What's with the new fence at Churchill?

[Anonymous]

My DD told me that the fence was to prevent kids from getting hit by a bus while cutting through the bus loop. Apparently, a lot of kids had been doing that and it was very dangerous. It makes total sense to me and my child who actually goes to CHS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll repeat something I said earlier. You know how they say Russia has hired people to just rile Americans up? The trolls know enough to push our buttons, but what they are actually saying misses some cultural context to actually make sense?

That's what this is. No reasonable person really expects their child's high school to reach out to THEM for feedback on whether and where to put a fence on school property.

The person we're responding to is either a mean-spirited person trying to rile people up, or an actual Russian Troll who found facebook and twitter too boring now that the election is over, and so they have now targeted DCUM!

Seriously? You think that Russian Trolls are stalking the parents of your Pookies’ high school?
I hope that the radar on your tinfoil hat is pointed in the right direction so that you have some chance of survival!

Apparently sarcasm is new to you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD told me that the fence was to prevent kids from getting hit by a bus while cutting through the bus loop. Apparently, a lot of kids had been doing that and it was very dangerous. It makes total sense to me and my child who actually goes to CHS.

Detention is a cheaper deterrent to jay walking through the bus loop than building a fence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD told me that the fence was to prevent kids from getting hit by a bus while cutting through the bus loop. Apparently, a lot of kids had been doing that and it was very dangerous. It makes total sense to me and my child who actually goes to CHS.

Cutting through the bus loop is what happens when you design the school lay-out to be more accessible for the school buses than for the walkers. MCPS should stop doing that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD told me that the fence was to prevent kids from getting hit by a bus while cutting through the bus loop. Apparently, a lot of kids had been doing that and it was very dangerous. It makes total sense to me and my child who actually goes to CHS.

This totally makes more sense than the cross-the-street explanation. I didn't mind the fence, before, but actually this makes it much clearer how it could be helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD told me that the fence was to prevent kids from getting hit by a bus while cutting through the bus loop. Apparently, a lot of kids had been doing that and it was very dangerous. It makes total sense to me and my child who actually goes to CHS.

This totally makes more sense than the cross-the-street explanation. I didn't mind the fence, before, but actually this makes it much clearer how it could be helpful.

The fence is on the opposite side of the bus loop. Kids can still walk across the bus loop just like kids are still jay walking on Gainsborough and walking through the faculty and student lots.

The fence was a waste of money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD told me that the fence was to prevent kids from getting hit by a bus while cutting through the bus loop. Apparently, a lot of kids had been doing that and it was very dangerous. It makes total sense to me and my child who actually goes to CHS.

This totally makes more sense than the cross-the-street explanation. I didn't mind the fence, before, but actually this makes it much clearer how it could be helpful.

The fence is on the opposite side of the bus loop. Kids can still walk across the bus loop just like kids are still jay walking on Gainsborough and walking through the faculty and student lots.

The fence was a waste of money.

In the afternoon, why would they bother to cut through the bus loop if they know they have to go around the fence anyway? At the very least, if anyone is telling them not to, they won't have any reason to disobey...same distance to use the sidewalks. And in the mornings, they would also be less likely to cut across the loop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD told me that the fence was to prevent kids from getting hit by a bus while cutting through the bus loop. Apparently, a lot of kids had been doing that and it was very dangerous. It makes total sense to me and my child who actually goes to CHS.

This totally makes more sense than the cross-the-street explanation. I didn't mind the fence, before, but actually this makes it much clearer how it could be helpful.

The fence is on the opposite side of the bus loop. Kids can still walk across the bus loop just like kids are still jay walking on Gainsborough and walking through the faculty and student lots.

The fence was a waste of money.

Actually, it doesn't make sense that kids would continue to walk through the bus loop when they will still have to go around the fence to get to the street and sidewalk. Not a waste of money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD told me that the fence was to prevent kids from getting hit by a bus while cutting through the bus loop. Apparently, a lot of kids had been doing that and it was very dangerous. It makes total sense to me and my child who actually goes to CHS.

This totally makes more sense than the cross-the-street explanation. I didn't mind the fence, before, but actually this makes it much clearer how it could be helpful.

The fence is on the opposite side of the bus loop. Kids can still walk across the bus loop just like kids are still jay walking on Gainsborough and walking through the faculty and student lots.

The fence was a waste of money.

In the afternoon, why would they bother to cut through the bus loop if they know they have to go around the fence anyway? At the very least, if anyone is telling them not to, they won't have any reason to disobey...same distance to use the sidewalks. And in the mornings, they would also be less likely to cut across the loop.

The fence is too short to be a deference. Most of the kids walking through the lot are just trying to get to their cars parked on Gainsborough. They can hop the fence if they want.

Kids also don't do the smart thing. They can be creatures of habit. I actually saw kids today walk through the bus loop to walk to the fence opening and jay walk where there is not a curb or crosswalk - all while staring at their phones. Not smart and not safe but something a kid will continue to do unless there is a consequence or even a message to not do that.

[Anonymous]

Sorry - deterrence not deference

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The fence is too short to be a deference. Most of the kids walking through the lot are just trying to get to their cars parked on Gainsborough. They can hop the fence if they want.

Kids also don't do the smart thing. They can be creatures of habit. I actually saw kids today walk through the bus loop to walk to the fence opening and jay walk where there is not a curb or crosswalk - all while staring at their phones. Not smart and not safe but something a kid will continue to do unless there is a consequence or even a message to not do that.

It's not smart or safe to walk or drive while you're on your phone, but it's totally legal to cross the street even where there isn't a crosswalk painted on the road - and it can be both smart and safe to do so.