Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is the fire alarm pulling an "incident". Seems like that was good thinking by the student to get others to evacuate.

Not good thinking. The shooter in Parkland activated the fire alarm to get more targets out in the open. Pulling the fire alarm for anything other than a fire is actually very dangerous.

Good point. This should've been a shelter in place if they didn't know what type of weapon it was.

Anonymous wrote:How is the fire alarm pulling an "incident". Seems like that was good thinking by the student to get others to evacuate.

Not good thinking. The shooter in Parkland activated the fire alarm to get more targets out in the open. Pulling the fire alarm for anything other than a fire is actually very dangerous.

And many are well above the age norms for their grades - not unusual to have 16 year olds in 9th grade.

That's a kid who's been retained once. It shouldn't be unusual anywhere for a kid to be 16 in ninth grade.

This is completely and utterly unacceptable.

For Whitman (or MCPS) to allow an individual with this background to attend high school without proper supervision is shocking and a dereliction of duty (at best).

This individual (a legal adult) apparently hit a student (a child) in the head with that metal frying pan. Using it in that way makes it a deadly weapon. Yes, we can thank god it wasn't a different type of weapon, but none of that excuses allowing *this* weapon to make it into the school. The trauma inflicted as other students hear/saw the commotion - and the ensuing chaos is unacceptable. The bland, misleading email from the school -- clearly intended to downplay the incident - is a shocking and unacceptable insult to injury to the entire community.

No Whitman, this is not ok. You have failed the students of this school. It is ONLY by sheer grace and luck that this wasn't much, much worse.

Maybe start talking about protecting the students - not the rights of an *adult* with a dangerous background - during "One Whitman" and the counselors breakfast. Maybe that would help with the stress at the school.

Fire alarm? i think someone took that frying pan to fire saying a little to literally...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this the group home: https://www.nccf-cares.com/adolescent-services/

Doubtful, as that’s not in the Whitman neighborhood so I don’t think kids would go there unless it was previously their home school. But I really dislike your attempt to ferret out which group home, which seems to be an attempt to blame or shame the group home.

It absolutely is in the Whitman district. Many of the students there come from Baltimore or other parts of Maryland, rarely even from MoCo. And many are well above the age norms for their grades - not unusual to have 16 year olds in 9th grade. The school works hard to provide them with the social and educational support they need although many of them are enrolled for relatively short periods of time and have significant issues.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this the group home: https://www.nccf-cares.com/adolescent-services/

Doubtful, as that’s not in the Whitman neighborhood so I don’t think kids would go there unless it was previously their home school. But I really dislike your attempt to ferret out which group home, which seems to be an attempt to blame or shame the group home.

Isn't it the responsibility of the shelter to make sure the adult patient in their program is not bringing a frying pan to school?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this the group home: https://www.nccf-cares.com/adolescent-services/

Doubtful, as that’s not in the Whitman neighborhood so I don’t think kids would go there unless it was previously their home school. But I really dislike your attempt to ferret out which group home, which seems to be an attempt to blame or shame the group home.

It's Bradley Hills/Pyle/Whitman

Anonymous wrote:How is the fire alarm pulling an "incident". Seems like that was good thinking by the student to get others to evacuate.

Looks like someone was trying to get out of their Algebra test.

It is absolutely zoned for Whitman. Look at the boundaries. If the issues they face are so bad, they need more donations and volunteers. I can help with that...don't assume the worst.

Anonymous wrote:Is this the group home: https://www.nccf-cares.com/adolescent-services/

Doubtful, as that’s not in the Whitman neighborhood so I don’t think kids would go there unless it was previously their home school. But I really dislike your attempt to ferret out which group home, which seems to be an attempt to blame or shame the group home.

Anonymous wrote:Why is it always Whitman...

Are you trying to start something? Have you forgotten the Halloween rape in the boy's locker room at Damascus high school? Or the alleged rape, later termed consensual act (dubious, but never mind) at Rockville high school?

How is the fire alarm pulling an "incident". Seems like that was good thinking by the student to get others to evacuate.

Why is it always Whitman...

Is this the group home: https://www.nccf-cares.com/adolescent-services/