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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

My school is not dangerous. And this new rule will help us be even safer.

Even though students are telling you that there are serious gaps in enforcement?

If it’s not an actual policy, and only implemented in a fraction of the schools, then yes, there will be gaps. But it seems as if this will be a system-wide implementation. It might take a few to get everyone used to wearing one and a routine established, but it will become the norm.

I don’t understand. What does it being done at a fraction of the schools have to do with whether there are gaps or not?

The point of the student ID badge pilot is to prove out the model and then scale it. But if there are gaps in the pilot, then why are we scaling it systemwide without addressing the gaps that were revealed in the pilot?

Because if it’s not consistently enforced because it really doesn’t have to be, then there will be gaps. Kids know. They won’t do it if it’s not done everywhere. Also, kids and adults forget if it’s not consistent. It’s really not a big deal that there are gaps. They most likely were figuring out what worked overall and what didn’t. Thats a goal of a pilot.


Not sure why OP even posted this here. All the DCUM hens come out and start pecking.

This makes zero sense. You’re saying staff at RM didn’t enforce the student ID pilot because it wasn’t being done at their neighboring high school, like say Wootton?

The pilot was done consistently for the whole school year at RM. Consistency was not the gap the student pointed out. It was a lack of sufficient staff to do the ID check. That does not seem like it has anything to do with what you’re saying.

We’ll set aside that what you’re saying makes absolutely no sense.

Anonymous wrote:Our new principal just sent this out in the weekly communications:

Student IDs: This year student IDs must be visible throughout the day, particularly when students are in the hallways. Students may wear their id on a lanyard, clip it to their clothing, or attach it to their backpack. Underclassmen pictures will be taken on 09/06-09/11, which means we expect to fully enforce this rule as of 09/16. As always, student ids will be required to attend school events.

This is new for our school.

Question: Do other schools implement this? Does it actually work? What are the consequences if kids do not comply?

Better than a student entering their school by waving a chipotle gift card at the person/administrator "checking" student IDs at doors.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

My school is not dangerous. And this new rule will help us be even safer.

Even though students are telling you that there are serious gaps in enforcement?

If it’s not an actual policy, and only implemented in a fraction of the schools, then yes, there will be gaps. But it seems as if this will be a system-wide implementation. It might take a few to get everyone used to wearing one and a routine established, but it will become the norm.

I don’t understand. What does it being done at a fraction of the schools have to do with whether there are gaps or not?

The point of the student ID badge pilot is to prove out the model and then scale it. But if there are gaps in the pilot, then why are we scaling it systemwide without addressing the gaps that were revealed in the pilot?

Because if it’s not consistently enforced because it really doesn’t have to be, then there will be gaps. Kids know. They won’t do it if it’s not done everywhere. Also, kids and adults forget if it’s not consistent. It’s really not a big deal that there are gaps. They most likely were figuring out what worked overall and what didn’t. Thats a goal of a pilot.


Not sure why OP even posted this here. All the DCUM hens come out and start pecking.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

My school is not dangerous. And this new rule will help us be even safer.

Even though students are telling you that there are serious gaps in enforcement?

We haven’t started it yet so how can there already be gaps 🤔

Kids will rise to the standard you hold them to.

Well, it seems if kids are allowed to attach the IDs to their backpack, then there is a gap in the standard, unless they are required to keep their backpack with them at all times.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

My school is not dangerous. And this new rule will help us be even safer.

Even though students are telling you that there are serious gaps in enforcement?

If it’s not an actual policy, and only implemented in a fraction of the schools, then yes, there will be gaps. But it seems as if this will be a system-wide implementation. It might take a few to get everyone used to wearing one and a routine established, but it will become the norm.

I don’t understand. What does it being done at a fraction of the schools have to do with whether there are gaps or not?

The point of the student ID badge pilot is to prove out the model and then scale it. But if there are gaps in the pilot, then why are we scaling it systemwide without addressing the gaps that were revealed in the pilot?

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

My school is not dangerous. And this new rule will help us be even safer.

Even though students are telling you that there are serious gaps in enforcement?

We haven’t started it yet so how can there already be gaps 🤔

Kids will rise to the standard you hold them to.

Richard Montgomery High School has been doing it. I posted a quote from the student newspaper from a student who said there aren’t enough staff to do the ID checks and he was able to get in without. It’s on the first page of this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

My school is not dangerous. And this new rule will help us be even safer.

Even though students are telling you that there are serious gaps in enforcement?

We haven’t started it yet so how can there already be gaps 🤔

Kids will rise to the standard you hold them to.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

My school is not dangerous. And this new rule will help us be even safer.

Even though students are telling you that there are serious gaps in enforcement?

If it’s not an actual policy, and only implemented in a fraction of the schools, then yes, there will be gaps. But it seems as if this will be a system-wide implementation. It might take a few to get everyone used to wearing one and a routine established, but it will become the norm.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

Columbine HS wasn't dangerous either until that day in April 1999.

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Mcps is finally catching up with 2003.

Lol. That's what I was thinking. My DS has had this policy in effect since 6th grade in private school. They get detention for the first offense and then a week or detention after the second. It's usually freshman who test the boundaries but they soon learn.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

My school is not dangerous. And this new rule will help us be even safer.

Even though students are telling you that there are serious gaps in enforcement?

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like your school is dangerous. No, our school doesn't do this.

My school is not dangerous. And this new rule will help us be even safer.

OP here: I’m VERY glad they are implementing this across MCPS. When I student taught in the early 2010’s this was mandated in the state I did my student teaching in. I was shocked when I came to MOCO and kids did not wear lanyards.

Lanyards will 100% help with security and with identifying kids who are walking the halls for referral purposes.

BCC did this last year. Both kids just clipped it to their backpack.

Anonymous wrote:Ha! When I googled it came up with this from 1999 that said it would be implemented soon.....wow!

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=106

Just goes to show that MCPS has no new ideas and that they've long sucked at follow-through for a long time.