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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]If MCPS isn't calling the cops for illegal drug use in schools, which is a GOVERNMENT building, then we need to bring back SROs who will actually do something about it. 
Montgomery county has gone mad. Of course, if students know that there are no REAL repercussions for doing drugs in schools, then it will continue. Duh. Let's get back some common sense, please. [/quote]

More lies. Prove to us all that there are “no REAL repercussions” for drug use at school. Quote the school policy or STFU.[/quote]
There is no official school policy regarding doing drugs on school grounds.  You quote the policy that says this.[/quote]

Have you heard of the MCPS Student Code of Conduct? It's plainly addressed and spelled out there: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/students/rights/0851.22_2022-23_STUDENT_Code%20of%20Conduct_WEB.pdf

"Using, possessing, or being under the influence of illegal drugs" is on page 25 (actual numbered page 15) and the consequences for violating this include anything from:

- Restorative practices
- In-school suspension
- In-school intervention

on the lighter end with level 3 responses and escalate to level 4 responses, which include:

- Restorative practices
- Mentoring programs 
- Short-term out-of-school suspension

Now whether those consequences are drastic or severe enough you can argue, but there's no question that using illegal substances at school violates documented school policy.[/quote]

This is great but we already have laws that cover most of this stuff so not really all that important. It's really a matter for MCPD in the courts.[/quote]

MCPS and MCPD have both said they don't wish to jail or arrest students for drug use at school, only distribution of drugs.

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They may not wish to but clearly this current approach isn't working.[/quote]

If they don't want MCPD involved, then these 1-3 day suspensions need to be harsher. Bottomline the kids don't care if they're suspended for a couple of days. 2 weeks? That might be a different story.[/quote]

TBH most of the kids who get suspended don't actually care if they're suspended either. Suspension is usually done to protect the other students and staff from the offending student's behavior [b]or to get the offending student's parents to care and pay attention to the child's misbehavior.[/b][/quote]

And this is why they need to do harsher suspensions. The parents don't mind 2-3 day suspensions but once their kid misses 2 weeks of school, it becomes THEIR problem.. as it should. [/quote]

+1 Kids and their parents need to learn the "pain" of consequences, and the relationship between appropriate behavior and the opportunity to remain in school. An education is a privilege. It's not playtime.[/quote]

An education (K-12) is a right, not a privilege.[/quote]
It is a privilege that many children in other countries and locales do not have. [/quote]

Yes, and...?[/quote]
What do you mean... "Yes, and...?"    Either follow the rules or get suspended or expelled or attend a different school for kids with behavioral issues. The kids who are studying and following the rules have a right, as you say, to an education. [b]Truth is, an education is a privilege.[/b][/quote]

Federal law, state law, and a variety of international treaties to which the US is a signatory would beg to differ.[/quote]

PP here. I'm very well acquainted with the laws, thank you. I still say that being able to receive an education is a privilege. [/quote]

Then you “say” wrong, but mmmkay.[/quote]

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