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Jul 11, 2018 - 8:28PM

Re: MVMMS students targeted, beaten

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mhs

Hello.......

Got the notice that LaGrasso is appointed new head of guidance.

The supt still hasn\\\'t disclosed what the old head did to get dismissed so quickly. If he possibly abused one student, how does the supt know he didn\\\'t abuse many more over the many years he was here?
Transparency means disclose it publicly so other children who possibly were abused by him will come forward and get help dealing with it. Isn\\\'t she required to report allegations of abuse to children to the police or DCF? If we learned nothing from #MeToo, she should tell everyone what happened. Then other kids can begin to recognize the harms they suffered, when they thought all along it was their own fault.

LoGrasso has done plenty of grossly inappropriate and incompetent things herself and is a poor choice for head. She was also a close buddy of JB, who should have been fired for cause many years ago. Principal Burke got rid of him and then Casey brought the SOB back in. Parillo absolutely earned that job and should have gotten it. What a totally wretched administration!

Perillo is excellent as is Bolduc.

Why we will vote against every Override for the MPS

Negligent?

Jun 7, 2018 - 9:17AM

Re: MVMMS students targeted, beaten

AllmanBros.

Simple Solution

Enough with blaming the schools when a crowd of spoiled kids pick on another kid. The parents of these kids should be publicly flogged on the common, or better yet the knoll. Behavior would stop in a millisecond. Biggest issue in the Melrose Public School System is bad parenting. Not saying there aren\'t a bunch of other issues, just saying bad parenting is a primary cause of many behavioral and academic issues...from bullying to teenage drinking, to too many kids leaving for school unprepared and over tired. Bring back public flogging. I\'ll pay for the whipping post.

Public flogging? You're an idiot without a logical solution. Yes parents need to do their job but the school is just as responsible. MPS/MVMMS are irresponsible and negligent in their duty to provide a safe learning environment. Kids made a horribly bad decision, but they are kids with kid brains and reason. Adults in that school who should do the right thing turn a blind eye. You've been run down. You've been lied to.

The school is responding. How are they negligent? They are asking for parental help in monitoring of social media bullying. Sounds like a proper response to me.

Unless you can develop some pre-cognitive pre-crime division within the school that can root this out before it happens, I think you should cut people some slack. Best you can do it respond and adapt.

Soundgarten

Jun 7, 2018 - 10:13AM

Re: MVMMS students targeted, beaten

NEGLIGENT? Sometimes that's true. Sometimes there are no prewarning signs. But most of the time there are. There were plenty of signs here. Becoming that big a target doesn't just happen and escalate to this level overnight. That school knew. Not all, but fairly widespread. Kids know who the bullies are. They also know who the targets are and for some there is no choice but to pick a side. Kids don't always choose wisely. Apparently neither do the adults.

Bob Snow

Jun 7, 2018 - 2:25PM

Re: MVMMS students targeted, beaten

And we wonder why a third of Melrose parents send their kids outside the public schools? Or move to another city?

Catholic Church

Jun 8, 2018 - 8:58PM

Re: MVMMS students targeted, beaten

Hello.......

Got the notice that LaGrasso is appointed new head of guidance.

The supt still hasn't disclosed what the old head did to get dismissed so quickly. If he possibly abused one student, how does the supt know he didn't abuse many more over the many years he was here?
Transparency means disclose it publicly so other children who possibly were abused by him will come forward and get help dealing with it. Isn't she required to report allegations of abuse to children to the police or DCF? If we learned nothing from #MeToo, she should tell everyone what happened. Then other kids can begin to recognize the harms they suffered, when they thought all along it was their own fault.

Do you think Taymore gave a good recommendation to get a job somewhere else? If so, no better than the Catholic church.

Let go

Jun 9, 2018 - 9:08AM

Re: MVMMS students targeted, beaten

Catholic Church

Hello.......

Got the notice that LaGrasso is appointed new head of guidance.

The supt still hasn\'t disclosed what the old head did to get dismissed so quickly. If he possibly abused one student, how does the supt know he didn\'t abuse many more over the many years he was here?
Transparency means disclose it publicly so other children who possibly were abused by him will come forward and get help dealing with it. Isn\'t she required to report allegations of abuse to children to the police or DCF? If we learned nothing from #MeToo, she should tell everyone what happened. Then other kids can begin to recognize the harms they suffered, when they thought all along it was their own fault.

Do you think Taymore gave a good recommendation to get a job somewhere else? If so, no better than the Catholic church.

Somethings are best left unsaid. JB is gone. Gone. Gone. Students need to move on. The JC HIRE, and I'm not speaking about our Lord God and Savior, of JB is out of the picture. Perhaps some students would prefer some things not be broadcast. They are kids'forchristsakes'.

On another note, ever notice the connection if you will with JCs ties to the 'alleged phedophile' at Stoneham while there, look up the article, and the Y?

If you believe our current administration or the head of the MSC aren't aware of whatever went DOWN you have your head up your @$$ or theirs.

Observer

Jun 14, 2018 - 8:50PM

Re: MVMMS students targeted, beaten

The recent incident with the Middle School is definitely a bad parenting issue. However, the schools are partially to blame. These kids are bullies and rude at the elementary level. They do not listen to the teachers or any adults at the schools. Their behavior is not corrected. Now the kids get to Middle School. Are you expecting a miracle? No surprise to me.

again

Nov 6, 2018 - 11:17AM

Re: MVMMS students targeted, beaten

Swatstika found at MVMMS Metco Melrose.

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