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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes there was a student harassing others at TJ and TJ students write a thorough and compelling piece about it.  One student.  Not that other students can't or don't do such things - but not in any higher amount than goes on at any school -- and arguably rather less.  There aren't apparent cliques at TJ. There's not a lot of bullying.  There's not a team drinking culture.  No one smokes pot around the fringes of the buliding.

There have been quantified honor code issues this year.  These could be cheating, sharing homework answers, looking over at another student's paper during a test (whether or not using anything), having your phone at your desk during a test if you aren't supposed to, etc.  The community has decided a pretty strict honor code is appropriate and is publicly enforcing it.

There are not a lot of other discipline problems and TJ is transparent about the issues and getting more and more so.  Other fcps schools are not as transparent and likely have just as many problems (in quantity) and probably just as much cheating as defined by TJ honor code - simply not reported - because there are other issues to address.

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How do you know TJ is more transparent than other schools?  Do you keep track of how other schools handle disciplinary issues?  Do you have inside information?  And, by the way, all the things you listed (sharing homework answers, looking over at another child's paper during a test whether or not you use their answers, and having your phone out when you aren't supposed to) are honor code violations at other FCPS schools, so TJ doesn't have a stricter code than other schools.  Also, the issues with the kid at TJ harassing girls went on for a TWO year period and the school wasn't the one to really put the information out, it was the students.  The school gave the whole "kids are entitled to an education and our hands are tied" excuse to not fully address the problem, which is one of the reason the victims decided to take matters in their own hands.  I'm willing to be there are more cheaters at TJ than other schools.   [/quote]

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