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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious if this happens at other middle schools- for example, Jackson is very close to Mosaic.

DD is at Jackson. Pretty much, no one walks to school, so they don't let the kids walk to the mosaic district. I have not asked DD about it....don't want to give her ideas.

PP, you're right re: Jackson. Few walkers.

My DD was at Jackson the past two years. I picked her up in the afternoons and parked in the school lot closest to the strip shopping center that's next to the school. At the end of each day, the school always had one of the staff out in front, at the end of the school near where the fence is, between Jackson property and that strip next door (the one with Unique Thrift). More than once I saw staffers stop kids who were heading for the gate in that fence and ask, "Do you have someone picking you up there? Why are you going that way?" etc. and find out whether the kid was walking to a car for a pickup.

So someone was, probably still is, keeping a close eye on kids who might be just walking off after school if they are heading toward that strip center next door (which is next to Mosaic). They can't and don't police every single kid, and some kids do walk off the property each day. But I got a strong (and positive) sense that Jackson wants to discourage kids from just moseying off along Gallows Road or into that shopping center. I was glad to see the attention given and the presence of a staffer out front at that end of the building.

In fact, before my kid started at Jackson, I recall that at one of the orientation nights, the parents were told firmly by the then-principal, "There are no 'walkers' at Jackson--we expect kids to arrive by bus or be dropped off by car" and she said something about not wanting kids to just walk off.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious if this happens at other middle schools- for example, Jackson is very close to Mosaic.

DD is at Jackson. Pretty much, no one walks to school, so they don't let the kids walk to the mosaic district. I have not asked DD about it....don't want to give her ideas.

PP, you're right re: Jackson. Few walkers.

My DD was at Jackson the past two years. I picked her up in the afternoons and parked in the school lot closest to the strip shopping center that's next to the school. At the end of each day, the school always had one of the staff out in front, at the end of the school near where the fence is, between Jackson property and that strip next door (the one with Unique Thrift). More than once I saw staffers stop kids who were heading for the gate in that fence and ask, "Do you have someone picking you up there? Why are you going that way?" etc. and find out whether the kid was walking to a car for a pickup.

So someone was, probably still is, keeping a close eye on kids who might be just walking off after school if they are heading toward that strip center next door (which is next to Mosaic). They can't and don't police every single kid, and some kids do walk off the property each day. But I got a strong (and positive) sense that Jackson wants to discourage kids from just moseying off along Gallows Road or into that shopping center. I was glad to see the attention given and the presence of a staffer out front at that end of the building.

In fact, before my kid started at Jackson, I recall that at one of the orientation nights, the parents were told firmly by the then-principal, "There are no 'walkers' at Jackson--we expect kids to arrive by bus or be dropped off by car" and she said something about not wanting kids to just walk off.

Anonymous wrote:I've heard from close friends still attending frost school that there was a fist fight over at the fair city mall, resulting in the cops being called to split it up.

Regarding the after school "Late" buses
For at least 3 years, Frost has been putting emphasis on not coming back to school to take the late bus home. They even had tickets passed out during clubs and if you had no ticket, no ride for you. I can only assume that they are just using this email to further drill this into the minds of parents and students.

- Former Frost Student (class of 2019)

+1

My DD (9th grader who attended Frost last year) reported the same thing from her friends still at Frost.

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious if this happens at other middle schools- for example, Jackson is very close to Mosaic.

DD is at Jackson. Pretty much, no one walks to school, so they don't let the kids walk to the mosaic district. I have not asked DD about it....don't want to give her ideas.

I'm curious if this happens at other middle schools- for example, Jackson is very close to Mosaic.

I think the email is quite reasonable. I have seen young teens do stupid things. And it is reasonable to remind parents that, if the kids leave the school, they can't take the late bus home. I suspect that has been an issue.

Things that teens can do that get them in trouble:

-- Fight
-- Shoplift
-- Harass other people in the mall

I've heard from close friends still attending frost school that there was a fist fight over at the fair city mall, resulting in the cops being called to split it up.

Regarding the after school "Late" buses
For at least 3 years, Frost has been putting emphasis on not coming back to school to take the late bus home. They even had tickets passed out during clubs and if you had no ticket, no ride for you. I can only assume that they are just using this email to further drill this into the minds of parents and students.

- Former Frost Student (class of 2019)

Eric McCann is an amazing admin. I think he was an AP in the western end of the county, as well as some type of director in one of the regional offices. He's a smart guy--good on him for that email.

-Signed, a current FCPS teacher, formerly in the western end of the county

OP, what was your point in posting this? It all seems fairly reasonable. Were you expecting outrage at the principal? Or outrage that Frost students are misbehaving at the mall after school? I don't get it, and find it irritating when people post verbatim emails or news without any commentary.

Seems like a perfectly nice, reasonable letter to me.

Anonymous wrote:My DD told me kids go to the mall and "hook up" in the Family bathrooms. Maybe this is what he is talking about? I doubt this letter would go out if there were reports of kids eating Chipotle and texting.

Agreed.

My DD told me kids go to the mall and "hook up" in the Family bathrooms. Maybe this is what he is talking about? I doubt this letter would go out if there were reports of kids eating Chipotle and texting.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't this kind of correspondence being sent out to parents of kids running wild in the district?

What makes you think it isn't?

Maybe it is, but I have a friend who is MPD. DCPS is more interested in pushing delinquents up and out of the system than trying to reform. He deals with groups of them on a daily basis.