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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bullet, one bullet.[/quote]

ONE bullet is too many! I have a kid at Sherwood and received the letter from the principal explaining the incident. “Just one” bullet doesn’t make me feel much better.  We also heard about the adult that was attacked by a group of students. This information wasn’t shared by the principal, but rather the students. A friend’s kid witnessed it. FWIW, the students involved are residents of a halfway house (some with ankle bracelets) and according to my kid “look like they’re about 20 years old”...[/quote]

It's Our House. 
I used to tutor the residents there for their GED. In my experience there, the boys were actually pretty great (all things considered), except for one I was deathly afraid of and another who had "anger issues" I heard about, but never experienced.

Our House kids have been arrested and charged with a (usually nonviolent) crime. Most are from Baltimore. Very few are from MoCo. Their lawyer usually has a choice of jail or the Our House program. Students usually work on site (a farm) during the day, then get tutored at night. During my time there (about four years ago - for a year), I never heard of a resident attending a local HS. Not sure what changed. Residents were only allowed to leave for medical appointments and visitation IF they earned it. However, several escaped because there was no way to keep them there. The rule was, if you escaped and were caught, you were immediately sent to jail. Those who did runaway in my tenure there didn't come back.

At one point I remember a "kid" telling me he had been selling drugs on Balitmore streets since he was four years old! And he didn't know any other way to live. He couldn't read or write. He was one of the runaways (he was found hitchhiking on 108) and didn't come back.

If Our House kids are attending Sherwood, that would surprise me. They are not ready to be in a general school environment. I am all for giving second chances, but they should be receiving tutoring at the facility and not in a public classroom. [/quote]

Our house has a pretty good reputation in the community. I did not realize the kids attended Sherwood. Is that verified or still speculation? OP,  at least regarding Sherwood you might want to consider the greater only news. They are a small local and legit newspaper and since it affects their readership base they might be willing to look into this.

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