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Anonymous wrote:Difference between CEO and SRO? What other ideas have been entertained by MCPS in the past - metal detectors etc?

I don't understand this either.

SRO used to be stationed in the schools and was a resource for school admin who could intervene in a number of student-related incidents.

Post-George Floyd, Jawando and Elrich felt SROs were a form of oppression for black and brown students, so they ejected them from the schools over the objections of every middle and high school principal. They then backtracked somewhat and offered up a new name for them: Community Engagement Officers (CEO). Along with the new name, CEOs were no longer attached to a single school and were no longer in the building. Instead, they serve a network of schools on an on-call, as needed basis.

As you can imagine, when you go from a dedicated resource to a shared one, it hasn't worked out so well and a number of people within the MCPS community are demanding a return to the SRO model instead.

There was a huge fight at Blake yesterday. Police called. Lockdown situation. Thankfully the security people were able to break it up well before the police showed up. I saw videos and rhe kids involved were like grown men. What student or teacher will risk themselves to break it up??

Anonymous wrote:Difference between CEO and SRO? What other ideas have been entertained by MCPS in the past - metal detectors etc?

I don't understand this either.

I definitely wrote in to bring back SRO. People opposing this are delusional.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote please DO NOT bring back SROs since all the studies show they make schools less safe.

+1 and are known to exacerbate the school to prison pipeline

As a black person, I am sick to death of hearing about this “school to prison pipeline” talking point whenever we talk about holding students who are causing ACTUAL harm to their fellow students and staff.

Being a young person does not absolve you from being responsible for the harm that you cause to others. And if that harm rises to the level of a CRIMINAL offense (which bringing weapons and drugs to school counts as), then said student SAID face criminal consequences.

To do otherwise is to harm the very same black and brown kids you claim to be protecting with your knee-jerk school to prison pipeline talk.

+1

Council guy Jwanso is expected to be on a Politics hour on WAMU, tune in to see what he has to say today. Probably will focus on the MCPS investigation so may not cover SRO debate. Call in and ask. Hold these elected guys accountable.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote please DO NOT bring back SROs since all the studies show they make schools less safe.

+1 and are known to exacerbate the school to prison pipeline

As a black person, I am sick to death of hearing about this “school to prison pipeline” talking point whenever we talk about holding students who are causing ACTUAL harm to their fellow students and staff.

Being a young person does not absolve you from being responsible for the harm that you cause to others. And if that harm rises to the level of a CRIMINAL offense (which bringing weapons and drugs to school counts as), then said student SAID face criminal consequences.

To do otherwise is to harm the very same black and brown kids you claim to be protecting with your knee-jerk school to prison pipeline talk.

+1

I couldn’t agree anymore with you! I am a Latina, and this is exactly how I feel. I want my kids protected and the ones who are affected the most are the black and brown kids.

(But we’ll just get a little pat on the head and say no no no, we know what’s best for you!)

Anonymous wrote:Thanks OP. Just completed and wrote in my strong opposition to having any cops in schools.

If you don’t want police back in schools, what’s your solution to stop kids from bringing weapons and drugs to school? Cause that has to stop NOW.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote please DO NOT bring back SROs since all the studies show they make schools less safe.

+1 and are known to exacerbate the school to prison pipeline

As a black person, I am sick to death of hearing about this “school to prison pipeline” talking point whenever we talk about holding students who are causing ACTUAL harm to their fellow students and staff.

Being a young person does not absolve you from being responsible for the harm that you cause to others. And if that harm rises to the level of a CRIMINAL offense (which bringing weapons and drugs to school counts as), then said student SAID face criminal consequences.

To do otherwise is to harm the very same black and brown kids you claim to be protecting with your knee-jerk school to prison pipeline talk.

Thanks OP. Just completed and wrote in my strong opposition to having any cops in schools.

Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2024/01/25/mcps-is-asking-for-feedback-on-community-engagement-officer-program-inclement-weather-makeup-days-and-food-offered-at-schools/?fbclid=PAAaaMpw_MK_2tgLNoutSDzXCkAoJl8XHSqD-YSS0Kn4Dy57DIXi9UQaBBnBA

There are 2 MCPS surveys, one on the CEO program (last question is a text box, please write to bring back the SROs) and one is on school makeup days (again, a text box at the end, I wrote asking for more snow days built into the calendar and to end school early if we don't use them)

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Anonymous wrote:I wrote please DO NOT bring back SROs since all the studies show they make schools less safe.

+1 and are known to exacerbate the school to prison pipeline

I wrote please DO NOT bring back SROs since all the studies show they make schools less safe.

Difference between CEO and SRO? What other ideas have been entertained by MCPS in the past - metal detectors etc?

https://mocoshow.com/2024/01/25/mcps-is-asking-for-feedback-on-community-engagement-officer-program-inclement-weather-makeup-days-and-food-offered-at-schools/?fbclid=PAAaaMpw_MK_2tgLNoutSDzXCkAoJl8XHSqD-YSS0Kn4Dy57DIXi9UQaBBnBA

There are 2 MCPS surveys, one on the CEO program (last question is a text box, please write to bring back the SROs) and one is on school makeup days (again, a text box at the end, I wrote asking for more snow days built into the calendar and to end school early if we don't use them)