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[quote]I'm an MCPS teacher who strongly believes in public education, but I send my kids to Catholic school. I live in the neighborhood where I teach and the parents here are out of control. They refuse to hold their kids accountable, let them fail, or accept consequences. The entitlement of some of these kids is outrageous. The Catholic school my kids attend has a strong discipline system and the parents support it. [/quote]

[quote]This was true of us as well. The students at my W feeder were so out of control that I laughed when my principal suggested I COSA my child there. It was hard managing private ES on two MCPS salaries, but we made it to the age DC could latchkey. Discipline is less of a problem at my child’s DCC MS than the school where I teach. Looking to transfer away from parents with their heads in the sand and a lawyer on speed dial.[/quote]

two-teacher (MCPS) HH

We're moving out of county.  I simply cannot stand the excuses made for poor behavior, and I say this for ALL kids - regardless of race and SES status.  The parents with money use their lawyers to threaten the schools.  So even if the schools try to hold kids to certain standards of behavior and academic performance, parents intervene.  Minorities are also held to different standards, which is - in itself - racist.  Pushing a kid along - one who can't read on level - and blaming the teachers for issues beyond our control are two reasons that have soured me.

And guess what?  I blame us!  Until we start rocking the boat and taking our professions back, we will always be pawns.  sad, but true

If you think MCPS is worth saving, then inundate the BOE with letters.

One email address - boe@mcpsmd.org - goes out to all.

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I’m one of the PP that you quoted. The problem of parents undermining schools isn’t everywhere. Just the affluenza-zones.[/quote]

That’s why the rich schools need STRONG principals and not pushovers. Someone who can say to parents, “tough luck. This is how it goes.” [/quote]

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