Anonymous wrote:What?! So these kids attended Whitman then murdered someone? They lived at a special home? Why were they enrolled at Whitman?

When I was a teenager, the Twain center at Whitman had the worst behaved kids that had been kicked out of other schools. Is that still around and are mcps problems transferred to Whitman? Is it the dumping ground for problem kids?

These are kids at the Greentree center. They are inbounds for Whitman so that's where they go to school. Most are very short term - a few months at most. And most are at a 9th grade or below level, even if they are 18, and generally not in mainstream classes. The school welcomes these kids and tries hard to work with them. They have generally had rough lives. Where would you suggest these kids go to school?

What?! So these kids attended Whitman then murdered someone? They lived at a special home? Why were they enrolled at Whitman?

When I was a teenager, the Twain center at Whitman had the worst behaved kids that had been kicked out of other schools. Is that still around and are mcps problems transferred to Whitman? Is it the dumping ground for problem kids?

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Anonymous wrote:It's not a perfect school. Your child may see physical and verbal fighting and drug use. The last big incident I remember is the attack in the parking lot with a cooking pan or some other hard object but that was a while ago.

I remember that. But the last big incident was the murder of a man selling marijuana at the Trader Joe's on Wisconsin. There's a "group home" in Bethesda. Those young men are sent to Whitman. Special education. Three of them murdered someone over some weed. But it says a lot that it's all but forgotten - "not real Whitman kids."

Oh, I know, it's so scary these days! However, the bigger problem at the segregated schools seems to be the neverending hate crime incidents people post about, like antisemitism.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not a perfect school. Your child may see physical and verbal fighting and drug use. The last big incident I remember is the attack in the parking lot with a cooking pan or some other hard object but that was a while ago.

I remember that. But the last big incident was the murder of a man selling marijuana at the Trader Joe's on Wisconsin. There's a "group home" in Bethesda. Those young men are sent to Whitman. Special education. Three of them murdered someone over some weed. But it says a lot that it's all but forgotten - "not real Whitman kids."

Well, it didn’t happen at the school and, no, these kids are not typical Whitman students.

Anonymous wrote:It's not a perfect school. Your child may see physical and verbal fighting and drug use. The last big incident I remember is the attack in the parking lot with a cooking pan or some other hard object but that was a while ago.

I remember that. But the last big incident was the murder of a man selling marijuana at the Trader Joe's on Wisconsin. There's a "group home" in Bethesda. Those young men are sent to Whitman. Special education. Three of them murdered someone over some weed. But it says a lot that it's all but forgotten - "not real Whitman kids."

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Anonymous wrote:Her fears are irrational and illogical. What are you doing to your kid?

This is the USA. You are in wrong forum.

Your comment is ridiculous. As tragic as they are, the chances of a mass shooting in any given school are incredibly small. Kids are way more likely to be victimized in other ways and settings. Look up the data.

Actually I did. Gun violence is the number one cause of harm to children in America.

You are correct! Everything other than meaningful gun reform is just a bandaid...

And who are the shooters? The mentally stable and the law abiding?

Most school shooters are mentally stable enough to legally buy their guns.