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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]October 01, 2024:
As an alumnus of Rachel Carson, I wish I could look back fondly on my time there, but unfortunately, the school's consistent failure to provide a safe environment overshadows much of my experience. While the academics were decent, the lack of attention to student safety was alarming. Incidents that should have been addressed immediately were often brushed aside, and I frequently felt the administration was more concerned with maintaining appearances than with protecting the well-being of its students. For a school that prides itself on community, it was disappointing to see how often bullying, harassment, and even physical altercations were mishandled or ignored altogether. The absence of proper response systems left many students feeling vulnerable. I sincerely hope the administration takes these concerns to heart because no student should have to prioritize their personal safety over their education. While I’m grateful for the friendships and a few dedicated teachers, I can’t in good conscience recommend this school until significant changes are made to ensure a safer, more supportive environment for all students.[/quote]

I take everything I read on Great Schools with a grain of salt. This was clearly written by the parent, by the way. [/quote]

It was not. We know the kid who wrote it and she was encouraged to write it from several counselors at the high school. This stuff is not a secret. It is widely known in the county and so many kids talk about it. [/quote]

My kid is an 8th grader at Carson and he does not see bullying, harassment, or physical altercations at the school. I have heard his friends discuss a few "girl fights" and that is about it.

I am sure that there is bullying and harassment, because that happens at every school, but it is not rampant at Carson. I can see that a kid who is bullied or harassed thinks that the problem is massive. I can see that the family of the kid doesn't think it was well handled. I get that, but one persons perspective is not everyone's. We saw the same thing at our ES. Most kids had no experience with bullying or harassment, a few families discuss how awful it was. In the ES case, I can tell you that one of the families always complaining about bullying sure seemed to have the kid who was bullying others, at least that is what I saw.

On the balance, it seems to me that most of the schools do a good job dealing with bullying and harassment. I know that they don't get it right all of the time, there is no way to do that. But my kids experience at Carson, and that of his friends, have been positive. I am sorry that not every student has the same experience.[/quote]

Your kid is a boy. Duh.  It is not the boys experiencing the toxic culture at Carson. It is the girls. Same goes for many schools. It almost feels generationally they have taken a step back. Girls at my daughter’s high schools now record this incidents because it’s the only way admin takes notice. So in that sense I do agree this isn’t Carson specific. [/quote]

I have two girls at Carson (7th and 8th) and could have written PP's post. They have never felt unsafe.[/quote]

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