Fight btw BCC & WJ students after game @ 8:30 Friday night

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another video. This is so sad.

https://x.com/alanhenney/status/1697836203716808905?s=46&t=waKeMu8AqQblY9YGNikD-A

There is absolutely no excuse in this world for this type of violence, aggressive behavior. And to think these kids are attending school with potential innocent victims?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well that's a bad look. People already fear and mistrust black teenagers. Kicking kids in the head when they're down should be an attempted murder charge. That BCC kid needs to be in prison.

The kid kicking is WHITE.

No

Black with white hands

This. The kid is wearing all black but his hands are clearly white.

Are you referring to the hand with a long sleeved white shirt? To me, that looks like a middle aged man who approaches to try to stop the attack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is very sad to see. I have known kids from both these communities for many years. There is no excuse for this kind of malicious violence, none. There need to be appropriate consequences.
At the same time, I do think we need to ask why these kids are so angry. There is an enormous range of wealth within these schools, particularly BCC, how does that affect some of these at risk youth? How can we, as a community, being to address this?

There is a huge range of wealth at these schools. Bcc draws from less wealthy areas too. Same with WJ but less. This is a parenting issue. Parents need to step up and supervise their kids when not on school property.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not new, and in fact is why they have so many rules surrounding attendance at games. It's hard to understand why MCPS didn't work with county police to ensure a police presence in downtown Bethesda as they have on at least some previous occasions. To those who think the metro is far away, it's not -- it's on the way to where many kids go out after the games AND it's the way that lots of kids who either metro'd or took a bus into Bethesda get home.

This was 2021's letter:

Dear Members of the Walter Johnson High School and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Communities,

This is a joint message from the principals of Walter Johnson High School and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High Schools.

We wanted to let our communities know that several serious incidents occurred after the playoff football game on Friday, November 5, between our two schools at the B-CC campus.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Students taunted Walter Johnson High School students and vandalized the bus transporting Walter Johnson players as they attempted to return to their home campus. Following this, there were reports of an altercation involving multiple students in downtown Bethesda.

While both schools had many administrators, security and police present on campus before, during, and after the game, it is essential to know that these events happened off-campus. The Montgomery County Police Department was engaged immediately and responded and are investigating these incidents.

The alleged behaviors are alarming and unacceptable and not aligned with either school’s guidelines for responsible behavior. Student safety is of paramount importance and we expect all students to represent the highest examples of proper behavior as representatives of our individual school communities. We can be athletic rivals safely and respectfully.

The administration at both schools will be working collaboratively in the coming days to repair the harm done and work towards understanding and unifying our communities following these incidents.

While we work at the school level to educate about these actions, we are also requesting that parents speak to their children about their individual and collective role as responsible citizens in participating in a fun, safe, and enjoyable manner.

Sincerely,

Shelton Mooney
Principal, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School

Jennifer Baker
Principal, Walter Johnson High School

These issues go back a lot further than this as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well that's a bad look. People already fear and mistrust black teenagers. Kicking kids in the head when they're down should be an attempted murder charge. That BCC kid needs to be in prison.

The kid kicking is WHITE.

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It appears that a black teen is kicking a white teen on the ground and repeatedly punching him in the head.

Kids are saying the assailant is from WJ, kid on ground BCC. Other kids were also injured.

If any consequences, likely RJ.

incorrect...kids getting pummeled are WJ.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is very sad to see. I have known kids from both these communities for many years. There is no excuse for this kind of malicious violence, none. There need to be appropriate consequences.
At the same time, I do think we need to ask why these kids are so angry. There is an enormous range of wealth within these schools, particularly BCC, how does that affect some of these at risk youth? How can we, as a community, being to address this?

There is a huge range of wealth at these schools. Bcc draws from less wealthy areas too. Same with WJ but less. This is a parenting issue. Parents need to step up and supervise their kids when not on school property.

Because wealthier parents are better parents than less-wealthy parents?

And no, it's not inherently a problem for HIGH SCHOOL KIDS to be unaccompanied by parents while out and about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well that's a bad look. People already fear and mistrust black teenagers. Kicking kids in the head when they're down should be an attempted murder charge. That BCC kid needs to be in prison.

The kid kicking is WHITE.

No

Black with white hands

This. The kid is wearing all black but his hands are clearly white.

Are you referring to the hand with a long sleeved white shirt? To me, that looks like a middle aged man who approaches to try to stop the attack.

No, the kid wearing all black and a black hoodie/face covering beating up the kid who’s on the ground. When he stands up and puts his arm down you can see his hand is white.

[Anonymous]

Obviously, WJ and BCC should be banned from playing football for the rest of the season. Consequences.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well that's a bad look. People already fear and mistrust black teenagers. Kicking kids in the head when they're down should be an attempted murder charge. That BCC kid needs to be in prison.

The kid kicking is WHITE.

No

It appears that a black teen is kicking a white teen on the ground and repeatedly punching him in the head.

Kids are saying the assailant is from WJ, kid on ground BCC. Other kids were also injured.

If any consequences, likely RJ.

incorrect...kids getting pummeled are WJ.

At least of the kids getting attacked is a BCC kid. Not that that matters. This is utterly abhorrent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Obviously, WJ and BCC should be banned from playing football for the rest of the season. Consequences.

Rather they have to play without fans in attendance. I don’t believe anyone from the actual teams were involved.

[Anonymous]

This is terrifying

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can confirm the boys on the ground are both WJ students. The girls getting jumped were both BCC (mistaken as WJ). The joint statement from the principals of these schools is complete bull$hit. This was not a gathering that turned violent. This was a mob of BCC kids hunting down WJ kids while wearing ski masks. I can also confirm that there was indeed a weapon present. All have been treated for bruises and cuts. There was a separate incident where a WJ student was attacked and ended up in the hospital after being attacked with a weapon. He sustained head injuries and a broken nose. Please stop calling this a fight or brawl. These kids were attacked. I hope those who perpetrated this are prosecuted.

So the black girls from bcc beating the white girl thought they were brutalizing a wj student but it was their classmate?

Possible hate crime. Watch that be ignored.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is very sad to see. I have known kids from both these communities for many years. There is no excuse for this kind of malicious violence, none. There need to be appropriate consequences.
At the same time, I do think we need to ask why these kids are so angry. There is an enormous range of wealth within these schools, particularly BCC, how does that affect some of these at risk youth? How can we, as a community, being to address this?

There is a huge range of wealth at these schools. Bcc draws from less wealthy areas too. Same with WJ but less. This is a parenting issue. Parents need to step up and supervise their kids when not on school property.

Because wealthier parents are better parents than less-wealthy parents?

And no, it's not inherently a problem for HIGH SCHOOL KIDS to be unaccompanied by parents while out and about.

Maybe mcps needs to require parents to accompany the kids if they cannot behave. Wealthier parents often seem very checked out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is very sad to see. I have known kids from both these communities for many years. There is no excuse for this kind of malicious violence, none. There need to be appropriate consequences.
At the same time, I do think we need to ask why these kids are so angry. There is an enormous range of wealth within these schools, particularly BCC, how does that affect some of these at risk youth? How can we, as a community, being to address this?

There is a huge range of wealth at these schools. Bcc draws from less wealthy areas too. Same with WJ but less. This is a parenting issue. Parents need to step up and supervise their kids when not on school property.

Because wealthier parents are better parents than less-wealthy parents?

And no, it's not inherently a problem for HIGH SCHOOL KIDS to be unaccompanied by parents while out and about.

Wealthy parents give their kids cars. No one is taking a metro to a football game.

[Anonymous]

I hope the parents of the kids that were heavily assaulted press charges.