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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]Speaking of the B-CC PTA list serv, this topic has been pretty silent on the board other than the passing along of the lockdown itself. In the past, there would be plenty of discussion but no longer. It certainly adds to a further disconnect to the school, even though I have never posted there. Frequently, I shared many of the same feelings of others who did post. I miss the PTA President from 2022-2023 school year.[/quote]

It’s clear the current BCC PTSA President has a hands-off approach to safety and security which is unfortunately. I saw her give comments to a local media outlet where she held MCPS blameless and said [b]she didn’t know what people expected the school to do about students fighting in a nearby park…[/b]..[/quote]

But that's police's role, is it not? [b]Schools have barely enough security staff to manage things in the buildings[/b], let alone in neighborhood parks.[/quote]

MCPS not staffing appropriately to ensure there's enough security staff to intercept kids like the ones who left the building to fight and shoot at each other is precisely the kind of thing we should be laying at the feet of MCPS. Security staffing sizes is completely within the discretion and choice of MCPS.

If MCPS had a strong emphasis on security, kids wouldn't be able to get away with as much as they do. Holding the school system blameless is turning a blind eye that the system has to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its students and staff.[/quote]

I don’t believe there is any mechanism that prevents a kid from walking out during the school day. I had pick up my kid early the other day and we all (family) discussed the merits of this.[/quote]

They can tell a child to go back to class, redirect them but they want to leave, especially in HS no adult can legally stop them.[/quote]

Though they should be calling the parent.[/quote]

That’s the issue - my kid is allowed to walk out and I just have to write a note within a couple days. For the*vast* majority of families, this is just fine. We are making all these measures for a few. By the way, I don’t think the issue is that a kid leaves school. The issue is when a kid who had a fight outside walks back in.[/quote]

Parents like you are the problem if you are ok with your child leaving school early/for no good reason.  I would not be excusing it and there would be consequences at home.  We don't have open lunch but the principal is clear the kids can leave if they want to (which is wrong) and my kids know they better not leave without my approval.[/quote]

New poster. That’s silly. My kids left every day once they were seniors and got accepted ED to college. They got straight A’s too. No kids go to school all the time at BCC. The whole place is a joke. No one cares. I never sent a note either.

[/quote]okay, this is simply not true,but go ahead and spread your lies.[/quote]

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