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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]It is great for kids to be able to access teachers for meetings etc. And not eat lunch at 7:45 AM. And it does look like this unfortunately is happening. [b]Vote is in a few weeks[/b]. Board members and TT is all on board unless I am missing something? With little time for comment. [/quote]

The vote isn’t in a few weeks - it’s on May 21, a week from today! [b]Why are they rushing this? Why the short comment period?[/b] [/quote]

PLEASE READ THIS THREAD THOROUGHLY AND WATCH THE BOE's POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING.

Both of your questions are addressed in there.[/quote]

You keep saying that, but I have read it and there’s really no good explanation.  You screaming about it doesn’t change that. [/quote]

Your answer indicates you did not read or watch the policy meeting, or that you lack comprehension skills.

1) In the policy meeting, Julie Yang explicitly asked why this policy was being brought to the policy committee, even though it was not previously on their work plan. MCPS Legal Counsel Robyn Seabrook responded that Dr. Taylor was considering changes with regard to open lunch policy that could impact the upcoming school year, and he did not want to get ahead of the board.  So that's your answer to why're they're rushing this.

2) Re: Why the short comment period. Because Dr. Taylor wants to impact the upcoming school year, and he believes it's an urgent thing to address because of the inconsistency in implementation and the safety concerns.

Again, if you watched and read, you would know this. That you don't, means you didn't read or watch or that you lack comprehension skills.[/quote]

I did read (this thread and the transcript). These answers don’t explain why this became an emergency NOW. Why hasn’t he brought this to the board sooner? [b]What happened that made it so imperative that this policy be rescinded for the upcoming school year?[/b] That hasn’t been answered anywhere, including in your response. [/quote]

Yes, it has been answered. You refuse to listen. Blake happened. Because of the ambiguity around Open/Closed Lunch, kids were allowed to eat lunch in the parking lot. The immediate consequence and first official communication coming out of Blake after the fight and shooting in the parking lot was a tightening up of this semi-open lunch policy:

SOURCE: https://mocoshow.com/2026/04/29/blake-high-school-details-gun-incident-announces-new-safety-measures/

[QUOTE]In response, the school is implementing several immediate safety changes beginning April 30. [b]Students will no longer be permitted to eat lunch outside for the remainder of the school year, and outside food deliveries such as DoorDash and Uber Eats will be prohibited[/b]. The school will also increase staff supervision throughout the building as part of an enhanced safety effort.[/QUOTE]

How many more times do we have to explain it to you before you get it?[/quote]

If there was ambiguity around open/closed lunch at Blake,[b] seems like the way to address the issue is to clarify the policy so there’s no ambiguity[/b]. But the idea that the incident at Blake was because of this ambiguity is absurd. This is a performative action that won’t solve the problem of guns, fights, assaults, etc. [/quote]

Which is precisely what the BOE’s policy committee is doing….[/quote]

No it’s not! They could have done that. Their intention is to say it should not be under BOE purview and they think it should fall under Thomas Taylor and Essie McGuire as a systemwide operational issue. Then TT and EM will have even more power to do whatever the heck they want without regard to individual schools and with no oversight or accountability. TT has signaled he wants to end open lunch systemwide and come up with districtwide bell schedules too. So much for no kings. [/quote]

You say what I see. TT is more interested in increasing his power than the benefits of anyone else. [/quote]

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