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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Saying a problem is nationwide does not absolve Dr. McKnight or MCPS from criticism for its response to these national problems.

No one is saying MCPS uniquely created the chronic absenteeism issue. But it is a fact that MCPS’s lax enforcement of its attendance policies and refusal to hold kids and families accountable has put gasoline on this fire.

Copy and paste this response to any number of issues MCPS gets flack for.

Here’s another one: Dr. McKnight isn’t responsible for kids bringing guns to schools. Fine. But what MEANINGFUL steps has she taken to minimize the odds a gun is brought into the school building from a security perspective since 2021 when the Magruder shooting happened? Nothing.[/quote]

What exactly do you expect her to do in terms of MEANINGFUL steps?  And I’m asking sincerely.  She and her staff have worked to ramp up mental health by adding social workers. They’ve worked directly with HS students to create an App.  They are adding cameras in other schools including ES.  They added TJ coaches.  They created a different SRO model.  They’ve established a dedicated line with MCPD and hired a new Chief.  Like the only thing I’ve heard people call for is STO’s and metal detectors.  Reinstating SROs would go against student wishes and the county council both of which are groups that she and the system have to work with.  And metal detectors are controversial and come with a host of logistics and expense (there are 21 HS and two more in plan for construction).[/quote]

1. Ask for more security personnel than we currently have in plan. They added a mere 11 security assistants in 2023. That’s it. 11 security assistant doesn’t even give one more per high school.

2. The reworked CEO model is an abysmal failure. Because of this new model, the BCC principal and head of security were attacked by students with no police backup because the CEO was attending to another call, since in the new model, they’re a shared resource and not dedicated at each high school. Furthermore, there is division over SROs but it is not true that all students are against them. Furthermore, the majority of principals were overwhelmingly in favor of retaining SROs. Their opinion, since they’re in charge of running schools, should not have been dismissed in favor of activists’s opinions who make a lot of noise and aren’t responsible for the consequences of a less secure school environment.

3. The asks for investment in security equipment should have been greater after Magruder. She did nothing and another gun was brought into campus at Walter Johnson, and more recently another student at Richard Montgomery was caught with a gun on campus. At some point, those who are against weapon detectors have to answer the question: do you hate weapon detectors more than you hate students bringing guns to school? Cause adding no kind of screening means you’re ok with more guns coming onto campus. Why is that ok?[/quote]

1)Just because something is asked for does not mean it will be granted.  A Superintendent and their staff still have to work with schools, students, the county council and MPD.

2) The principal and head of security were not attacked they intervened to break up a fight.

3)Those who are against metal/weapon detectors in schools are a large portion of the constituents in the county. And has already been pointed out in just the HS’ alone it would be a huge investment to outfit them with weapons detection.  There are multiple entrances to schools, there is personnel needed all day. There is logistics to consider as kids move from indoors to portables.  So yes while it can be done it won’t be without adding a huge amount of money to the budget or diverting it from elsewhere in the budget. Get to campaigning with the county council and your neighbors about a tax increase.[/quote]

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