Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does FCPS do about online bullying- especially when it happens on a school device and targets a large portion of a population? Can I student be expelled for this? Moved to another school? Suspended? Public flogging?

I am asking because Woodson is having an incident where a "ranking" of girls is being shared and it gets into race, date-ability, face and body "curve" ranking. I know women have been objectified since the dawn of time but these are minors and it is on school equipment.

In my experience, FCPS doesn’t do anything. They do not address bullying, harassment, or threats that happen online on school devices. FCPS won’t call any of this “bullying.” They might do a bullying investigation if you formally request, but they never determine that it was bullying. There are no consequences for the horrible mean despicable behavior of harassment and bullying and threats that are happening online. Have CP doesn’t do anything unless there’s a statement about race. Then the whole school will get an email about racial slurs and that’s unacceptable. Of course that is also unacceptable but so is the bullying and harassment and inappropriate use of technology and school devices that CPS says nothing about. The school culture is so eroded. This significantly of our students mental health and wellness and safety at school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The email is a formality so that FCPS can say they “did something”. It does not do anything to stop the behavior. FCPS likes to have everyone sign the student’s rights and responsibilities or refer to some digital citizenship document, but in reality these are just reads and have no teeth to do anything. Let’s just say from personal experience we had to work with FCPS on a bullying issue and the school was awful. Not only did they not do anything, they basically tried to absolve themselves of any responsibility. We finally had to move outside the FCPS system. FCPS won’t protect your kid and that is the sad reality.

How do you suggest that FCPS and Woodson stop the behavior? If you were leading the school system and the school, what steps would you take to identify the culprits, and if found, what would be their punishment? Then what would you do to make sure that no other kids do anything similar ever again?

Anonymous wrote:The email is a formality so that FCPS can say they “did something”. It does not do anything to stop the behavior. FCPS likes to have everyone sign the student’s rights and responsibilities or refer to some digital citizenship document, but in reality these are just reads and have no teeth to do anything. Let’s just say from personal experience we had to work with FCPS on a bullying issue and the school was awful. Not only did they not do anything, they basically tried to absolve themselves of any responsibility. We finally had to move outside the FCPS system. FCPS won’t protect your kid and that is the sad reality.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The email is a formality so that FCPS can say they “did something”. It does not do anything to stop the behavior. FCPS likes to have everyone sign the student’s rights and responsibilities or refer to some digital citizenship document, but in reality these are just reads and have no teeth to do anything. Let’s just say from personal experience we had to work with FCPS on a bullying issue and the school was awful. Not only did they not do anything, they basically tried to absolve themselves of any responsibility. We finally had to move outside the FCPS system. FCPS won’t protect your kid and that is the sad reality.

We had a similar experience, and I know many others have also. I love the email from the Woodson principal. I’m hoping that the serious mental health crisis of today’s youth leads our school board and administration to be more serious about bullying, harassment, cyberbullying, and technology use.

Anonymous wrote:The email is a formality so that FCPS can say they “did something”. It does not do anything to stop the behavior. FCPS likes to have everyone sign the student’s rights and responsibilities or refer to some digital citizenship document, but in reality these are just reads and have no teeth to do anything. Let’s just say from personal experience we had to work with FCPS on a bullying issue and the school was awful. Not only did they not do anything, they basically tried to absolve themselves of any responsibility. We finally had to move outside the FCPS system. FCPS won’t protect your kid and that is the sad reality.

Anonymous wrote:The email is a formality so that FCPS can say they “did something”. It does not do anything to stop the behavior. FCPS likes to have everyone sign the student’s rights and responsibilities or refer to some digital citizenship document, but in reality these are just reads and have no teeth to do anything. Let’s just say from personal experience we had to work with FCPS on a bullying issue and the school was awful. Not only did they not do anything, they basically tried to absolve themselves of any responsibility. We finally had to move outside the FCPS system. FCPS won’t protect your kid and that is the sad reality.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I appreciated the email from the Principal:

Dear Woodson Families,


We wanted to make sure you are aware of a cyberbullying incident at our school that is hurting many members of our Cavalier community. The incident involves a Google Sheet posted to an Instagram account where some students at our school were ranked by their physical appearance, including race. The list has been removed, but we know that it has been shared several times on social media.

Our school and FCPS takes all incidents of cyberbullying very seriously, and we have launched an investigation to identify the students who are responsible for this list. I’d like to remind our school community that incidents like this are violations of the FCPS Student Rights and Responsibilities, and can carry serious consequences.

We also ask for your partnership in reminding your child about responsible online behavior, and have open conversations with them about making safe and smart choices on social media. Some helpful resources you can use include the FCPS Guidance for Technology Use and Digital Citizenship Resources for Families.

If you or your child have any information that you would like to share, please reach out to me. You can also use the FCPS Office of Safety and Security’s confidential and anonymous tipline at 571-423-202, text at 888-777 (keyword: TIP FCPS), or submit your concern online at fcps.edu/tipline.

Finally, if your child has been impacted by this list and you would like our school-based mental health team to check on them tomorrow, please contact your child’s school counselor. During after school hours, families and students can use the 988 Lifeline to get free, confidential support and guidance from trained crisis counselors on how to best help someone experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. And as always, if your concern is an emergency you should call 911.

This behavior does not reflect the values of our school community. Everyone at Woodson deserves to feel safe, respected, and supported. We will continue working together to foster a school culture built on respect, accountability, and kindness.

Sincerely,



Kevin Greata

Principal

Carter G. Woodson High School

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing! This is truly wonderful to see. I applaud the principal and leaders for taking a stand against the cyber bullying. I hope to see more of this in the future. The cyber bullying and harassment and just despicable behavior online is running rampant and seriously affecting today’s youth. I hope we see more of this and I hope there was a serious consequence for the offenders. Thank you for Sharing.

Anonymous wrote:The email is a formality so that FCPS can say they “did something”. It does not do anything to stop the behavior. FCPS likes to have everyone sign the student’s rights and responsibilities or refer to some digital citizenship document, but in reality these are just reads and have no teeth to do anything. Let’s just say from personal experience we had to work with FCPS on a bullying issue and the school was awful. Not only did they not do anything, they basically tried to absolve themselves of any responsibility. We finally had to move outside the FCPS system. FCPS won’t protect your kid and that is the sad reality.

Anonymous wrote:I appreciated the email from the Principal:

Dear Woodson Families,


We wanted to make sure you are aware of a cyberbullying incident at our school that is hurting many members of our Cavalier community. The incident involves a Google Sheet posted to an Instagram account where some students at our school were ranked by their physical appearance, including race. The list has been removed, but we know that it has been shared several times on social media.

Our school and FCPS takes all incidents of cyberbullying very seriously, and we have launched an investigation to identify the students who are responsible for this list. I’d like to remind our school community that incidents like this are violations of the FCPS Student Rights and Responsibilities, and can carry serious consequences.

We also ask for your partnership in reminding your child about responsible online behavior, and have open conversations with them about making safe and smart choices on social media. Some helpful resources you can use include the FCPS Guidance for Technology Use and Digital Citizenship Resources for Families.

If you or your child have any information that you would like to share, please reach out to me. You can also use the FCPS Office of Safety and Security’s confidential and anonymous tipline at 571-423-202, text at 888-777 (keyword: TIP FCPS), or submit your concern online at fcps.edu/tipline.

Finally, if your child has been impacted by this list and you would like our school-based mental health team to check on them tomorrow, please contact your child’s school counselor. During after school hours, families and students can use the 988 Lifeline to get free, confidential support and guidance from trained crisis counselors on how to best help someone experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. And as always, if your concern is an emergency you should call 911.

This behavior does not reflect the values of our school community. Everyone at Woodson deserves to feel safe, respected, and supported. We will continue working together to foster a school culture built on respect, accountability, and kindness.

Sincerely,



Kevin Greata

Principal

Carter G. Woodson High School

Anonymous wrote:What does FCPS do about online bullying- especially when it happens on a school device and targets a large portion of a population? Can I student be expelled for this? Moved to another school? Suspended? Public flogging?

I am asking because Woodson is having an incident where a "ranking" of girls is being shared and it gets into race, date-ability, face and body "curve" ranking. I know women have been objectified since the dawn of time but these are minors and it is on school equipment.

Anonymous wrote:If it's targeting a large population it's not bullying, it's being an ahole

Anonymous wrote:If it's targeting a large population it's not bullying, it's being an ahole