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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually, I am a parent.  I just find it odd that we keep hearing about this, and other "problems" at what is supposed to be the #1 school in Maryland.  That is what I find odd![/quote]

Why do you put "problems" in quotes? It IS a problem if the allegations are true. Again, I have no connection to Churchill and don't know if they are credible allegations. I do work in MCPS though, and have been here long enough that I certainly would not operate on blind faith where the school system is concerned. Too many kids have been molested and too many staff members have been harassed or worse, and guess who goes when that stuff happens? [b]It's whoever is lower on the totem pole. And kids unfortunately are the lowest rung.[/b] I've yet to see a principal get disciplined for allowing poor behavior under his nose. It's in their best interest to pretend they don't see it. The culture is totally screwy. [/quote]

Thank you for your honesty about the MCPS culture. This is why MCPS has child pedators who remain in place year after year harming students.

These men were putting children alone in cars, giving gifts, and texting students. Mrs. Heckert and the Athletic Director should ask themselves if they would want their children alone with these men?[/quote]

I can feel your desperation to fix this problem and understand why you're bringing this up as much as possible on DCUM, but you're not going to get the results you want here. I'd be strategic and go through other channels. You'll only get increasingly frustrated here. I don't know what to tell you to do--maybe look at what parents did in Chicago when dealing with similar stuff.[/quote]

Different PP but if what you are saying Mrs. Heckert is no better than the principal who preceded her because of her indifference to this problem at Churchill, I think some parents are figuring that out.  There are multiple sports teams that have similar issues and the one common thread is a terrible athletic director that allows these types of things to happen to students over and over again.  Parents should be checking in with their children to make sure they are ok.

The US Department of Education withdrew federal funds to punish Chicago Public Schools for failing to protect students.  Perhaps that is needed to clean up MCPS.  Luckily for Churchill if that is what it takes to fix our school, there are US Department of Education and US Justice Department parents in the community who are knowledgeable on the process.  There are also parents who are lawyers that would know how to file a civil suit.[/quote]

Ms. Heckert has only been there a couple of months-- why draw the conclusion that she is as indifferent as her predecessor?  Have people had one-on-one meetings with her to discuss?  Or has she refused to have such meetings?  (I was really surprised to learn on this thread that only about 20 people attended the first PTA meeting.  Given the energy on this board, I honestly assumed there would be hundreds there.)[/quote]

Seriously. Tough unforgiving crowd. There are principals who’ve been bombing for years and have no support. I’d rather see MCPS put some resources there. Ms. Heckert is a first year principal so she’s working with a coach. [/quote]

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