On Monday, June 29, 2015, the Montgomery County Board of Education will finally review their Child Abuse Policy after ignoring the Policy for 26+ years.
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not a word.
Apparently, MCCPTA and all of the local PTAs could not care less about the sexual abuse and sexual interactions of MCPS students by teachers, staff, substitutes and contractors.
Well, PTA is just a dues paying club and, apparently, the members of this club do not consider the safety of public school children a priority.
Here are the comments that the Board of Education received regarding their upcoming review of this Policy.
No comments in here from any Montgomery County PTA or from MCCPTA.
Additional comments are at this link.
So: I submitted public comment: I said I agree with everything Jennifer Alvaro said and reproduced her email. Why isn't my email included?
ReplyDeleteCould it be that MoCo is one large bedroom community?
ReplyDeleteFrom my past experience with multiple PTAs, the interest was in the events they were planning and socializing with the "right" individuals (read "volunteers"). There was little to no interest in advocating for students whether it be this or other MCPS policies or real issues (bullying, grading/reporting, etc.) happening in the home school. There may be a few out there which are different, but especially on the elementary level I haven't found anyone I know who won't compare their local PTA to a high school clique (and not in a good way).
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