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[quote=Anonymous]I am losing count as to the number of emails as to serious incidences that have occurred at Churchill this year.  Was today's email the 4th in which the police department became involved with investigating?  At this rate, the police needs to ramp up the number of permanent Resource Officers assigned to Churchill if criminal charges is the appropriate course of action for these types of actions.  Even with their involvement and only one incident solved, there is never a clear outcome from this course of action.

Frankly, the MCPS K - 12 curriculum lacks programming aimed at preventing bullying.  I believe this is why there has been a rising uptick in these types of incidences county wide.  There has been a lack of prevention and it is not a problem that the police involvement will solve. Thus far this year at Churchill, there hasn't been a school wide assembly, class discussions, or a community wide evening parental meeting at Churchill to address the poor climate issues.  A survey was conducted by Mrs. Heckert in November but no announcement as to the results was announced. I don't know of a single trip a school in our cluster has ever taken to the Holocaust Museum when students study WWII in middle school and high school.  My child's grandparents were babies during that time, so most current high schoolers are almost 3 generations removed from what symbols of hate from that era represent.  Only one class at Churchill has made a trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.  Education is key to solving this problem.

It is easy for students to drown out the principal emails and not report when they witness hate in the school on a daily basis because Churchill has a long history of ignoring bullying reports in the past and even letting open retaliation occur when these types of incidences were reported.  To drive out bigotry and hate, the principal should not only be looking at the students but also at staff members who are ignorant of the example they provide to the student body by their direct actions or inactions.  Most students just try to come to school on a daily basis and not be a target.

This is the email the principal sent this afternoon if you are not on the list serve:

[i]The purpose of this message is to make you aware that we are investigating a racist and ignorant incident that occurred today during school. At this time, we are working with the Montgomery County Police Department to ensure it is addressed swiftly and seriously. I intend to share more detailed information and how we will work together to eliminate this type of behavior from our community.

Please continue to encourage your children to speak out against any type of behavior that demonstrates racism or discrimination. It has no place at Winston Churchill High School.

Brandice C. Heckert
Principal
Winston Churchill High School
Go Bulldogs!
@ChurchillPrin[/i][/quote]

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