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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just read this entire thread and I still don’t see here, on social media, or in any county notifications all of the “race-related” student incidents people keep saying happened this year at Wootton.

I’ve seen one. One [/quote]

Since you and your colleagues are slow: https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-wootton-high-principal-placed-on-leave-racial-slur-incident-parents-douglas-nelson-ptsa-black-and-brown-coalition-for-educational-equity-and-excellence-#

[QUOTE]An anti-Black racial slur was found written on the desk of a Thomas S. Wootton High School student on December 3 according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials.

[b]This incident comes only seven months after another racist incident at the same high school. On May 15, a Wootton student printed the N-word 1,000 times on 1,000 pieces of paper.[/b][/QUOTE]

That's two. The recent one that saw the n-word written on the desk after the student went to the bathroom, the May incident where a student printed the n-word 1,000 times.
 
1 + 1 = 2

Therefore there were two incidents within 12 months that Principal Doug Nelson failed to properly report and respond to. And that's why he got in trouble.

Got it now?[/quote]

Really it's 1001 instances of hate speech.[/quote]

Oh get real. And the kid who did the prints was black and it never left the printer.  So let’s stop the anti-black agenda and the 1001 hate crimes.

And in that case it happened on a Wednesday, not reported by the staff member to the principal until Friday afternoon and the email went out on Monday saying they already identified the kid and they were handling the staff delay and the kid. So not sure how that was Nelson’s fault at all.

For the desk incident, a kid reported it. The teacher took a picture on their phone and then didn’t report it until the following day and Nelson reported it to CO the following day and sent an email out the next day. Supposedly he was grilling someone too hard on the incident and the kid’s parents complained.

Then the day of the cancelled pep rally an older sub in a class said the word when explaining the incident instead of saying n-word. That was on Friday afternoon and a student complained after the end of the school day. On Monday an email went out about that incident.

So in my opinion it seems that staff were more of an issue than the principal. [/quote]

You are doing a lot of generous revising of history to absolve Doug here, but even if we stick with your premise that this is a staff issue as you say, who is responsible for supervising, monitoring and improving staff performance, which includes training and fidelity with regard to adhering to. MCPS reporting policies and practices? Is it not Doug as the principal?[/quote]

Hmm you seem to be targeting a principal based on two incidences. One last school year and one this school.

Please cite where I am revising? I gave very specific info and you just give nothing but general opinion and fluff. Similar to the news/media claiming so many anti-black issues this school year, yet give ZERO speficic info life I have been.

Sent Monday, May 20th:

Dear Thomas Wootton High School Community,

I am writing to provide an update regarding a serious incident that took place at school.  On Friday, May 17, 2024, I was made aware that two staff members discovered that someone had printed a hateful slur, specifically the N-word, one thousand times to a printer in the building.  Upon hearing about this issue, I started an investigation into the matter following the MCPS Hate Bias Guidelines.  It was discovered that a ninth-grade student was responsible for this unacceptable act.  The student was addressed and received appropriate consequences according to the MCPS Student Code of Conduct.  Montgomery County Police, also, collaborated with me on this matter.  Moreover, I learned this issue was first discovered and reported on Wednesday, May 15th.  Unfortunately, a full investigation was not started until it was reported to me.  It is my intention to appropriately address both matters.

An act such as this is wrong, and it should be called out as such.  Hate has no place at our school.  In this case, staff were negatively impacted and harmed when they encountered this word of hate.  It is my expectation that situations like this never take place at Wootton and action will be taken to ensure it does not happen again. Collectively, we must call out this type of conduct while continuing to educate students and staff as a way to combat such behavior.

As we move forward, I believe it is critically important to share that our school continues to actively work to be a place where acts of hate bias do not happen.  As parents and caregivers, you are a part of this important work too.  I request that you please speak to your child about how acts such as this are harmful and should never happen.  If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to share them with a Wootton administrator. Your support is invaluable as we continue to ensure our school remains a safe and nurturing environment.

Sincerely,
Douglas Nelson
Principal, Thomas Wootton High School

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Wootton PTSA leader, you look pathetic. Give it up. I'm not sure why you're swearing fealty to Doug but it's weird. It is not "opinion and fluff" that Doug failed to adhere to training and incident reporting expectations. That came straight from Dr. Taylor's mouth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKA3SKLgwro

Doug objectively failed as a school leader in:

- Failing to adhere to training policies
- Failing to establish a healthy and equitable school culture and climate (principals are responsible for this)
- Failing to respond in a timely manner when incidents WERE reported to him
- Failing to communicate incidents to CO and the community at the level expected of him

He was a poor leader and deserved to go. Nothing more, nothing less. Cry about it if you want to. No one cares.[/quote]

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