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Anonymous wrote:What happened at Wootton is no different than the N Word card incident at Churchill that made national news about 6 years ago. Dr. Moran was Director then. Churchill had a meeting similar to the Wootton meeting tonight. Dr. Moran speaks a good speech but there was little action taken to create a meaningful change at Churchill. I’m not expecting much to change at Wootton.

Frankly, MCPS should have a K to 12 plan for teaching respect for all students and staff including a plan to end bullying and racism in all schools. Why is MCPS always reacting to hate incidents instead of preventing them?

+1. I'm on my third kid through Churchill and had one there at the time that kids thought it was fun to be handing out N Word cards. I haven't seen any change over those many years. My current student says Black kids won't speak up or report bad behavior because they'll be ostracized by the majority. But DC complains about kids saying inappropriate things regularly. (DC is also impressed that Wootton kids took action and seemingly got something done.)

What did they get done, besides a round of musical chairs at the Principal's desk? Are Black students going to stop writing the N-word now?

i've no idea about how often the black kids use it as a term of empowerment (sort of). but I do know that white kids have yelled it at my black kid at school events. and that white kids regularly say things besides this particular word that are racist on their face. i'm less worried about the former (which is often not done in a hateful way or intended to denigrate) than the latter (which clearly are both). this is the point. every white kid (and parent) knows that aiming that word at a minority is done to humiliate or put them down. there's literally no reason to use that word unless you're okay with this outcome. why people on this board openly and repeatedly say that is acceptable is beyond me.

No one is saying that it's acceptable. Some people have reported that they hear/see the word being used often in schools and elsewhere, but that doesn't mean it's acceptable.

Perhaps you don't find it acceptable, but clearly there are people on this board who draw an equivalence between the way Black people use the term and the way White people do.

So what do you think MCPS's official policy should be regarding the use of the word, by anyone?

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Anonymous wrote:What happened at Wootton is no different than the N Word card incident at Churchill that made national news about 6 years ago. Dr. Moran was Director then. Churchill had a meeting similar to the Wootton meeting tonight. Dr. Moran speaks a good speech but there was little action taken to create a meaningful change at Churchill. I’m not expecting much to change at Wootton.

Frankly, MCPS should have a K to 12 plan for teaching respect for all students and staff including a plan to end bullying and racism in all schools. Why is MCPS always reacting to hate incidents instead of preventing them?

+1. I'm on my third kid through Churchill and had one there at the time that kids thought it was fun to be handing out N Word cards. I haven't seen any change over those many years. My current student says Black kids won't speak up or report bad behavior because they'll be ostracized by the majority. But DC complains about kids saying inappropriate things regularly. (DC is also impressed that Wootton kids took action and seemingly got something done.)

What did they get done, besides a round of musical chairs at the Principal's desk? Are Black students going to stop writing the N-word now?

i've no idea about how often the black kids use it as a term of empowerment (sort of). but I do know that white kids have yelled it at my black kid at school events. and that white kids regularly say things besides this particular word that are racist on their face. i'm less worried about the former (which is often not done in a hateful way or intended to denigrate) than the latter (which clearly are both). this is the point. every white kid (and parent) knows that aiming that word at a minority is done to humiliate or put them down. there's literally no reason to use that word unless you're okay with this outcome. why people on this board openly and repeatedly say that is acceptable is beyond me.

No one is saying that it's acceptable. Some people have reported that they hear/see the word being used often in schools and elsewhere, but that doesn't mean it's acceptable.

Perhaps you don't find it acceptable, but clearly there are people on this board who draw an equivalence between the way Black people use the term and the way White people do.

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Anonymous wrote:What happened at Wootton is no different than the N Word card incident at Churchill that made national news about 6 years ago. Dr. Moran was Director then. Churchill had a meeting similar to the Wootton meeting tonight. Dr. Moran speaks a good speech but there was little action taken to create a meaningful change at Churchill. I’m not expecting much to change at Wootton.

Frankly, MCPS should have a K to 12 plan for teaching respect for all students and staff including a plan to end bullying and racism in all schools. Why is MCPS always reacting to hate incidents instead of preventing them?

+1. I'm on my third kid through Churchill and had one there at the time that kids thought it was fun to be handing out N Word cards. I haven't seen any change over those many years. My current student says Black kids won't speak up or report bad behavior because they'll be ostracized by the majority. But DC complains about kids saying inappropriate things regularly. (DC is also impressed that Wootton kids took action and seemingly got something done.)

What did they get done, besides a round of musical chairs at the Principal's desk? Are Black students going to stop writing the N-word now?

i've no idea about how often the black kids use it as a term of empowerment (sort of). but I do know that white kids have yelled it at my black kid at school events. and that white kids regularly say things besides this particular word that are racist on their face. i'm less worried about the former (which is often not done in a hateful way or intended to denigrate) than the latter (which clearly are both). this is the point. every white kid (and parent) knows that aiming that word at a minority is done to humiliate or put them down. there's literally no reason to use that word unless you're okay with this outcome. why people on this board openly and repeatedly say that is acceptable is beyond me.

No one is saying that it's acceptable. Some people have reported that they hear/see the word being used often in schools and elsewhere, but that doesn't mean it's acceptable.

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Anonymous wrote:What happened at Wootton is no different than the N Word card incident at Churchill that made national news about 6 years ago. Dr. Moran was Director then. Churchill had a meeting similar to the Wootton meeting tonight. Dr. Moran speaks a good speech but there was little action taken to create a meaningful change at Churchill. I’m not expecting much to change at Wootton.

Frankly, MCPS should have a K to 12 plan for teaching respect for all students and staff including a plan to end bullying and racism in all schools. Why is MCPS always reacting to hate incidents instead of preventing them?

+1. I'm on my third kid through Churchill and had one there at the time that kids thought it was fun to be handing out N Word cards. I haven't seen any change over those many years. My current student says Black kids won't speak up or report bad behavior because they'll be ostracized by the majority. But DC complains about kids saying inappropriate things regularly. (DC is also impressed that Wootton kids took action and seemingly got something done.)

What did they get done, besides a round of musical chairs at the Principal's desk? Are Black students going to stop writing the N-word now?

i've no idea about how often the black kids use it as a term of empowerment (sort of). but I do know that white kids have yelled it at my black kid at school events. and that white kids regularly say things besides this particular word that are racist on their face. i'm less worried about the former (which is often not done in a hateful way or intended to denigrate) than the latter (which clearly are both). this is the point. every white kid (and parent) knows that aiming that word at a minority is done to humiliate or put them down. there's literally no reason to use that word unless you're okay with this outcome. why people on this board openly and repeatedly say that is acceptable is beyond me.

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Anonymous wrote:What happened at Wootton is no different than the N Word card incident at Churchill that made national news about 6 years ago. Dr. Moran was Director then. Churchill had a meeting similar to the Wootton meeting tonight. Dr. Moran speaks a good speech but there was little action taken to create a meaningful change at Churchill. I’m not expecting much to change at Wootton.

Frankly, MCPS should have a K to 12 plan for teaching respect for all students and staff including a plan to end bullying and racism in all schools. Why is MCPS always reacting to hate incidents instead of preventing them?

+1. I'm on my third kid through Churchill and had one there at the time that kids thought it was fun to be handing out N Word cards. I haven't seen any change over those many years. My current student says Black kids won't speak up or report bad behavior because they'll be ostracized by the majority. But DC complains about kids saying inappropriate things regularly. (DC is also impressed that Wootton kids took action and seemingly got something done.)

What did they get done, besides a round of musical chairs at the Principal's desk? Are Black students going to stop writing the N-word now?

It gets used by a couple of idiots at an affluent school and people ramp up pretend outrage while it’s used ubiquitously at consortium schools left and right and it’s only expression. Separate but equal right?

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Anonymous wrote:What happened at Wootton is no different than the N Word card incident at Churchill that made national news about 6 years ago. Dr. Moran was Director then. Churchill had a meeting similar to the Wootton meeting tonight. Dr. Moran speaks a good speech but there was little action taken to create a meaningful change at Churchill. I’m not expecting much to change at Wootton.

Frankly, MCPS should have a K to 12 plan for teaching respect for all students and staff including a plan to end bullying and racism in all schools. Why is MCPS always reacting to hate incidents instead of preventing them?

+1. I'm on my third kid through Churchill and had one there at the time that kids thought it was fun to be handing out N Word cards. I haven't seen any change over those many years. My current student says Black kids won't speak up or report bad behavior because they'll be ostracized by the majority. But DC complains about kids saying inappropriate things regularly. (DC is also impressed that Wootton kids took action and seemingly got something done.)

What did they get done, besides a round of musical chairs at the Principal's desk? Are Black students going to stop writing the N-word now?

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Why are Jawando’s kids in the Wootton cluster when he lives on the other side of the county?

Jawando's kids are NOT in the Wootton cluster. Says so in the article.

I suppose Mrs. Jawando was quoted because there was no one else to quote. Just too bad they let her spout when she is simply pontificating and doesn't actually know more about the situation than anyone else.

It shows that this tempest in a teacup is driven by outside agitators.

You're not an "outside agitators" if you're a MoCo resident. Wootton is a part of MCPS. Everyone who is an MCPS stakeholder has a right to weigh in on this situation.

The sense of territorialism that Wootton parents have over the school, as if it belongs to them and only them, is BEWILDERING.