Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 22:00     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Would be nice if the school provided as much info as DCUM and Bethesda Patch.


They have to get it "approved" first??


No idea. Latest text says the school will ensure that students receive lunch (because lockdown went into effect a little past 11, and lunch period starts at 11:30). They don't want parents coming to the school. Duh. Why would anyone show up if police haven't apprehended a suspect in the area?


How does lunch distribution work if everyone is lockdown and then shelter in place? What food(s) did they offer students (staff?) today?


Lunch arrived later in the day according to my kid and wasn’t the same in every classroom so I sense MCPS foraged a bit. My kids class got turkey sandwiches, friends classes got lasagna, really anything you can imagine was ready in the cafeteria at BCC or nearby schools.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:56     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BCC could have handled it better. I appreciated the Remind updates but my kid was told to hide in a closet for over 2 hours which seems ridiculous if there was no threat inside the building. No way to reach him so he had no idea what was going on for a very long time.


Did they have phone signal inside closet? Were they able to check news see updates?


One would hope....


wut?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:47     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BCC could have handled it better. I appreciated the Remind updates but my kid was told to hide in a closet for over 2 hours which seems ridiculous if there was no threat inside the building. No way to reach him so he had no idea what was going on for a very long time.


Did they have phone signal inside closet? Were they able to check news see updates?


One would hope....
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:39     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BCC could have handled it better. I appreciated the Remind updates but my kid was told to hide in a closet for over 2 hours which seems ridiculous if there was no threat inside the building. No way to reach him so he had no idea what was going on for a very long time.


The fear was that the suspect carrying the weapon might be a BCC student looking to hide from police by returning to the building, WITH the gun. Police did not want to get into a gun fight in a building full of kids. They took some time to look at all the cameras and determine that kids could be dismissed without too much risk.

I think that was the right decision.



A gun fight might have been bad. Not having the N word printed 1000x bad or anything, but certainly would have been close. I shudder to think how bad this situation could have been considering one of these students might have used the N word in writing in addition to using it verbally.

This is sarcasm, but it really highlights the core values of MCPS leadership.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:37     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:Were the parents of students involved contacted? did letter state if they were?


They should be apologizing, downtown Bethesda was on alert including nearby private school.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:36     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:BCC could have handled it better. I appreciated the Remind updates but my kid was told to hide in a closet for over 2 hours which seems ridiculous if there was no threat inside the building. No way to reach him so he had no idea what was going on for a very long time.


Did they have phone signal inside closet? Were they able to check news see updates?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:34     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Were the parents of students involved contacted? did letter state if they were?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:31     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Students teachers staff sat in corners of rooms for hours on cold floors
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:31     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:BCC could have handled it better. I appreciated the Remind updates but my kid was told to hide in a closet for over 2 hours which seems ridiculous if there was no threat inside the building. No way to reach him so he had no idea what was going on for a very long time.


The fear was that the suspect carrying the weapon might be a BCC student looking to hide from police by returning to the building, WITH the gun. Police did not want to get into a gun fight in a building full of kids. They took some time to look at all the cameras and determine that kids could be dismissed without too much risk.

I think that was the right decision.

Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:26     Subject: BCC on lockdown
BCC could have handled it better. I appreciated the Remind updates but my kid was told to hide in a closet for over 2 hours which seems ridiculous if there was no threat inside the building. No way to reach him so he had no idea what was going on for a very long time.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:19     Subject: BCC on lockdown
No mention of videoing?
Because it wasn't within walls of school?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:05     Subject: BCC on lockdown
This is a bad situation, no doubt. I don’t think anyone wants anyone getting shot at. But let’s not overreact. It’s not like any of these kids wrote the N word on a desk or anything that would really embarrass corporate MCPS, right?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 21:03     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:different question. unrelated to this.
Which MCP HS has smallest student population?


Rockville HS


Nope. Poolesville, then Damascus, then Rockville
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 20:57     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:different question. unrelated to this.
Which MCP HS has smallest student population?


Rockville HS


Not Poolesville?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 20:56     Subject: BCC on lockdown
Anonymous wrote:different question. unrelated to this.
Which MCP HS has smallest student population?


Rockville HS