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Anonymous wrote:Oof, if I were a local business owner I’d be campaigning to keep the program. On Fridays when it doesn’t happen the local shopping centers are mobbed with middle schoolers behaving poorly, to the point cops have been called many times.

12-14 year olds cannot get out at 2:15 and be on their own for 3-5 hours. They will find trouble.

If they’re pushing middle schoolers to be the late start/end schools, I’m okay with it.

What kind of 12-14 year olds do you know? This is odd, that they can't entertain themselves.

So you obviously have never been to a shopping plaza near a middle school between 2:15-4:00 PM.

I'm going to be honest- I am a middle schooler and the things I see is insane. Kids wear literal shorts so small you can see their whole butt cheek. It's gross to me. Regular fights, drugs, sex- all of these things are NOT OKAY, but are still regular occurrences for me to see everyday. At this point, I'm scared to go to the bathroom in case I get bullied. I dress not too crazily, but I do wear a lot of bracelets and slightly alternative clothing, like hot topic clothing, and I wear headphones a lot because kids are LOUD. I don't have any developmental issues, but I do have ADHD. Some of the comments said about me this year have been crazy. I have been called the f-slur, the t-slur for trans people, the r-slur. I've also been called a b^^ch, a b^^^^rd, and I regularly get shoved into lockers and shoved into hard things in the hallways. Most modern kids don't read books, no, they bully, steal, break, and hurt other people. They go on social media to crap on other people. I have had to help at least 6 people THIS YEAR with their mental health because of how bad it is. The kids like me who dress differently or look different or talk different, almost all of them have scars on their wrists. Almost all of them have anxiety and PTSD, just because they get shoved around and yelled at just because they wear black accessories and are autistic or trans or wear headphones everyday. These kids are horrible. Not everyone, but, unfortunately, MOST of them.

Troll.

So, simply because I state the truth, you call me a troll? Wow, I thought adults were supposed to be mature. I suppose not.

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Anonymous wrote:If we can't find the money for after-school programs for middle school kids, we absolutely should get rid of TJHSST, IB, and AAP centers. There is absolutely no justification for a magnet HS or these "extras" if we can't cover the basics for middle school kids.

These are NOT basics! Academic programs during school hours are basic.

Anonymous wrote:If we can't find the money for after-school programs for middle school kids, we absolutely should get rid of TJHSST, IB, and AAP centers. There is absolutely no justification for a magnet HS or these "extras" if we can't cover the basics for middle school kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Can the middle schools do what elementary PTAs do, and offer after school activities from outside organizations?

Or perhaps fcps can keep the activities but ditch the late busses. Parents who want the activities can pick up their own kids.

I know you mean well PP, but both suggestions revreal an extremely privileged lens. Please take a step back and remember that public schools are meant to provide opportunity and access to all students they serve.

Public schools are “meant to” provide education, which they are doing during school hours. After school extras are not their responsibility.

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Anonymous wrote:If we can't find the money for after-school programs for middle school kids, we absolutely should get rid of TJHSST, IB, and AAP centers. There is absolutely no justification for a magnet HS or these "extras" if we can't cover the basics for middle school kids.

To be fair, I’m not sure the after school program is a basic thing. I’ve taught in 3 districts in 3 different states and my kids attended school in a 4th. FCPS is the only one that had any sort of middle school after school program. Is it nice? Sure. But definitely an extra.

A lot of middle schools have clubs and sports. FCPS is very middle of the road in what it offers after school. The buses are a nice touch for those that don't have parents to pick up. They only run a couple of days a week and run the same days as afterschool academic help.

FCPS needs the money for DEI Chief Nardos King, and her 60+ person full time DEI staff.

FCPS cannot afford after-school programs or middle school sports.

Look, another clueless parrot who doesn’t understand there are two budgets.

No you don't understand. The board is asking FCPS to fund these programs on their own this year. The DEI office is enormous and cuts to it could increase FCPS 's contribution to the programs. $6M for DEI. Make it make sense.

The FCPS “dei” office includes hearing officers, TJ admissions and more. Please look at an org chart.

The hearing office and TJ make up a mere $1.7M.

Has anyone added up how much TJ costs FCPS altogether? For a tiny fraction of the kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Can the middle schools do what elementary PTAs do, and offer after school activities from outside organizations?

Or perhaps fcps can keep the activities but ditch the late busses. Parents who want the activities can pick up their own kids.

I know you mean well PP, but both suggestions revreal an extremely privileged lens. Please take a step back and remember that public schools are meant to provide opportunity and access to all students they serve.

Public schools are “meant to” provide education, which they are doing during school hours. After school extras are not their responsibility.

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Anonymous wrote:If we can't find the money for after-school programs for middle school kids, we absolutely should get rid of TJHSST, IB, and AAP centers. There is absolutely no justification for a magnet HS or these "extras" if we can't cover the basics for middle school kids.

To be fair, I’m not sure the after school program is a basic thing. I’ve taught in 3 districts in 3 different states and my kids attended school in a 4th. FCPS is the only one that had any sort of middle school after school program. Is it nice? Sure. But definitely an extra.

A lot of middle schools have clubs and sports. FCPS is very middle of the road in what it offers after school. The buses are a nice touch for those that don't have parents to pick up. They only run a couple of days a week and run the same days as afterschool academic help.

FCPS needs the money for DEI Chief Nardos King, and her 60+ person full time DEI staff.

FCPS cannot afford after-school programs or middle school sports.

Look, another clueless parrot who doesn’t understand there are two budgets.

No you don't understand. The board is asking FCPS to fund these programs on their own this year. The DEI office is enormous and cuts to it could increase FCPS 's contribution to the programs. $6M for DEI. Make it make sense.

The FCPS “dei” office includes hearing officers, TJ admissions and more. Please look at an org chart.

The hearing office and TJ make up a mere $1.7M.

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Anonymous wrote:If we can't find the money for after-school programs for middle school kids, we absolutely should get rid of TJHSST, IB, and AAP centers. There is absolutely no justification for a magnet HS or these "extras" if we can't cover the basics for middle school kids.

To be fair, I’m not sure the after school program is a basic thing. I’ve taught in 3 districts in 3 different states and my kids attended school in a 4th. FCPS is the only one that had any sort of middle school after school program. Is it nice? Sure. But definitely an extra.

A lot of middle schools have clubs and sports. FCPS is very middle of the road in what it offers after school. The buses are a nice touch for those that don't have parents to pick up. They only run a couple of days a week and run the same days as afterschool academic help.

FCPS needs the money for DEI Chief Nardos King, and her 60+ person full time DEI staff.

FCPS cannot afford after-school programs or middle school sports.

Look, another clueless parrot who doesn’t understand there are two budgets.

No you don't understand. The board is asking FCPS to fund these programs on their own this year. The DEI office is enormous and cuts to it could increase FCPS 's contribution to the programs. $6M for DEI. Make it make sense.

The FCPS “dei” office includes hearing officers, TJ admissions and more. Please look at an org chart.

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Anonymous wrote:If we can't find the money for after-school programs for middle school kids, we absolutely should get rid of TJHSST, IB, and AAP centers. There is absolutely no justification for a magnet HS or these "extras" if we can't cover the basics for middle school kids.

To be fair, I’m not sure the after school program is a basic thing. I’ve taught in 3 districts in 3 different states and my kids attended school in a 4th. FCPS is the only one that had any sort of middle school after school program. Is it nice? Sure. But definitely an extra.

A lot of middle schools have clubs and sports. FCPS is very middle of the road in what it offers after school. The buses are a nice touch for those that don't have parents to pick up. They only run a couple of days a week and run the same days as afterschool academic help.

FCPS needs the money for DEI Chief Nardos King, and her 60+ person full time DEI staff.

FCPS cannot afford after-school programs or middle school sports.

Look, another clueless parrot who doesn’t understand there are two budgets.

No you don't understand. The board is asking FCPS to fund these programs on their own this year. The DEI office is enormous and cuts to it could increase FCPS 's contribution to the programs. $6M for DEI. Make it make sense.

The FCPS “dei” office includes hearing officers, TJ admissions and more. Please look at an org chart.

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Anonymous wrote:If we can't find the money for after-school programs for middle school kids, we absolutely should get rid of TJHSST, IB, and AAP centers. There is absolutely no justification for a magnet HS or these "extras" if we can't cover the basics for middle school kids.

To be fair, I’m not sure the after school program is a basic thing. I’ve taught in 3 districts in 3 different states and my kids attended school in a 4th. FCPS is the only one that had any sort of middle school after school program. Is it nice? Sure. But definitely an extra.

A lot of middle schools have clubs and sports. FCPS is very middle of the road in what it offers after school. The buses are a nice touch for those that don't have parents to pick up. They only run a couple of days a week and run the same days as afterschool academic help.

FCPS needs the money for DEI Chief Nardos King, and her 60+ person full time DEI staff.

FCPS cannot afford after-school programs or middle school sports.

Look, another clueless parrot who doesn’t understand there are two budgets.

No you don't understand. The board is asking FCPS to fund these programs on their own this year. The DEI office is enormous and cuts to it could increase FCPS 's contribution to the programs. $6M for DEI. Make it make sense.

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Anonymous wrote:If we can't find the money for after-school programs for middle school kids, we absolutely should get rid of TJHSST, IB, and AAP centers. There is absolutely no justification for a magnet HS or these "extras" if we can't cover the basics for middle school kids.

To be fair, I’m not sure the after school program is a basic thing. I’ve taught in 3 districts in 3 different states and my kids attended school in a 4th. FCPS is the only one that had any sort of middle school after school program. Is it nice? Sure. But definitely an extra.

A lot of middle schools have clubs and sports. FCPS is very middle of the road in what it offers after school. The buses are a nice touch for those that don't have parents to pick up. They only run a couple of days a week and run the same days as afterschool academic help.

FCPS needs the money for DEI Chief Nardos King, and her 60+ person full time DEI staff.

FCPS cannot afford after-school programs or middle school sports.

Look, another clueless parrot who doesn’t understand there are two budgets.

Anonymous wrote:We avoid having our kids stay after school for any clubs because the late bus system is so insanely unreliable. The buses are “supposed to” pick up at 4:30, but my child never left her MS on a late before 5:15pm. They tend to pack them all on one bus, therefore the bus driver has an insanely huge area to drop kids off. One time my child was on the bus for OVER two hours! My husband had to track down the bus in a neighborhood and get her off because she was about to pee herself.
IMO, all middle school after school activities should require the child having their own transportation home. Adding late buses to this area at rush hour makes no sense. I get that it’s convenient for working parents to have your kid use bus, but honestly any working parent should be able to pick up their kid at 4:30/5. If they can’t, the child should not be permitted stay for an after school activity.