair vs Whitman stabbings and which one is more typical and start thinking about what we can do for our young people, across the county, to mitigate the causes of this violence.

Yep.

[Anonymous]

My kid (from inside the building) is saying that the victim died. I don't see that on the news though. Any idea if this is the case? Police initially said non-life threatening injuries. My kid is probably just repeating the grapevine...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid (from inside the building) is saying that the victim died. I don't see that on the news though. Any idea if this is the case? Police initially said non-life threatening injuries. My kid is probably just repeating the grapevine...

Oh no. I really hope your child is wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is ridiculous. There have been 3 stabbings at an MCPS highschool since September, and it's only November. WTF. We are one of the richest counties in the richest state in the richest country. We need to get our sh!t together and get the HS SROs back, bring mental health counselors in, and whatever else the incompetent council promised. You can't deny the fact that ever since the council stuck their nose into the SRO business, that things have gone downhill. Let the principals who wanted the SROs to stay lead these schools. We don't need clueless people like Jawando to make decisions regarding school security.

+1 million

[Anonymous]

Does mcps tells its students that they should respect each other and be civil? Do the students know what is right and what is wrong?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid (from inside the building) is saying that the victim died. I don't see that on the news though. Any idea if this is the case? Police initially said non-life threatening injuries. My kid is probably just repeating the grapevine...

Oh no. I really hope your child is wrong.

He hasn’t passed away. These were serious but non life threatening injuries.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good thing we got rid of SROs!

cept we didn’t. They just changed names. Pay attention.

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/08/montgomery-co-schools-wont-have-school-resource-officers-when-students-return/

Sure looks like there are no more officers on school grounds to me!

Read your own article.

"The school system said the position will be replaced by Community Engagement Officers, which will consist of police officers who patrol in areas around schools, but will not be in direct contact with school staff."
Sound like a useful position to handle an incident outside in the parking lot, or in a nearby neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good thing we got rid of SROs!

cept we didn’t. They just changed names. Pay attention.

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/08/montgomery-co-schools-wont-have-school-resource-officers-when-students-return/

Sure looks like there are no more officers on school grounds to me!

Read your own article.

"The school system said the position will be replaced by Community Engagement Officers, which will consist of police officers who patrol in areas around schools, but will not be in direct contact with school staff."
Sound like a useful position to handle an incident outside in the parking lot, or in a nearby neighborhood.

So where the heck has these Community Engagement Officers been in all 3 stabbings??