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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kind of people who would accuse a grieving mother of lying are just unfathomable to me.

I will say, when our child was assaulted and bullied at a well-regarded middle school, not only did the school administration refuse to punish the aggressors, but they accused my child of asking for it. Since some of the aggression was sexual, this was beyond the pale. Furthermore, although our transfer was approved, the initial COSA was denied and "no evidence of bullying"  was cited, although in fact there was a wealth of evidence, including police reports, doctor's reports, and video. They wanted so badly to sweep the entire thing under the rug that they let us leave, but disguised the reason.

By that point we were all so angry and disgusted that all we wanted to do was go so we took the deal.

I'm not against MCPS as a whole and I think it's quite a stretch to blame this tragedy on the entire system. I suspect it's more like our case: some individuals dropped the ball. I'm sure it happens all the time. [/quote]

I’ll take a stab and name the cluster - Churchill - so the middle school was Hoover or Cabin John. That’s just my guess because I have seen that same tactic used at Churchill and like you, my child left.  The same leadership runs the show

Now, if it’s outside the cluster and not under the same Director then it truly is a systemic way of handling bullying and harassment complaints in MCPS. Deny, deny, deny and let the bullying and harassment continue. [/quote]

Not the same cluster. So maybe you're right. Maybe this is something systemic. Maybe it was the BOE in the end that pushed the broom while our principal lifted the rug.

Honestly, at the time we were so broken by the experience... the only way I could fight was to fight for my child going forward at another school. And that actually turned out great, so my story has a happy ending. But when I look back... when I see our old principal getting accolades and people rhapsodizing about the middle school... It's hard. [/quote]

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