Tenley Chick Filet takes measures against loitering after school by students, including Wilson

[Anonymous]

The ppl who are truly concerned about this should ask their ANC rep to set up a meeting with
Mary Cheh, police, Wilson administration and parents. Get everyone who is relevant involved.
Everyone, including Tenley residents need to be actively involved in finding a solution.
It is not fair to dump it all on the school principal who has more than enough to do trying to manage over 2000 students
during the school day, all at different academic levels. You people need to step up and do more than just sit on your couch and complain.

[Anonymous]

I love the rock throwing poster. It sounds like this was a one time incident by a few students and yet this poster
makes it sound like it happens every few days or something. So funny.

[Anonymous]

New poster. 16:31: Only funny until someone loses an eye. Why the tolerance for crime? Lets not overstate the problem, but it is a problem.

[Anonymous]

I just asked my son who is a Freshman at Wilson. He said that of course it gets crowded after school. He said the lines were really long and the restaurant is super slow. He said the kids are not rowdy. He said he doesn't care - will never go to Chick fil A again.

Chick fil A operators don't make a lot of money. Instead of keeping them out, I would have hired extra staff for the after school crowd and raked in the dough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just asked my son who is a Freshman at Wilson. He said that of course it gets crowded after school. He said the lines were really long and the restaurant is super slow. He said the kids are not rowdy. He said he doesn't care - will never go to Chick fil A again.

Chick fil A operators don't make a lot of money. Instead of keeping them out, I would have hired extra staff for the after school crowd and raked in the dough.

He's been at Wilson for only 2 weeks?

[Anonymous]

This is my metro stop. It is NOT a nice area because of what others have mentioned. I'm a young mother of three. I don't need to be yelled at and have my kids hearing the racial language and have their appearances commented on. We don't eat at chick filet though anyway.

[Anonymous]

I contacted anc and asked when the meeting is. Have not heard back. I would like to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just asked my son who is a Freshman at Wilson. He said that of course it gets crowded after school. He said the lines were really long and the restaurant is super slow. He said the kids are not rowdy. He said he doesn't care - will never go to Chick fil A again.

Chick fil A operators don't make a lot of money. Instead of keeping them out, I would have hired extra staff for the after school crowd and raked in the dough.

He's been at Wilson for only 2 weeks?

If he went to Deal this is his 4th year of coming to Tenley after school so he probably knows of what he speaks. Plus, Chick-Fil-A just opened so we all just have a few weeks' worth of experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ppl who are truly concerned about this should ask their ANC rep to set up a meeting with
Mary Cheh, police, Wilson administration and parents. Get everyone who is relevant involved.
Everyone, including Tenley residents need to be actively involved in finding a solution.
It is not fair to dump it all on the school principal who has more than enough to do trying to manage over 2000 students
during the school day, all at different academic levels. You people need to step up and do more than just sit on your couch and complain.

A solution? How about these kids stay after school and study in the library. Or join a club. Or get a part time job. The community needs to come together because these kids don't know how to act in public?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ppl who are truly concerned about this should ask their ANC rep to set up a meeting with
Mary Cheh, police, Wilson administration and parents. Get everyone who is relevant involved.
Everyone, including Tenley residents need to be actively involved in finding a solution.
It is not fair to dump it all on the school principal who has more than enough to do trying to manage over 2000 students
during the school day, all at different academic levels. You people need to step up and do more than just sit on your couch and complain.

A solution? How about these kids stay after school and study in the library. Or join a club. Or get a part time job. The community needs to come together because these kids don't know how to act in public?

How about we all just live our lives. If you are threatened or see violence, call the police. If you see teens behaving like teens, remember that that is what teens do.

[Anonymous]

I think it is reasonable for people in public--including teenagers--to meet a somewhat higher standard of behavior than "it's not illegal", and for schools to communicate to their students (and their neighbors!) that they expect them to display good citizenship on and off campus.

I also do not think that loud, profane, racial talk, rude remarks to strangers, and pushing/shoving that spills over to others are behavior that should just be written off as "teens behaving like teens" any more than I think it's ok for young men to catcall or grope in public because "boys will be boys".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is reasonable for people in public--including teenagers--to meet a somewhat higher standard of behavior than "it's not illegal", and for schools to communicate to their students (and their neighbors!) that they expect them to display good citizenship on and off campus.

I also do not think that loud, profane, racial talk, rude remarks to strangers, and pushing/shoving that spills over to others are behavior that should just be written off as "teens behaving like teens" any more than I think it's ok for young men to catcall or grope in public because "boys will be boys".

thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is reasonable for people in public--including teenagers--to meet a somewhat higher standard of behavior than "it's not illegal", and for schools to communicate to their students (and their neighbors!) that they expect them to display good citizenship on and off campus.

I also do not think that loud, profane, racial talk, rude remarks to strangers, and pushing/shoving that spills over to others are behavior that should just be written off as "teens behaving like teens" any more than I think it's ok for young men to catcall or grope in public because "boys will be boys".

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is reasonable for people in public--including teenagers--to meet a somewhat higher standard of behavior than "it's not illegal", and for schools to communicate to their students (and their neighbors!) that they expect them to display good citizenship on and off campus.

I also do not think that loud, profane, racial talk, rude remarks to strangers, and pushing/shoving that spills over to others are behavior that should just be written off as "teens behaving like teens" any more than I think it's ok for young men to catcall or grope in public because "boys will be boys".

It may be reasonable to desire a higher standard, but it's not required by law. You cannot ask a police officer to arrest a teenager for swearing. Nor can you insist that the government take action so that residents don't prefer to do their shopping at a different time of day. If the community wants to come together and figure out ways to deter or redirect misbehaving teenagers, wonderful. But the very thing you're complaining about in the OP - the fact that a restaurant is switching to carryout only during a certain period of the day to avoid overcrowding and loitering - is one simple way to do that.

[Anonymous]

OP here - I'm not complaining about it. I think its probably the only thing they can do right now. I'm citing it as one example of impact, and others have provided many others, on our neighborhood when Wilson lets out for the day. I think the neighborhood had a complete right to ask for this impact to be looked at big picture. All these little adjustments you endorse seem to be one sided, and to affect quality of life for those who live here.