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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, happened twice last year -- once in the fall, once in the spring.  Students (mostly boys) decided that there was one week when they were going to slap asses of other students (mostly girls).  Mostly sixth graders, but also kids in upper grades.  Kids inside and outside of the magnet program were targets, of course, pretty girls being the biggest targets.  DC reported most girls walked the hallways with binders over their bottoms to avoid getting slapped.

Only one or two teachers "saw" and responded to problem.  As DC described it, most teachers "pretended" not to see.

Principal's response was to make several announcements over PA that this should stop.  Principal also sent home email advising parents to share with their kids that "Also remind them that what they may find funny or just a joke may not be funny to the other person."

At a public PTA meeting (attended by less than a dozen parents), the Principal and magnet coordinator tried to minimize the number of incidents and shift the blame to the emotionally disturbed program.  But, it became clear in the course of discussion that the incidents numbered upwards of 20-30, involved some "groping" of breasts as well as slapping bottoms.  Also at this meeting, a woman from MCPS's "Department of Community and Family Partnerships" stood up and explained how some girls actually "want" this kind of attention, implying that parents were just blind to the level of consensual sexual activity their own kids were engaging in.

The school never publicized how kids could and should report these incidents confidentially, never followed through with any training of students or teachers on sexual harassment and how to prevent at school, etc.  Subsequent checks of the "School Safety and Security at a Glance" reveals that none of these incidents were publicly reported or resulted in any kind of serious discipline.

Slap Ass week has not been repeated this year, thankfully.  But, it left an impression (negative) on DC and me, about the school.

Other threads speak to this. [/quote]

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