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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is doing very well in what is probably the worst high school in the county.

The school has a lot of fights and "bad" kids from poor, broken homes. Plenty of under-achievers...BUT...

No one has ever bothered her - she has found her niche and has some really good friends who have similar values as she does. Seriously - the last thing on those kids' radar is the smart girl - there are many other things that can pull you into the wrong crowd or put you at risk, but good grades isn't one of them.

We were dreading when it was time for her to go to high school but didn't want to spend the money on private unless we had to. We montiored her like a hawk to make sure she didn't go down the wrong path or end up with a sketchy group of friends. That was never an issue and outside of some of the fascinating (and scary) stories she tells us sometimes, she is in her own bubble, meeting challenges and qualifying for a lot of opportunities she probably wouldn't have in the better schools.

Yes, I wished more of the kids wanted to succeed - currently, she is competing against a small group of achievers, but the high farms and poor grades of the other kids have not impacted her, as far as I can tell. The experience has opened our eyes to how shitty some people have it but also to how there are a lot of people out there who have given up and are at the point where they just don't care. It's sad.

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Not all kids are the smart nerdy kids that keep to themselves.  Many are influenced by who they attend school with, which is why people try and avoid those schools. The popular kids are thugs.  They also don't offer as many AP classes because there aren't enough kids to take them.  Less student clubs, PTA and positive community involvement at those schools too.  So I am glad it works for you but it would not work for us. [/quote]

I wonder if my child goes to the same school as the PP? I'll have to say that i NEVER thought I would fear for my child attending a school in MCPS. But I do. She is a follower so she would have gotten into trouble anywhere, but at this school, it is scary. I can't gether out of there, i can't afford private school and the BOE just does not care that a book-smart kid's furture is going down the drain because kids who have no interest in getting an education are allowed to attend public school. Our tax dollars are babysitting these thugs. its disgusting. In my home country - these kids would not be going to public school - they would be going to a remedial school at the parent's expense. I can't move - I am in what is considered one of the richest and better educated counites in the country and my child is dealing with incredible amounts of perr pressure to sleep around, listen to awful music, party and worry about getting a "man" vs getting good grades. She has so much promise in elementary school and now it's gone. I have written so many letters, made phone calls but the money I pay for taxes must not be worth as much as the money the folks in Potomac pay. I can't afford to live in potomac so myu family is being penalized and destroyed. I really hate this area and we are trapped.[/quote]

Wow - what school does your daughter attend? It is almost unbelievable reading the last few posts that children attend schools with thugs. Does that really exist in MCPS? Forgive me, my kid goes to Sherwood - the Mayberry of montgomery County. What does a school system do when a school gets this out of control?[/quote]

Briggs Chaney Middle School - probably the worst ghetto school in all of MCPS. Why should parents care when the school itself doesn't? Their website is never updated and not nearly as robust an inviting as other school sites. No activities. Teachers afraid of the kids that should not be there. NO parent involvement. You just cross yur fingers and hope your kid gets out alive. I am sick of liberal, politically correct, do-gooders that have NO idea how frightful some of the schools are in the system. I want the BOE to spend the day at these schools and listen to the few parents that care and hate that their kids are being cheated out of an education. These kids do not belong in a public school system.[/quote]

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