Anonymous
03/31/2026 00:20
Subject: Fights at Carson
Awful, you guys. The tone and tenor of the principal’s email misses the point entirely and does not even veil the FCPS administrator POV: forget about the kids, let’s consider my career.
Anonymous
03/29/2026 08:29
Subject: Fights at Carson
Many middle school aged kids fight in public schools, charter schools, private schools, religious schools, sports. They are just wired differently!
Anonymous
03/27/2026 17:41
Subject: Fights at Carson
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Missed this thread and made my own one whoops - as others have said the messaging to the parents was shocking!! Just mad that they couldn't cover it up, no responsibility taken. I just assume they decided they had to say SOMETHING once the video spread too far and wide.
As was pointed out to you previously, the "don't record the fights" message is because students aren't supposed to have phones out during school.
The whole email came off as recording or observing a fight was more of a problem than the fight itself.two issues, kids shouldn’t have cell phones out, almost as bad as misgendering someone and violates fight club rules of behavior
That is misplaced priorities and why some, including myself, interpreted it as embarrassing to FCPS and something they would prefer not to be documented.
FCPS specializes in misplaced priorities
Safety should come first. The principal should have empathize that.principal didn’t write the email, most likely crafted by Reid and her crack legal team
Anonymous
03/24/2026 22:24
Subject: Fights at Carson
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cue the RIO parents pushing harder to get moved to Franklin, lol
No, we love Carson. Fights happen everywhere, none of our kids are going to be the ones getting in fights, so what does it matter?
None of our kids? Yeah, okay.
I live in the Carson-Oakton district. "Our" kids certainly are not immune to this type of behavior. While none of my kids have ever been in a fight, I'm not naive enough to think it could never happen. Teenage brains are nuts, and teens do really stupid stuff, including fighting.
Right, so it doesn't matter where your kids go to middle school. Fights happen everywhere. Even Cooper-Langley. Even TJ. Carson is a great school, the student population is great. Even the brown kids like mine.
Anonymous
03/24/2026 19:53
Subject: Fights at Carson
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cue the RIO parents pushing harder to get moved to Franklin, lol
No, we love Carson. Fights happen everywhere, none of our kids are going to be the ones getting in fights, so what does it matter?
None of our kids? Yeah, okay.
I live in the Carson-Oakton district. "Our" kids certainly are not immune to this type of behavior. While none of my kids have ever been in a fight, I'm not naive enough to think it could never happen. Teenage brains are nuts, and teens do really stupid stuff, including fighting.
Anonymous
03/24/2026 18:40
Subject: Fights at Carson
Why are we even talking about this, it was two weeks ago? Everyone is over it.
Anonymous
03/24/2026 18:39
Subject: Fights at Carson
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Missed this thread and made my own one whoops - as others have said the messaging to the parents was shocking!! Just mad that they couldn't cover it up, no responsibility taken. I just assume they decided they had to say SOMETHING once the video spread too far and wide.
As was pointed out to you previously, the "don't record the fights" message is because students aren't supposed to have phones out during school.
How about the message should be "don't fight in school" instead of making it seem like having a phone in school is felony.
Are you so sheltered that you don't know that fights happen, that kids frequently get told not to fight in school, and that it's your job as a parent to ensure your child isn't getting in fights, isn't standing around watching fights, and is absolutely not recording them?
Anonymous
03/24/2026 18:01
Subject: Fights at Carson
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Missed this thread and made my own one whoops - as others have said the messaging to the parents was shocking!! Just mad that they couldn't cover it up, no responsibility taken. I just assume they decided they had to say SOMETHING once the video spread too far and wide.
As was pointed out to you previously, the "don't record the fights" message is because students aren't supposed to have phones out during school.
The whole email came off as recording or observing a fight was more of a problem than the fight itself.
That is misplaced priorities and why some, including myself, interpreted it as embarrassing to FCPS and something they would prefer not to be documented.
Safety should come first. The principal should have empathize that.
Agree that the fight is a problem.
However, the fight is over and the video is forever. Especially, multiple videos.