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Anonymous wrote:Re: mass shootings and drills: this is just a national reality now. Even the private school I worked at had drills and locked doors.

Re: guns confiscated on high school campuses: this is an issue of beefs between specific violent kids with major issues, and highly unlikely to affect your average middle class kid.

Re: chair-throwers: this is the real issue at the elementary level. Kids with emotional disturbances who cannot regulate themselves but who the school cannot legally send elsewhere or restrain or otherwise deal with. This is definitely something you will experience that we need a solution for.

When a kid goes on a chair and desk throwing rampage, why can’t a parent be called to pick up their child?

Because half the time the parents don't pick up the phone. When they do, they often refuse to come get their kid.

That long article about how MCPS is failing our special needs kids did not at all have the perspective that there are some parenting fails that are greatly contributing to the behavior issues. And yes I can confirm that this happens in the ES where I work. Parents don’t want to deal with their own kid.

Here’s an idea. Do the paperwork and push for a special placement and more help. I wouldn’t get my kid either. Don’t have a kid like that but have a kid with sn and we’ve been refused an iep or any help.

It’s the VIOLENT kids who need to be immediately removed from the school. They need professional, medical attention.

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Anonymous wrote:Finally. This county pushed too far left, and we got out of control students. Now, we are going back to the middle regards to discipline.

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-bomb-threats-weapons-on-campus-and-assaults-on-staff-bethesda-chevy-chase-high-school-lockdown-counseling-services-behavior-intervention-programs-weapons-related-incidents-alternative-learning-options

Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year.

Good that physically assaulting teachers will now be considered a serious offense, but WHY isn’t physically assaulting OTHER STUDENTS also reclassified as a Level 4 or 5 violation?

Student safety is EQUALLY as critical as the safety of school staff. Administrators in Rockville MUST correct this ERROR.

Take it up with the BOE.

STUDENT — SAFETY — MATTERS

Why doesn’t the Montgomery County BOE agree?

Because they're more interested in:

1) Protecting Marcus Jones and enabling him to collect a paycheck
2) Protecting Taylor and failing to hold him accountable
3) Protecting the "reputation" of MCPS and prioritizing student safety means acknowledging the safety incidents they have and haven't successfully suppressed
4) Shifting the blame to others, i.e. Parents, HHS, DJS, MCPD rather than holding themselves accountable
5) Protecting the unions; in this instance, MCAAP, who wants to pretend that principals aren't part of the safety problem here

1000% little oversight amongst principals is a huge issue. Central office needs to get them in line. There is no excuse to falsify data by underreporting or trivializing violent incidents in schools.

A lot of it comes from central office.

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Anonymous wrote:Finally. This county pushed too far left, and we got out of control students. Now, we are going back to the middle regards to discipline.

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-bomb-threats-weapons-on-campus-and-assaults-on-staff-bethesda-chevy-chase-high-school-lockdown-counseling-services-behavior-intervention-programs-weapons-related-incidents-alternative-learning-options

Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year.

Good that physically assaulting teachers will now be considered a serious offense, but WHY isn’t physically assaulting OTHER STUDENTS also reclassified as a Level 4 or 5 violation?

Student safety is EQUALLY as critical as the safety of school staff. Administrators in Rockville MUST correct this ERROR.

Take it up with the BOE.

STUDENT — SAFETY — MATTERS

Why doesn’t the Montgomery County BOE agree?

Because they're more interested in:

1) Protecting Marcus Jones and enabling him to collect a paycheck
2) Protecting Taylor and failing to hold him accountable
3) Protecting the "reputation" of MCPS and prioritizing student safety means acknowledging the safety incidents they have and haven't successfully suppressed
4) Shifting the blame to others, i.e. Parents, HHS, DJS, MCPD rather than holding themselves accountable
5) Protecting the unions; in this instance, MCAAP, who wants to pretend that principals aren't part of the safety problem here

1000% little oversight amongst principals is a huge issue. Central office needs to get them in line. There is no excuse to falsify data by underreporting or trivializing violent incidents in schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Finally. This county pushed too far left, and we got out of control students. Now, we are going back to the middle regards to discipline.

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-bomb-threats-weapons-on-campus-and-assaults-on-staff-bethesda-chevy-chase-high-school-lockdown-counseling-services-behavior-intervention-programs-weapons-related-incidents-alternative-learning-options

Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year.

Good that physically assaulting teachers will now be considered a serious offense, but WHY isn’t physically assaulting OTHER STUDENTS also reclassified as a Level 4 or 5 violation?

Student safety is EQUALLY as critical as the safety of school staff. Administrators in Rockville MUST correct this ERROR.

Take it up with the BOE.

STUDENT — SAFETY — MATTERS

Why doesn’t the Montgomery County BOE agree?

Because they're more interested in:

1) Protecting Marcus Jones and enabling him to collect a paycheck
2) Protecting Taylor and failing to hold him accountable
3) Protecting the "reputation" of MCPS and prioritizing student safety means acknowledging the safety incidents they have and haven't successfully suppressed
4) Shifting the blame to others, i.e. Parents, HHS, DJS, MCPD rather than holding themselves accountable
5) Protecting the unions; in this instance, MCAAP, who wants to pretend that principals aren't part of the safety problem here

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Anonymous wrote:Finally. This county pushed too far left, and we got out of control students. Now, we are going back to the middle regards to discipline.

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-bomb-threats-weapons-on-campus-and-assaults-on-staff-bethesda-chevy-chase-high-school-lockdown-counseling-services-behavior-intervention-programs-weapons-related-incidents-alternative-learning-options

Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year.

Good that physically assaulting teachers will now be considered a serious offense, but WHY isn’t physically assaulting OTHER STUDENTS also reclassified as a Level 4 or 5 violation?

Student safety is EQUALLY as critical as the safety of school staff. Administrators in Rockville MUST correct this ERROR.

Take it up with the BOE.

STUDENT — SAFETY — MATTERS

Why doesn’t the Montgomery County BOE agree?

Anonymous wrote:Hi folks - OP here.

Reminder, this is a question is about protecting children's safety while in elementary school.

I would think that there is a case to be made for 2-3 armed police officers on school grounds during the core school day -- one surveilling in the parking lot, 2-3 around the recess area surveilling for any would-be shooters

Every Jewish preschool in the area, for instance, seems to have 1-2 armed County police officers by the front door during school hours. Why can't the same be offered for our elementary schools, which have 5-15x the number of students as these preschools? (Serious question - what would it take for this to be possible)?

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Anonymous wrote:Finally. This county pushed too far left, and we got out of control students. Now, we are going back to the middle regards to discipline.

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-bomb-threats-weapons-on-campus-and-assaults-on-staff-bethesda-chevy-chase-high-school-lockdown-counseling-services-behavior-intervention-programs-weapons-related-incidents-alternative-learning-options

Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year.

Good that physically assaulting teachers will now be considered a serious offense, but WHY isn’t physically assaulting OTHER STUDENTS also reclassified as a Level 4 or 5 violation?

Student safety is EQUALLY as critical as the safety of school staff. Administrators in Rockville MUST correct this ERROR.

Take it up with the BOE.

STUDENT — SAFETY — MATTERS

Why doesn’t the Montgomery County BOE agree?

Anonymous wrote:Hi folks - OP here.

Reminder, this is a question is about protecting children's safety while in elementary school.

I would think that there is a case to be made for 2-3 armed police officers on school grounds during the core school day -- one surveilling in the parking lot, 2-3 around the recess area surveilling for any would-be shooters

Every Jewish preschool in the area, for instance, seems to have 1-2 armed County police officers by the front door during school hours. Why can't the same be offered for our elementary schools, which have 5-15x the number of students as these preschools? (Serious question - what would it take for this to be possible)?

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Anonymous wrote:Finally. This county pushed too far left, and we got out of control students. Now, we are going back to the middle regards to discipline.

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-bomb-threats-weapons-on-campus-and-assaults-on-staff-bethesda-chevy-chase-high-school-lockdown-counseling-services-behavior-intervention-programs-weapons-related-incidents-alternative-learning-options

Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year.

Good that physically assaulting teachers will now be considered a serious offense, but WHY isn’t physically assaulting OTHER STUDENTS also reclassified as a Level 4 or 5 violation?

Student safety is EQUALLY as critical as the safety of school staff. Administrators in Rockville MUST correct this ERROR.

Take it up with the BOE.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Finally. This county pushed too far left, and we got out of control students. Now, we are going back to the middle regards to discipline.

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-bomb-threats-weapons-on-campus-and-assaults-on-staff-bethesda-chevy-chase-high-school-lockdown-counseling-services-behavior-intervention-programs-weapons-related-incidents-alternative-learning-options

Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year.

Good that physically assaulting teachers will now be considered a serious offense, but WHY isn’t physically assaulting OTHER STUDENTS also reclassified as a Level 4 or 5 violation?

Student safety is EQUALLY as critical as the safety of school staff. Administrators in Rockville MUST correct this ERROR.

Anonymous wrote:Finally. This county pushed too far left, and we got out of control students. Now, we are going back to the middle regards to discipline.

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-bomb-threats-weapons-on-campus-and-assaults-on-staff-bethesda-chevy-chase-high-school-lockdown-counseling-services-behavior-intervention-programs-weapons-related-incidents-alternative-learning-options

Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year.

Starting this fall, students who commit the most serious offenses could face long-term suspension or even expulsion. The updated Code of Conduct reclassifies threats and violent actions as Level 4 or 5 violations — the highest disciplinary categories under the district’s new guidelines.

Offenses such as making bomb threats, physically assaulting school personnel, or bringing weapons onto school property will now carry the most severe consequences.

The move comes after several alarming events during the current school year.

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Anonymous wrote:So many MAGA posting on this thread.

Maybe MCPS should stop giving them so much ammunition.

Thanks for admitting it, but you guys don't need ammunition to start spreading and showing your ignorance.
It's obvious.

You agree MCPS gives plenty of reasons to MAGA. Without that, the MAGA complaints would be hollow. But MCPS always provides concrete examples to bolster the MAGA rants.

LOL
There's no concrete evidence, but y'all MAGAs don't need or care about evidence or truth to start spreading misinformation and fear mongering.
Your post and this thread are perfect example.

Not MAGA. As long as you ignore reality, MAGA flourish.