Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 20:17     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?


That doesn’t make sense. If you are in juvie, you wouldn’t have an ankle bracelet. Electronic monitoring is for tracking somebody who is in the moral population.


But why not a more secure school where specially trained staff can keep any eye on the students? An ankle bracelet is used when the kid goes home. Juvie was basically juvenile jail with a school attached.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 20:17     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?


Because it is the law. Every child, even those accused of crimes, is entitled to a free and public education.

The agency that determines if a juvenile is eligible to return to their home school after being charged with a crime is Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services. That is the agency who would be responsible for monitoring the child via the ankle monitor.

This is where focused advocacy can actually make a difference. Not gun control. Better and more alternative/secure facilities so that this law can be met without risk to the general nonviolent/never violent population. The good news is this is in democrats' hands so should be easier to push for in Md. A more robust system where offenders would need to return to a more restrictive environment could also serve as a deterrent.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 20:08     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Not sure if this is a rumor but Reddit has someone claiming to be a student saying the shooter was picked up by their mom and sister, then fled in the car. Police caught them on Falls road.

Not sure if this is true.

Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 20:07     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why did MCPS put this kid at Wootton, or for that matter, any MCPS school other than a highly secure one for kids with violent tendencies?


Too soon to tell, but based on what kids are saying it's actually the victim who had violent tendencies and an ankle bracelet. The victim and his friend bullied the shooter constantly.


Yep that is what the kids are saying.

Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 20:06     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?

I would like to know the same thing. The bracelet means the kid's been in trouble with the law and barely avoided incarceration. What on Earth are they doing in school, with general ed kids??


Because it's the law. Look up FAPE


FAPE requires education. That can happen in one of the special facilities. Someone deliberately put this kid into Wootton to make a point, imho.

The kid with the ankle monitoring is the one who got shot, not the one who made the shot.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 20:04     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?

I would like to know the same thing. The bracelet means the kid's been in trouble with the law and barely avoided incarceration. What on Earth are they doing in school, with general ed kids??



These kids all where moved from other MOCO schools.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 20:03     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:In Maryland, juveniles aged 10 or older may be placed on electronic monitoring (ankle bracelets) for serious offenses, including crimes of violence, gun charges, carjacking, armed robbery, burglary, and sexual offenses. As of July 2025, the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) mandates detention for any youth arrested while already on an ankle monitor.

Crimes and Situations Qualifying for Juvenile Ankle Monitors in MD: 1. Violent Crimes & Weapons Charges: Crimes involving handguns, firearms, or acts that would be considered violent if committed by an adult. 2. Serious Felonies: Carjacking, robbery, burglary, and serious assault. 3. Sexual Offenses: Third-degree sexual offenses. 4. Pre-Trial Release Condition: Used for individuals deemed high-risk or as a condition of probation/home detention.


I'm only realizing through this incident that it is common for kids with ankle monitors to attend the regular MCPS high schools. Is this just for kids who have been convicted of petty crimes? Or is it possible that someone convicted of sexual assault or some other violent crime could be attending one of the high schools?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 20:01     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?

I would like to know the same thing. The bracelet means the kid's been in trouble with the law and barely avoided incarceration. What on Earth are they doing in school, with general ed kids??


If you have an ankle monitor, there's a good chance you haven't been convicted of a crime. So I don't know why you find it surprising that they'd still be at their school.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 20:01     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
what is the suspect motive?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 19:52     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?


Because it is the law. Every child, even those accused of crimes, is entitled to a free and public education.

The agency that determines if a juvenile is eligible to return to their home school after being charged with a crime is Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services. That is the agency who would be responsible for monitoring the child via the ankle monitor.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 19:51     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?

I would like to know the same thing. The bracelet means the kid's been in trouble with the law and barely avoided incarceration. What on Earth are they doing in school, with general ed kids??


Because it's the law. Look up FAPE


FAPE requires education. That can happen in one of the special facilities. Someone deliberately put this kid into Wootton to make a point, imho.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 19:43     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
In Maryland, juveniles aged 10 or older may be placed on electronic monitoring (ankle bracelets) for serious offenses, including crimes of violence, gun charges, carjacking, armed robbery, burglary, and sexual offenses. As of July 2025, the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) mandates detention for any youth arrested while already on an ankle monitor.

Crimes and Situations Qualifying for Juvenile Ankle Monitors in MD: 1. Violent Crimes & Weapons Charges: Crimes involving handguns, firearms, or acts that would be considered violent if committed by an adult. 2. Serious Felonies: Carjacking, robbery, burglary, and serious assault. 3. Sexual Offenses: Third-degree sexual offenses. 4. Pre-Trial Release Condition: Used for individuals deemed high-risk or as a condition of probation/home detention.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 19:36     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?

I would like to know the same thing. The bracelet means the kid's been in trouble with the law and barely avoided incarceration. What on Earth are they doing in school, with general ed kids??


Because it's the law. Look up FAPE
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 19:35     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
This. Whoever made the decision to let a kid with an ankle bracelet into Wootton should take the heat for a bad decision.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 19:22     Subject: Report of shooting at or near wootton
Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?

I would like to know the same thing. The bracelet means the kid's been in trouble with the law and barely avoided incarceration. What on Earth are they doing in school, with general ed kids??