The MSDE recently released student arrest data across all school systems throughout the state. This is just arrest data (not incidents), which are much greater in numbers. There are cases where arrests should have been made, but were not. Wicomico County had the most recorded arrests as compared to other counties in the state. When we see large numbers, it’s a positive that some districts appear to be cracking down. The negative is the number of occurrences to prompt why things are so bad. In attempt to alleviate the negative appearance, schools often do things internally to avoid reporting. For the counties that have lower numbers, the data’s not all there mainly due to report suppression.
The problem is, nobody is addressing the root cause and being real about it. The school system just asks for more money to address symptoms that never tackle the actual problem. It always comes down to money as they seek more Band-Aids for a gaping wound.
To make matters worse, our school systems are now operating as “Community Schools” to address the “Whole Child.” This means that they are now providing food, medical, mental health, among other social services to upbring a child, because mother school knows what’s best and she profits from it not only financially, but politically. This is done by alleviating the parent from responsibility through entitlement, which results in dependence on the system. The child is taught by this, and the cycle continues.
Social services thrive on poverty and dependence. Agencies that provide social services always look for more money and more clients, but you’ll never see societal improvement. It only worsens. If these social service agencies were effectively doing their job, they would put themselves out of business.
Why did we mention this among school arrest data? Because the school system exacerbates the situation with their approach of what appears and sounds good on the surface, but extremely toxic in reality. Here are the results:
Time to start posting names. The minor thing out the window when it comes to arrest.
Congratulations to the Wicomico County Board of Education for leading the State of MD in student arrests. Keep up your failures!
Give that Supt a blue ribbon!
Time for punishment………………not a time-out!!
we may lead but I am positively sure there should have been more arrest made.
Schools were never designed to provide anything other than instruction. They are not designed to address the ills of society. At what point does common sense take over, and the maximum extent of the law be applied?
Tell us oh wise DCM guru, just what is the Root Problem!
The numbers seem a bit odd. One in every one hundred students get arrested in Wicomico County while 1 in every 3000 in Baltimore City. Wicomico makes up 1.6 % of the Maryland enrollment however they are 13% of the total arrest.
and yet Julie Giordano campaigned on school safety…another LIE