Gang infested High Schools in MoCo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am wondering which High Schools to avoid as we look for a new home. We likely are not going to move to Whitman, Churchill, Wooten, BCC or even Walter Johnson (the "good" schools). That leaves the "lower teir". Which ones should we steer clear of for sure?

....is it possible to just downsize so that you can afford a home or townhouse or condo in the pyramid you prefer to be in? I bet you can find something you like that you can afford in one of those clusters.

There is not much inventory-and I also worry about the more affluent schools being too elitist or snooty (particularly Whitman and Churchill), Wooten being a competitive "pressure cooker". Would consider BCC and WJ but again wery few options, not really wanting to cram a family of 6 into a 1,200 sq ft condo, townhome or buy a shack that is in such bad shape/supposed to be a teardown....hate this area.

They are not all "shacks." Our parents called them fixer uppers. What is your price point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bcc had a couple gang incidents that required significant police response recently (was in the mcps thread I think). I believe it's the largest (crazy huge) HS in the county. Check out the demographics.

I think you are referring to Blair, not BCC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bcc had a couple gang incidents that required significant police response recently (was in the mcps thread I think). I believe it's the largest (crazy huge) HS in the county. Check out the demographics.

I think you are referring to Blair, not BCC.

Yes, Blair is the largest HS in the county, and, in fact, is just a few students shy of being the largest in the entire state. It is also very diverse. But it's a perfect example of a school that's large and diverse enough to have a sufficient peer group for every type of student, including bright, AP/Honors-taking, college-bound kids, like my daughter. And, no, she's not in either of the in-house magnets. She's been at Blair for 2 1/2 years now and has never had any interaction with "gangs," though I don't doubt that gangs exist. But like I said, big place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no single school in MoCo with serious gang activity...in fact the DC area with the exception of parts of PG and Fairfax with MS-13 is not big gangland. Lots of fake me out gangs in MoCo for sure, but nothing too bad.

W Schools - rampant drug, alcohol, and script abuse. And bad sex scene.
Downcounty - Wanna be gangsters. And alcohol.
NEC - Some drugs and alcohol.
Far burbs - Massive alcohol and drunk driving issues.

Pick your poison and actually parent your kids.

Pull this one out of your ass did you?

Every single problem you listed above is "rampant" at all MoCo schools, no exceptions. FWIW, this includes Fairfax county, Howard County, Loudoun County - all these kids are high and horny all the time....just like kids were back when I was in high school so stop kidding yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poor schools have the drug dealers and rich schools have the drug users.

No escaping the culture of drugs, sex, violence and cheating in any school - public or private, rich or poor.

+ 1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no single school in MoCo with serious gang activity...in fact the DC area with the exception of parts of PG and Fairfax with MS-13 is not big gangland. Lots of fake me out gangs in MoCo for sure, but nothing too bad.

W Schools - rampant drug, alcohol, and script abuse. And bad sex scene.
Downcounty - Wanna be gangsters. And alcohol.
NEC - Some drugs and alcohol.
Far burbs - Massive alcohol and drunk driving issues.

Pick your poison and actually parent your kids.

Pull this one out of your ass did you?

Every single problem you listed above is "rampant" at all MoCo schools, no exceptions. FWIW, this includes Fairfax county, Howard County, Loudoun County - all these kids are high and horny all the time....just like kids were back when I was in high school so stop kidding yourself.

HaHa! I love this. And it's pretty much as I remember high school, too.

[Anonymous]

All high schools in MC have full-time (and plentiful) security staff on top of a dedicated uniformed police officer(s) presence. I really don't think there is a whole bunch of gang banging go on during school hours.

[Anonymous]

Or the nerdy kids are too busy with their homework, sports and clubs to lose it all to get high. Lots of kids aren't dummies, and have something to lose, including sports eligibility and scholarships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bcc had a couple gang incidents that required significant police response recently (was in the mcps thread I think). I believe it's the largest (crazy huge) HS in the county. Check out the demographics.

I think you are referring to Blair, not BCC.

No, this was BCc. Not that Blair doesn't have issues from time to time too, but this incident was BCC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or the nerdy kids are too busy with their homework, sports and clubs to lose it all to get high. Lots of kids aren't dummies, and have something to lose, including sports eligibility and scholarships.

You would be surprised. Busy does not always equal immune from drug use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or the nerdy kids are too busy with their homework, sports and clubs to lose it all to get high. Lots of kids aren't dummies, and have something to lose, including sports eligibility and scholarships.

You would be surprised. Busy does not always equal immune from drug use.

Absolutely right, and parents are fooling themselves if they think otherwise. Our local high school's lacrosse team was full of drug users, as was a family member's in another county. There are plenty of AP and IB students who also smoke pot regularly.

You know how adults can't wait to have a drink and kick back at the end of a workday? It's not different for many teens, and with the stress to be the best and brightest, why should we be surprised at the impact it has on them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no single school in MoCo with serious gang activity...in fact the DC area with the exception of parts of PG and Fairfax with MS-13 is not big gangland. Lots of fake me out gangs in MoCo for sure, but nothing too bad.

W Schools - rampant drug, alcohol, and script abuse. And bad sex scene.
Downcounty - Wanna be gangsters. And alcohol.
NEC - Some drugs and alcohol.
Far burbs - Massive alcohol and drunk driving issues.

Pick your poison and actually parent your kids.

Pg county doesn't have gangs either, especially in the HS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no single school in MoCo with serious gang activity...in fact the DC area with the exception of parts of PG and Fairfax with MS-13 is not big gangland. Lots of fake me out gangs in MoCo for sure, but nothing too bad.

W Schools - rampant drug, alcohol, and script abuse. And bad sex scene.
Downcounty - Wanna be gangsters. And alcohol.
NEC - Some drugs and alcohol.
Far burbs - Massive alcohol and drunk driving issues.

Pick your poison and actually parent your kids.

Pg county doesn't have gangs either, especially in the HS

Likely because all those kids dropped out already!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no single school in MoCo with serious gang activity...in fact the DC area with the exception of parts of PG and Fairfax with MS-13 is not big gangland. Lots of fake me out gangs in MoCo for sure, but nothing too bad.

W Schools - rampant drug, alcohol, and script abuse. And bad sex scene.
Downcounty - Wanna be gangsters. And alcohol.
NEC - Some drugs and alcohol.
Far burbs - Massive alcohol and drunk driving issues.

Pick your poison and actually parent your kids.

Pg county doesn't have gangs either, especially in the HS

You're simple.

They ALL have gangs. Gangs, however are quiet, as the students are their drug clients.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or the nerdy kids are too busy with their homework, sports and clubs to lose it all to get high. Lots of kids aren't dummies, and have something to lose, including sports eligibility and scholarships.

You would be surprised. Busy does not always equal immune from drug use.

Absolutely right, and parents are fooling themselves if they think otherwise. Our local high school's lacrosse team was full of drug users, as was a family member's in another county. There are plenty of AP and IB students who also smoke pot regularly.

You know how adults can't wait to have a drink and kick back at the end of a workday? It's not different for many teens, and with the stress to be the best and brightest, why should we be surprised at the impact it has on them?


Except being on a lacrosse team is the exact opposite of being busy.