Wednesday, December 20, 2017

MCPS says "...viewers misjudged the video."



Gaithersburg H.S. staffer expresses safety concerns

A Gaithersburg High School staff member informed local media about concerns for the safety of students and staff members after several fights occurred on school property recently.
Montgomery County Public Schools spokesperson Derek Turner said he could not confirm reports from NBC 4 of an Instagram account requesting students share videos of school fights.
One video shared on social media last month shows a group of three to five students fighting, with a school security guard caught in the middle. The cluster of people falls to the ground.
Turner confirmed the fight occurred at Gaithersburg High School and that six students were disciplined for the fight. The students were continuing to fight after the security officer intervened, not fighting the security officer himself, Turner said. The security guard was not injured, and an assistant principal nearby also intervened...

http://www.thesentinel.com/mont/news/local/item/6133-gaithersburg-h-s-staffer-expresses-safety-concerns

5 comments:

  1. This is what happens when our schools encourage students to bring cell phones to school and use them in class and without supervision during recess.

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    1. Did the video have subtitles?
      Are students safer without videos?

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  2. It was a Montgomery County police officer. Not a "security guard".

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    1. Was the officer wearing a body camera?

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  3. The videos are on Youtube so why worry about Instagram?

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