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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting how everything at Churchill is publicized and made to seem as if the students and staff are the most horrible, insensitive people in the county. There are a LOT of good people in the community and as my DS said yesterday, "everybody acts like this is just at Churchill and it's not, believe me". Let's face it, we all know where this horrible, divisive climate came from and until something changes up there, this type of behavior is unfortunately going to continue.Do we talk to our kids about this stuff, absolutely. Do they participate in it at school or anywhere else, No. I am not defending this behavior at all, but we have a much larger problem in this country and it's not contained to one high school in Montgomery County.[/quote]

I don't things at Churchill are more publicized than anyplace else. It's that these things happen there with a much greater frequency. Pretending that it happens everywhere when there's no evidence to support this assertion is just a way of deflecting to avoid responsibility for these heinous actions.[/quote]

+1 Students at Churchill were drawing swastikas and passing out N word passes.  Similar behavior has been a problem at Hoover (I have a student there as well).  I think the lack of diversity in these communities is a driving factor in the sense it is easier to scapegoat a race or religion if you don't have personal relationships or contact to develop respect and understanding of how hurtful these acts are.

[b]Both principals at Churchill and Hoover used the same tactics when trying to deal with these problems which have been ineffective. [/b] They are robots probably following orders from the top which makes me think MCPS doesn't have a clear plan on how to improve school climate. I would not categorize ignorance in the same breath as hate so I think calling the police for a pencil drawing and a paper note is extreme and avoiding to deal with the underlying problem of bullying and disrespect within the schools.[/quote]

I don't know if, overall, the two principals have used the same tactics, but I must say that [b]I found the Churchill Principal's letter about it to be more passionate, and more indicative that she will be taking real action[/b], than the Hoover Principal's letter.  Maybe I perceive this because the Churchill principal is new and so inherited the problem and seems passionate about fixing it.  Maybe it's because the description of the problem in the Hoover letter came after a scolding about getting kids to school on time and a statement about visitor passes on the bus.  (This deserved its own letter, or at least top billing.  And it is pretty delayed-- perhaps only sent out because Churchill addressed the issue in writing and she didn't want to be caught not mentioning it.)

I don't actually disagree with the sentiment of the Hoover principal that parents should monitor their children's social media feeds to see what they are exposed to, but the phrasing of the letter almost makes it seem like it's the parents' fault and responsibility, and she will just be going through the motions on intervention during a Charge Up lesson.  It is surely true that the problem arises from home and should be addressed by every parent, but at this point, I think both schools (and probably the elementary schools that feed into them) need a sustained set of lessons and activities about inclusiveness and appropriate behavior, not a student-designed lesson to be given once during a short Charge Up.[/quote]

The problem with Mrs. Heckert and even her boss, Dr. Moran, is that they talk a good talk but the follow-through with fixing problems has been thus far lacking.  School climate and morale is in the toilet.  Parents, students, and teachers have met with them regarding their concerns but little has been done to make things better. [/quote]

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