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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP here.

No one wants their child to be a statistic.  But, things happen.  We all need to be alert and want to prevent these things.  And, it happens everywhere.

Look at the poor college student who was just killed in SC because she thought the car she got in was her Uber.  Was it the college's fault?  No.  Was it Uber's fault?  No.  Was it her fault?  No--she trusted that it was her ride--but, as her dad is speaking out, we all need to be more careful and more alert.

The schools and government take steps to prevent these things.  I'm sure we will learn more about it and no one is happy about it.  But, everything is not the school's fault.

We don't even know if this happened at school.

It's horrible, disgusting, etc.  I'm sure policies were in place, and probably followed.  These things can happen anywhere.    [/quote]

Replying to you again. You can keep digging yourself into a bigger hole, by all means.

The whole "sh*t happens everywhere" argument doesn't hold water. It's lackadaisical, lazy, and utterly cynical. Who exactly is the WE who needs to be alert? Let's start with ACCOUNTABILITY. When we place our children in an FCPS SACC, an FCPS school, send them on an FCPS field trip, or whatever the location or activity is, there is a very clear compact between parents and the adult guardians / supervisors who may be FCPS employees, Fairfax County government employees, or whoever they may be. That compact is predicated on TRUST. Trust that these adults will actually do their jobs, be responsible adults, and TAKE care of these children and keep them out of harm's way.

I am not talking about accidents which can and do happen. I am talking about behaviors and activities that these adults do, or that they ignore, that directly result in FCPS children being injured, abused, traumatized, or worse.

My argument -- and apparently not yours -- is that we supposedly have trained and properly screened and vetted adults watching over kids on FCPS and Fairfax County. Obviously, that is not the case. The "statistic", as you eloquently put it, are proof that the system is failing.

And the "everything is not the school's fault" argument -- an insidious and obvious attempt to slide away from organizational culpability and accountability. Where does the buck stop? I know where it stops: The FCPS superintendent Scott Braband and Fairfax county government chair at large, Sharon Bulova. They must be held accountable.

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You sound beyond hysterical.  Statistically, I'd feel more comfortable safety-wise with a child in FCPS than at any number of private schools that have had their own issues and been less transparent about them. [/quote]

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