Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 17:18     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When mcps investigates, all they do is worry about protecting their image and covers things up. They claim do to more. The person should be publicly outed and shamed. Enough is enough.


How does a parent who uses a racial slur impact the reputation of MCPS? MCPS has no control over a parents behavior. I fail to see how a school is responsible for a parents behavior.



But MCPS has control over its reaction. They need to ban that team's parents from attending any games the rest of the season for any sport.


I'm sorry but you need to get a grip. While using the N word at a sporting event should not be tolerated (assuming that's what actually happened), banning all parents from all games for all sports for the entire season because the actions of one or a very small number of parents is way over the top. It is also a great way to alienate parents over this issue rather than bring them together. Banning that parent or parents is on the other hand the reaction of a reasonable person.


Bam the parents that said it? Absolutely. Not the entire team but any parents telling any slurs should have a full ban and their student suspended 3 games MINIMUM. These are adults and it is kids sports for God’s sake. It’s disgusting.


I don't think the student should be punished for their parent's actions. I strongly believe MCPS should come down harshly but I would not want to take anything away from the student or the teammates.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 17:15     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When mcps investigates, all they do is worry about protecting their image and covers things up. They claim do to more. The person should be publicly outed and shamed. Enough is enough.


How does a parent who uses a racial slur impact the reputation of MCPS? MCPS has no control over a parents behavior. I fail to see how a school is responsible for a parents behavior.



But MCPS has control over its reaction. They need to ban that team's parents from attending any games the rest of the season for any sport.


I'm sorry but you need to get a grip. While using the N word at a sporting event should not be tolerated (assuming that's what actually happened), banning all parents from all games for all sports for the entire season because the actions of one or a very small number of parents is way over the top. It is also a great way to alienate parents over this issue rather than bring them together. Banning that parent or parents is on the other hand the reaction of a reasonable person.


Bam the parents that said it? Absolutely. Not the entire team but any parents telling any slurs should have a full ban and their student suspended 3 games MINIMUM. These are adults and it is kids sports for God’s sake. It’s disgusting.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 17:11     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When mcps investigates, all they do is worry about protecting their image and covers things up. They claim do to more. The person should be publicly outed and shamed. Enough is enough.


How does a parent who uses a racial slur impact the reputation of MCPS? MCPS has no control over a parents behavior. I fail to see how a school is responsible for a parents behavior.



But MCPS has control over its reaction. They need to ban that team's parents from attending any games the rest of the season for any sport.


I'm sorry but you need to get a grip. While using the N word at a sporting event should not be tolerated (assuming that's what actually happened), banning all parents from all games for all sports for the entire season because the actions of one or a very small number of parents is way over the top. It is also a great way to alienate parents over this issue rather than bring them together. Banning that parent or parents is on the other hand the reaction of a reasonable person.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 17:01     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When mcps investigates, all they do is worry about protecting their image and covers things up. They claim do to more. The person should be publicly outed and shamed. Enough is enough.


How does a parent who uses a racial slur impact the reputation of MCPS? MCPS has no control over a parents behavior. I fail to see how a school is responsible for a parents behavior.



But MCPS has control over its reaction. They need to ban that team's parents from attending any games the rest of the season for any sport.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 16:16     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
Anonymous wrote:MCPS did very little when there was that girls soccer harassment against the Asian American player and then followed by a second anti-Asian incident. The school district did so little that I still regularly hear anti-Asian epithets during MCPS games but everyone just ignores it and I've wondered if it's because they think it's okay to pick on Asians but not anyone else or if this is just a broader issue.

Wonder how they will react in this case. I hope they step up their response.



I’m sorry. I had not heard of those incidents. I’m sorry they aren’t taking it seriously.

Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 13:57     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
MCPS did very little when there was that girls soccer harassment against the Asian American player and then followed by a second anti-Asian incident. The school district did so little that I still regularly hear anti-Asian epithets during MCPS games but everyone just ignores it and I've wondered if it's because they think it's okay to pick on Asians but not anyone else or if this is just a broader issue.

Wonder how they will react in this case. I hope they step up their response.

Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 13:30     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When mcps investigates, all they do is worry about protecting their image and covers things up. They claim do to more. The person should be publicly outed and shamed. Enough is enough.


How does a parent who uses a racial slur impact the reputation of MCPS? MCPS has no control over a parents behavior. I fail to see how a school is responsible for a parents behavior.



If parents knew poor behavior would cause their little precious babies to lose a game, they would keep their mouths shut.

MCPS’ reputation is impacted if they fail to hold people responsible. thereby condoning it.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 13:29     Subject: Re:Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, Mom. MCPS better investigate this fully, and if it is a bias incident, they need to hold people accountable.

If they were indeed Poolesville fans, and worse, adults, then the team should have to forfeit its game. That should be standard for any game, anywhere.



What should they do, send the parents to detention? Punish the whole team because of a parent?


Yes
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 12:43     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
Anonymous wrote:When mcps investigates, all they do is worry about protecting their image and covers things up. They claim do to more. The person should be publicly outed and shamed. Enough is enough.


How does a parent who uses a racial slur impact the reputation of MCPS? MCPS has no control over a parents behavior. I fail to see how a school is responsible for a parents behavior.

Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 12:37     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
When mcps investigates, all they do is worry about protecting their image and covers things up. They claim do to more. The person should be publicly outed and shamed. Enough is enough.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 12:34     Subject: Re:Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, Mom. MCPS better investigate this fully, and if it is a bias incident, they need to hold people accountable.

If they were indeed Poolesville fans, and worse, adults, then the team should have to forfeit its game. That should be standard for any game, anywhere.



What should they do, send the parents to detention? Punish the whole team because of a parent?
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 11:23     Subject: Re:Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
There were parents escorted out of the game for arguing (I didn't hear anything racial, just seemed like they were both loud) but the only slurs I heard came out of that goalie's mouth.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2023 08:17     Subject: Re:Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
I'm sorry, Mom. MCPS better investigate this fully, and if it is a bias incident, they need to hold people accountable.

If they were indeed Poolesville fans, and worse, adults, then the team should have to forfeit its game. That should be standard for any game, anywhere.

Anonymous
Post 04/22/2023 21:43     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
And they should investigate! My son was the goalie and this mama bear was not at the game. But I heard from multiple people what words were used……
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2023 18:56     Subject: Poolesville vs. Magruder Lacrosse and the N Word
My kid just told me some adults from the stands called the Magruder goalie the N word and it caused all kinds of pandemonium. Was anyone there who actually saw it?

The school is apparently investigating.