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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it is because of privacy issues but I agree that there is some degree to which the privacy is counterproductive.  My DD had significant conflict with a boy in her class last year and her perception was that there were no consequences to the boy for his behavior, which just made my DD feel like the school wasn't protecting her.  Had they been able to tell her some of what they were doing, she would have at least felt like they were trying.

It is similar to how the school will call to tell you about an incident with another child but not tell you who the other child is.  My kids are older now and can tell me, but in most cases by time you get to upper elementary school, the identity of the other child really matters to the context of what happened.  If the school isn't going to tell me the full story, don't bother calling me.   [/quote]

OP here. Yes,[b] my daughter basically believes there's no consequence for bad behavior at the school,[/b] which is heartbreaking. I asked her why she didn't tell her teacher about the incident, she said "They don't do anything about it."

I'm not expecting the discipline of the offending child to be printed on posterboard and hung in the hallways, but for the two parties involved, the victim and the offender, being transparent about the outcomes and consequences provides closure. Which is very needed for holistic and effective conflict resolution.

Instead, you get hand wavy, "The environment is safe" mumbo jumbo with no specifics that no one, not the kids or the parents, really believe.[/quote]

This is kind of true in MCPS though.  She’s not wrong.

Our ES has had some crazy (NOT minor) issues with behaviors.  We had one kid essentially assault another kid.  One who punched a teacher in the stomach.  One who threw a trash can.  All the kids were back in class that same day.

I agree that MCPS should do a better job with discipline and that MCPS should be more transparent about what the consequences are for poor behavior.

Unfortunately, the reality is that there are very few consequences for poor behavior.  Which might be why they choose not to share.  The kids learn that early and you will see the behavior continue to get worse as your child progresses through MS.  [/quote]

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