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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][QUOTE]Dear Families, Students and Staff,

As superintendent of schools, my primary concern is for the physical and emotional well-being of students and staff. So today, I am reaching out and urging you to be vigilant regarding distressing social media content (including videos and images) emanating from the terrorist attacks on innocent civilians in Israel. We are all aware that such content is intended to amplify fear and can cause great emotional harm. I urge you to talk with your children and students about the content they may currently be viewing and sharing.

As we collectively continue to process these horrific and violent acts, I recognize that the situation in Israel and Gaza has affected many members of our community, including those who have family or friends in the region. Their loss, grief and apprehensions for their loved ones' safety are profound. It is impossible to ignore the fear and anxiety that many within our community are experiencing directly, and as they are exposed to stories of violence and the tragic loss of innocent lives through television, news outlets and social media.

Our work to provide school communities with resources and assistance for those in need has already begun, including providing school leaders with tools and support to assist staff and students. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our school counselors, social workers, or administrators if your child requires any support.

Let us come together to support one another. This is a moment when we must remember our common values of empathy, compassion and respect for one another.

In partnership,

Dr. Monifa B. McKnight
MCPS Superintendent of Schools[/QUOTE]

Well Said![/quote]

No. This message is once again painfully off key. I wish they would review the excellent message they sent out after George Floyd and Breonna Taylor's murders, and channel some of the empathy and inclusion that you expressed in that message (pasting it below).

This message is so contorted and passive and--as the kids say--"othering."

Why does she  talk of the people affected by this tragedy as members of another group? "Their loss, grief and apprehensions for their loved ones' safety are profound." NO. NO NO NO. Her message in 2020 was full of "we" and "our children."  Why the difference now? All of us should be horrified about the whole situation, just as all of us should have been horrified in May 2020.

To that end, why on God's green earth is she leading with "keep your kids off social media" as opposed to a statement of condolence, empathy, and concern for the community she leads?

She writes: "It is impossible to ignore the fear and anxiety that many within our community are experiencing directly, and as they are exposed to stories of violence and the tragic loss of innocent lives through television, news outlets and social media."

Again, no. Would she have written that the problem with Floyd and Taylor's murders was parents letting their kids on social media, as opposed to the actual events being chronicled on social media?

Given MCPS's unconscionable record on ignoring antisemitism, they need to do better. 
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