From the principal today, April 26:
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Friday, April 26, 2024
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Two Bethesda Juveniles Arrested on Vandalism Charges
Gaithersburg, MD - Two juvenile males from Bethesda have been arrested, following multiple vandalism incidents at Pyle Middle School.
On Sunday, June 25, at approximately 11:35 p.m., Montgomery County Police 2nd District officers were called to the 6300 block of Wilson Lane in Bethesda, for the report of a vandalism that just occurred.
The responding officer spoke with school security, who stated they witnessed two juvenile males painting graffiti on the back of the school building. They were seen leaving the area on bicycles.
The second incident occurred on Saturday, July 20, at the same location. The responding officer met with the school principal, who stated two male juveniles were seen spray painting vulgarities on the school walls, basketball court and track.
The principal believed the individuals appeared to be the same subjects involved in the first vandalism at the school.
Officers were called to the school again, on Sunday, August 21. Responding officers discovered that a wall near the baseball field had been vandalized with spray paint.
During the course of the investigation, two juvenile males were identified and charged on August 24 and August 26, with three counts of malicious destruction of property, related to the vandalisms on the above dates. The juveniles were released to their parents and their cases are now being handled by the Montgomery County Department of Juvenile Services. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) may apply disciplinary measures in accordance with the MCPS Student Code of Conduct.
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Release ID: 22-434
Media Contact: S.D. Goff
Categories: vandalism
Monday, November 17, 2014
Bethesda PTA Reps Make Their Case For More School Construction
http://www.bethesdanow.com/2014/11/17/bethesda-pta-reps-make-their-case-for-more-school-construction/
Monday, September 27, 2010
36 Security Cameras Installed at Pyle Middle School in Bethesda
Independent contractors installed 36 cameras at Pyle this summer as part of the capitol improvement plan to assist employees.
Some Pyle students said they think the cameras are intended to prevent incidents, like last year’s sexting scandal, from occurring in the future. Seventh grade student Emma Wesley said she isn’t fully comfortable with the idea of having cameras throughout Pyle.
“Everyone feels a little uneasy, as if someone is always watching them and every move of theirs is being recorded,” Wesley said.
But principal Jennifer Webster said the cameras will be beneficial for the school.
“In every situation, you get multiple different versions of the truth from different people, and having the video helps sort out the fact,” Webster said. “They can help us solve even the smallest of problems, like retrieving students’ iPods and wallets that get stolen from classrooms.”
Note to readers: Did the Board of Education ever vote to install security cameras inside school buildings? Was this $23 million (+/-) purchase ever put out for a competitive bid?
Answer to both questions is no.
You can read more about this major purchase made without public input here.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
"Prudent avoidance" of cell towers at schools
If you have concerns about the safety of the cell phone towers that MCPS has proposed installing at Whitman High School in Bethesda and at other MCPS schools, you may want to read two 1997 articles both titled Telecommunication Facilities: Are They Safe?
The articles are by Hillorie S. Morrison, who seems to be the same Hillorie S. Morrison who represented T-Mobile at the November 17, 2009, Whitman PTSA Meeting and who will again represent them at the January 26, 2010, meeting at Whitman. (I think she also represented the cell phone company in 2005 in an unsuccessful attempt to install a cell tower at Pyle Middle School.)
Both articles are from a 1997 American Bar Association newsletter and were written by Ms. Morrison when she was a senior planner with Baltimore County. Ms. Morrison frankly raises concerns that cell phone industry guidelines do not take into account possible harm from the nonthermal effects of long-term, low-level exposures.
Ms. Morrison thoroughly reviews the then-current scientific data and concludes that:
Ms. Morrison reported that American scientists had conducted studies that concluded:
Ms. Morrison also reports that:
Ms. Morrison cites with apparent approval the fact that several school districts around the country had prohibited cell towers on school property, quoting one school board finding:
Because of these concerns, Ms. Morrison recommended a government policy of what she called “prudent avoidance” of placing cell towers at schools.
If this is the same Hillorie S. Morrison as will be representing T-Mobile on Wednesday, perhaps she can share with the Whitman community what scientific studies have been performed in the 13 years since she wrote the articles that make her now advocate for locating cell towers at schools.
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This commentary submitted to the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland. The writer wishes to remain anonymous.
The articles are by Hillorie S. Morrison, who seems to be the same Hillorie S. Morrison who represented T-Mobile at the November 17, 2009, Whitman PTSA Meeting and who will again represent them at the January 26, 2010, meeting at Whitman. (I think she also represented the cell phone company in 2005 in an unsuccessful attempt to install a cell tower at Pyle Middle School.)
Both articles are from a 1997 American Bar Association newsletter and were written by Ms. Morrison when she was a senior planner with Baltimore County. Ms. Morrison frankly raises concerns that cell phone industry guidelines do not take into account possible harm from the nonthermal effects of long-term, low-level exposures.
Ms. Morrison thoroughly reviews the then-current scientific data and concludes that:
Even though the anticipated [health] effects fall within the levels of safe exposures according to industry guidelines, the standard is considered by some scientists to provide a false sense of security. (emphasis added). Of particular concern is the impact of long-term exposures, that is, intermittent
or continuous exposures to weak RF [radiofrequency] fields over a period of months to years.
Ms. Morrison reported that American scientists had conducted studies that concluded:
certain populations—including the very young, the very old, and the chronically ill—are more susceptible that the general population.
Ms. Morrison also reports that:
since biological effects are a function of the frequency and energy level of a particular form of electromagnetic energy and the characteristics of the affected organism (species, mass, affected tissue-types), it is difficult for scientists to determine “safe” levels. (Emphasis added.)
Ms. Morrison cites with apparent approval the fact that several school districts around the country had prohibited cell towers on school property, quoting one school board finding:
there was no clear health basis to proscribe [cell tower] sitings . . . [but] other than rental income, who would a public agency go out of its way to expose children to an agent which is not necessary for their education and was not thoroughly studied?
Because of these concerns, Ms. Morrison recommended a government policy of what she called “prudent avoidance” of placing cell towers at schools.
If this is the same Hillorie S. Morrison as will be representing T-Mobile on Wednesday, perhaps she can share with the Whitman community what scientific studies have been performed in the 13 years since she wrote the articles that make her now advocate for locating cell towers at schools.
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This commentary submitted to the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland. The writer wishes to remain anonymous.
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