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[quote=Anonymous]I saw a letter Bostic sent to Wootton parents today.

Direct quotes:
"During a conversation with a student [b]during lunch[/b], it was discovered that the student had a [b]small kitchen knife[/b] in their backpack. [b]At no point were any students or staff in danger[/b], and [b]the situation was handled promptly and appropriately by school personnel[/b] and [b]the knife was confiscated[/b]."

That part is all good.  Everyone did the right thing and it would've been fine if he just issued a warning to parents, etc.  No mention of a threat.  No mention of an altercation.  For all anyone knows, it was to cut an apple or a sandwich.  But this is the part where he went full dive:

"Per established protocols [b]the Montgomery County Police[/b] were contacted as well as the [b]MCPS Department of Systemwide Safety and Emergency Management[/b] and [b]MCPS leadership to assist in this matter[/b]"

Last year Wheaton and Kennedy kids got a letter from their Principal after two of their students were arrested by police for gun incidents.  Kennedy even had someone enter the school with a knife and MCPS downplayed it.  Here's a quote from the Kennedy letter:

“a trespasser came onto school grounds during lunch. The trespasser had an altercation with one of the students, and when other students approached the scene, the trespasser brandished a knife. Security responded immediately and disarmed the trespasser.”

Kids have been stabbed or committed murder at other schools and didn't seem to embellish and exaggerate as much as Bostic did.  Seems to me he has an agenda?[/quote]

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