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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Finally.  This county pushed too far left, and we got out of control students. Now, we are going back to the middle regards to discipline.

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[quote]Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year. [/quote][/quote]
Good that physically assaulting teachers will now be considered a serious offense, but WHY isn’t physically assaulting OTHER STUDENTS also reclassified as a Level 4 or 5 violation?

Student safety is EQUALLY as critical as the safety of school staff. Administrators in Rockville MUST correct this ERROR.
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Take it up with the BOE.  [/quote]

STUDENT — SAFETY — MATTERS

Why doesn’t the Montgomery County BOE agree?

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Because they're more interested in:

1) Protecting Marcus Jones and enabling him to collect a paycheck
2) Protecting Taylor and failing to hold him accountable
3) Protecting the "reputation" of MCPS and prioritizing student safety means acknowledging the safety incidents they have and haven't successfully suppressed
4) Shifting the blame to others, i.e. Parents, HHS, DJS, MCPD rather than holding themselves accountable
5) Protecting the unions; in this instance, MCAAP, who wants to pretend that principals aren't part of the safety problem here
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Correct.  Remember, they tried to hide the fentanyl crisis.  This is not the once proud MCPS. This is a rotten organization. [/quote]
The entire school board needs to be replaced with school safety (from violent students) as the #1 priority. No one learns when they’re in constant fear every day.[/quote]

We just replaced three of the school board members. They were supposed to be different from their predecessors.[/quote]

No they weren’t. They were exactly the same.[/quote]

What do you mean? They WERE supposed to be different. It's why they successfully unseated all three incumbents.

Rita Montoya aggressively went after Lynne Harris's record. And Laura Stewart repeatedly talked about feeling like she had to run for school board DESPITE having friends on the board because of how she dissatisfied she and her fellow MCCPTA allies were with the direction MCPS was headed in. And Natalie Zimmerman ran because she felt that having a RECENT teacher voice on the board would improve decision making at the board level.

All three of those women were supposed to bring fresh perspective, thinking and ideas to the BOE.

That sadly, has not turned out to be the case as they all unnecessarily heap praise on Taylor and MCPS staff in BOE meetings or embarrassingly fumble through parliamentary procedures in front of the whole county.[/quote]

They were endorsed and in the pocket of the usual suspects.  No change except for the names.  Once in office they fell right in to line. [/quote]

If you mean the MCEA/Apple Ballot, you're right. I guess MCEA is happy because they pretty much got the full-funding request they were asking for with the budget, but I hope now that the budget is done, that they start bringing a more critical voice and eye to the BOE and Taylor.[/quote]
You don’t understand. They’re all in the same bed, together.

There’s not even one single person on the horizon who will fight to prioritize basic classroom safety. Not a one single parent here willing to take them on? [/quote]

There are parents who actively advocate and nothing changes.  They don't care.[/quote]

Yup. This is not on parents. Parents have complained, organized town hall meetings, testified before the board, etc. Nothing they do gets MCPS to take responsibility.[/quote]
When you keep voting for Democrats who all refuse to prioritize classroom safety, you keep getting the classroom violence without consequences.
Which part is hard to understand?[/quote]

How do republicans support school safety?   One does regardless of party affiliation.  [/quote]
Liar. “Restorative justice” was invented by Democrats.[/quote]

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