Security guard injured during brawl at Clarksburg High School
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Anonymous
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My DD tells me fight are getting more and more common at Clarksburg. Apparently this fight got so bad, a security guard got deep cuts on his scalp.
Here's the ABC7 News story: https://wjla.com/news/local/clarksburg-high-school-fight |
Anonymous
| Good lord |
Anonymous
| The mother of the boy in the fight was posting vague comments in the comments of a news article about this fight. Something along the lines of it will all come out and the security guard had been provoking him. She wouldn’t confirm she was the mother but kept posting about how “her boys” were innocent. |
Anonymous
It’s not good of course, but that article says deep scratches, not deep cuts. A deep scratch is still a shallow cut. |
Anonymous
What?? Why are there brawls at unlicensed high schools in MCPS?? Are we trash or what? |
Anonymous
| Their poor principal - he’s a very good man. |
Anonymous
| Love the principal! There aren’t enough good ones in MCPS so I hope he feels supported through this. |
Anonymous
really, PP? How many people are banging down doors to become security guards? especially after hearing news like this . . . If the principal lasts, it will be a miracle. revolving door these days - as disciplinary issues take up much of the day Welcome to Montgomery County! |
Anonymous
| This is nothing new, there are fights in all the high school. |
Anonymous
What's an "unlicensed" high school? |
Anonymous
So not true. |
Anonymous
Number of fights have increased. I have been in education for over 25 years. not a "W" teacher by any stretch, having spent the bulk of my career in challenging schools When the new Code of Conduct was introduced, more and more excuses were given for poor behavior, and kids knew they could get away with murder. When principals had autonomy and could make decisions based on the norms of the community, disciplinary measures were handled quickly, allowing teachers to focus on instruction. I finally had to get out when I was forced to shut the door of my classroom each morning b/c there were daily turf fights in the hall. Once autonomy died, so did discipline. We are too controlled by the powers that be who have never set foot in a classroom. This will ONLY get worse. |
Anonymous
Idk, autocorrect stupidity obviously |
Anonymous
| Unfortunately this happens in all high schools. My niece attends another school in the area, not MCPS, and she said this happens at her school too. Only difference is that it was on video and sent to media. I hope the school expels or suspends the students for crap like this, like the way they used to when I was in HS in the 90s. |
Anonymous
This is pathetic. Effectively it means that children aren’t receiving their free appropriate education due to being physically harmed or fear of being physically harmed at school. Someone should do a class action lawsuit until it is fixed. Would smaller schools help or is a decent behavior intervention plan and a lot more supervision sufficient? MCPS gets more pathetic by the day. |