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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just got this and my son says he has no idea why, and definitely did not see anything on TV. Am I missing something? We never received this when older son was at Carson.

12/01/2025
Dear Carson Middle School Parents and Families,

I am writing to you today to address an important topic, student behavior. Carson Middle School is dedicated to fostering a Ready, Respectful, and Responsible learning environment for all students, and we need your partnership to reinforce these core values.

While we understand the normal enthusiasm and camaraderie that comes with being middle school students, it is critical that we continue to address behaviors that require our collective attention and correction. We are seeing an increased amount of hands-on horseplaying between students. While this often begins innocently and playfully, it can, and at times does, escalate into unnecessary arguments and friction among peers.
In order to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment, our students must demonstrate respect towards their teachers and every adult in the building, themselves, one another, and respect for school property. 
Here at Carson MS, our expectations are explicitly tied to the 3 R's:
* Ready: Students need to show up to class on time and ready to learn. This means being prepared with materials and a mindset focused on instruction.
* Respectful: It is not okay for students to distract their teachers from teaching or impede the learning of others in their classrooms. Students must treat every member of our community and our shared spaces with courtesy.
* Responsible: This includes making sound choices that support a positive school environment.

Just like in the classroom, we need students to be mindful of their actions in all school areas. In the hallways, while it is okay to talk to friends, these conversations need to happen while students are actively making their way to their classrooms, so that they are in class by the time the bell rings and ready to learn. In the cafeteria, students need to eat their lunch, talk using inside voices, stay at their lunch seat until it is time to throw away their trash (which they are given directions when to do so) and practice responsibility by cleaning up after themselves, leaving their tables ready for the next group of students to use.

When we observe student actions that are not aligned with our school’s core values of being Ready, Respectful, and Responsible, appropriate consequences will continue to be applied and increased as needed. Students who choose to make poor choices will face consequences aligned with the FCPS Students Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R).
It is imperative that we, as a community, understand the impact of such behaviors. They can significantly disrupt the learning environment and process for both students and teachers and, most critically, can create unsafe conditions. Please know that we take matters like this very seriously. We will continue to revisit our expectations around the 3 R's, as well as hold future discussions with students around the FCPS SR&R and the consequences for not following county and school guidelines. Additionally, your children saw a video this morning on RCTV from myself, reiterating expectations around appropriate school behavior.

Most importantly, addressing student behavior is a partnership. I encourage each of you to speak with your children about appropriate behaviors and help reinforce school-wide expectations at home. We will be reaching out to families directly in cases where a student's behavior requires individual attention, support, and consequences.

I have no doubt that by working together, we can ensure that Carson Middle School remains a welcoming, positive, and safe place for all.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.
Sincerely,
Tony Washington Principal
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Yes shut your children up and start into the computer screen and shut up and learn peons!!!![/quote]

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