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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As MCPS staff I’m going to go with whistleblower too. I hope more step up. I know there are plenty who would speak if the press contacted them directly and gave them anonymity.[/quote]

OP here, I don't know if "MCPS Whistleblower" is a thing, I am just really frustrated with the direction this county has gone and I don't know how much parents know. 
If it is a real thing, count me in. I would love to tell the press what I know. And so would about half of the teachers I work with. 
Teachers are fed up.
The county got rid of suspensions a while back because there were a disproportionate amount of black and Latino students suspended and those students, who were already not performing as well as their white and Asian counterparts, were missing a ton of instructional time. The problem is, teenagers aren't dumb. They recognized pretty quickly that there are no consequences for their actions (not just fighting, but also insubordination, bullying, cursing out teachers, absences). This has lead to a slow trickle of behaviors becoming accepted, and those behaviors will continue to be allowed until something BIG happens. 
So we are being trained on how to take down an assailant, meanwhile, students in our classrooms are our biggest threat. [/quote]

Okay, what's the Teacher's Union's position on this? Also, what is preventing teachers from calling the cops? I know for sure if some kid became violent in my classroom, I would call the cops. It is within your rights to call the cops if you feel like your safety or a student's safety is in danger. I would say that it's your obligation to call. Who cares what the principal or what the school WANTS you to do. [/quote]

It is clear that you are not in MCPS.  There is NO WAY an MCPS teacher is going to call the cops on a violent student.  Impossible.

Where do you live?  [/quote]

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