Anonymous
Post 02/11/2020 21:14     Subject: Weird letter from school
PP here -- here is the fox 5 news story that was done on it. Depending on OPs timeline here this is what I think it's related to. I'm not 100% sure I'm allowed to post the link, but someone can take it down if it's not okay to link it here.

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/chevy-chase-man-accused-of-filming-dozens-of-children-undressed-at-splash-parties-held-at-his-home#/
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2020 21:11     Subject: Weird letter from school
We had an incident where I used to work. A customer there left a backpack in the restroom and it had a camera in it. (Trying to catch kids using the restroom ugh) This is the type of place where there are lots of kids wearing swimsuit type attire. The backpack was found and turned into the office before it could catch anyone using the restroom, but the office person noticed the weird hole with camera and called police immediately. Once charges were filed the community was notified.

In the statement issued it said that this adult had kids in the MCPS school system and during parties at the adult's house the students may have been filmed. They eventually arrested him but this whole process of notification can take a while. I think it was 6 months before they published his name. They arrested him in 2018. My money is that it's related.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2020 19:49     Subject: Re:Weird letter from school
Anonymous wrote:Maybe I’m misremembering which news items it was. I thought the gymnast abuse was in the news in the last year or two. That’s was just the one I remembered, I think there was some other new items I can’t remember now. I received the letter last year.


You received a letter last year now? You originally said “recently.” Which is it? Your story isn’t adding up.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2020 17:06     Subject: Re:Weird letter from school
They know something and are fishing to see if anyone validates that. There is some skeleton in the closet which is coming out soon.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2020 15:58     Subject: Weird letter from school
No, I'd think that it was the school reacting to a bunch of high-profile stories about abuse at schools.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2020 15:44     Subject: Re:Weird letter from school
Maybe I’m misremembering which news items it was. I thought the gymnast abuse was in the news in the last year or two. That’s was just the one I remembered, I think there was some other new items I can’t remember now. I received the letter last year.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2020 15:39     Subject: Weird letter from school
Anonymous wrote:I recently received a letter from a school I’m no longer in contact with. The letter said that this communication was being sent to all members of the school community but was NOT the result of any incident at the school, but just sent as a general communication and outreach to state that all sexual misconduct and abuse is not and was never acceptable at the school. They again reiterated that this letter was being sent not because of any incident happening, but because the school values communication and transparency and wants to invite conversation in light of the school being a progressive community. This was sent after the scandal with the doctor abusing gymnasts and a couple of other current events in the national media.

Would you be concerned as a parent, alumnus, staff member, or donor? Is this a strange letter for a school to send out if nothing happened? I almost want to call the school and demand to know what is going on but I no longer have children there.


The scandal with the doctor abusing the gymnasts was a couple years ago. So, you got a letter a few years ago and now you’re posting?
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2020 15:30     Subject: Weird letter from school
I recently received a letter from a school I’m no longer in contact with. The letter said that this communication was being sent to all members of the school community but was NOT the result of any incident at the school, but just sent as a general communication and outreach to state that all sexual misconduct and abuse is not and was never acceptable at the school. They again reiterated that this letter was being sent not because of any incident happening, but because the school values communication and transparency and wants to invite conversation in light of the school being a progressive community. This was sent after the scandal with the doctor abusing gymnasts and a couple of other current events in the national media.

Would you be concerned as a parent, alumnus, staff member, or donor? Is this a strange letter for a school to send out if nothing happened? I almost want to call the school and demand to know what is going on but I no longer have children there.