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Excuse me while I recover from the shock here. There are several of these incidents? Is brooming a well-known abuse tactic?

What the hell is going on???

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Ask your kids what goes on at their school.  Ask them what they see in the locker rooms or what stories they hear.  If your kids are willing to be honest with you, you will most likely be horrified by what goes on.  [/quote]

PP you replied to. My kids are in middle and elementary school. My middle schooler reports provocative language in the hallways, but says that it's kids wanting attention, and doesn't bat an eye. He has not heard of any physical assaults or anything of that nature. He's going into high school next year, and what I read on DCUM is frankly scary.

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You’re right, of course.

But I feel like with Club sports, it’s a bit easier to change teams and/or to get away from the kids who may have issues.

It’s doable to change up a club team, but in hS, even if you quit the team, you’re still stuck seeing the same teammates at school daily.

No great answer, but just seems like you may have more leeway with Club if you find yourself in a situation with horrible teammates and a coach who allows bad behavior.

Biggest mistake I ever had as a  mom was when I signed the permission slip to allow my child to participate in MCPS athletics.  Hazing,  it happens.  Does the school or coaches care when it happens and there is proof?  Heck no. Same for our Principal.

My child was blamed for reporting what was going on. Nothing was fixed and he was bullied for being the snitch.  If your child likes sports,  stick with a club team where there is better supervision.[/quote]

I have a MSer and have been thinking about this also and think I will encourage my kid to stick with Club sports if we can.  He loves sports and is good, but I’m not thrilled about the idea of MCPS athletics. I have heard from other parents at our HS that the coaches for some sports aren’t fantastic anyway, just coaches doing if for some extra money (sometimes).  Will have to give this some thought.  [/quote]

Sorry but club sports aren't any safer......https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2015/12/lawsuit-alleging-sex-coach-student-draws-attention-quirk-maryland-law/[/quote][/quote]

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