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Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader who does not attend Banneker has a video of the fight last week where the bully got stabbed on her phone. There are 2 different video angles circulating our side of the county. These videos travel fast.
While I agree they shouldn’t share the videos, mg concern is the level of violence allowed in the schools in the first place.

Without the video evidence, MCPS will dispute with you that the violence is happening in the schools in the first place.

Or call it roughhousing. Sickening.

Some of this is the state's fault. I believe they're the ones who penalize schools for having high numbers of suspensions. Particularly for black boys. So principals spin and minimize as much as possible to avoid having to suspend, and even when they do suspend, central office can and does reject those recommendations.

Anonymous wrote:Seems like as long as it is not shared on line, a video could be helpful to school admin.

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Anonymous wrote:If someone physically assaulted my child, I would welcome any and all evidence. I would ask for the video and take it to the police.

My child was recently assaulted by another kid. I thought about reporting it, but I don't think they prosecute 9-year-olds.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader who does not attend Banneker has a video of the fight last week where the bully got stabbed on her phone. There are 2 different video angles circulating our side of the county. These videos travel fast.
While I agree they shouldn’t share the videos, mg concern is the level of violence allowed in the schools in the first place.

Without the video evidence, MCPS will dispute with you that the violence is happening in the schools in the first place.

Or call it roughhousing. Sickening.

Anonymous wrote:If someone physically assaulted my child, I would welcome any and all evidence. I would ask for the video and take it to the police.

Anonymous wrote:When my DC was in middle school couple of years back they recorded a fight but did not post on social media. They did share the video with friends. My DC was reprimanded for recording the fight and asked to delete the video. I now think it was to protect the principal and the school’s image more than anything.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader who does not attend Banneker has a video of the fight last week where the bully got stabbed on her phone. There are 2 different video angles circulating our side of the county. These videos travel fast.
While I agree they shouldn’t share the videos, mg concern is the level of violence allowed in the schools in the first place.

Without the video evidence, MCPS will dispute with you that the violence is happening in the schools in the first place.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my DC was in middle school couple of years back they recorded a fight but did not post on social media. They did share the video with friends. My DC was reprimanded for recording the fight and asked to delete the video. I now think it was to protect the principal and the school’s image more than anything.

No. It’s not. There isn’t a conspiracy theory. We want to discourage (teacher here) this type of behavior. If we normalize it, then any video out there will become a record of someone’s behavior. I personally tell my students to never ever share. #1. You don’t know the whole situation. #2 Video can be edited and posted to show an entirely different story. #3 what stays
on the internet is forever. #4 now you are in trouble too! It’s a tenant of digital literacy to be mindful of what you share. Please remind your kids about the importance of social media and cell phone safety. They really don’t want today’s mistakes (really learning experiences) to affect them possibly down the road.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my DC was in middle school couple of years back they recorded a fight but did not post on social media. They did share the video with friends. My DC was reprimanded for recording the fight and asked to delete the video. I now think it was to protect the principal and the school’s image more than anything.

No. It’s not. There isn’t a conspiracy theory. We want to discourage (teacher here) this type of behavior. If we normalize it, then any video out there will become a record of someone’s behavior. I personally tell my students to never ever share. #1. You don’t know the whole situation. #2 Video can be edited and posted to show an entirely different story. #3 what stays
on the internet is forever. #4 now you are in trouble too! It’s a tenant of digital literacy to be mindful of what you share. Please remind your kids about the importance of social media and cell phone safety. They really don’t want today’s mistakes (really learning experiences) to affect them possibly down the road.

Anonymous wrote:When my DC was in middle school couple of years back they recorded a fight but did not post on social media. They did share the video with friends. My DC was reprimanded for recording the fight and asked to delete the video. I now think it was to protect the principal and the school’s image more than anything.

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader who does not attend Banneker has a video of the fight last week where the bully got stabbed on her phone. There are 2 different video angles circulating our side of the county. These videos travel fast.
While I agree they shouldn’t share the videos, mg concern is the level of violence allowed in the schools in the first place.

Anonymous wrote:If someone physically assaulted my child, I would welcome any and all evidence. I would ask for the video and take it to the police.

Anonymous wrote:If someone physically assaulted my child, I would welcome any and all evidence. I would ask for the video and take it to the police.