Summer in Melrose is a absolute booze fest for the HS and yes, MS kids. The City organizes nothing for these kids to do or to be involved in so all they do is go out and drink. Even worse, the cops just break up the parties and don't call the parents, the school or the organizations that are suppose to help prevent this type of illegal behavior. Parents need to be more involved and hands on as does does the police force and the schools. It takes a village and as I see it the parents are on their own in this one.
Drugs are rampant. All the bull**** with the birth to 5 crap and the MEF "grants"...Parents need to wake up to the secondary schools mess and the inexperienced school administrators which will be learning on the job. Can't wait to see MF's first budget presentation. The largest slice of the city pie will be "managed" by Farrell !!!!
Another priceless post from one of the of Bozo's trolling Melrose. It's becoming very clear that the central theme of the Bozo Brigade is that they want to blame anyone and everyone because their kids have issues, their houses are falling down and their life is a mess. You clowns think that because you sign your kid up for kindergarten when they turn 5 that you can relinquish your job as a parent to the City of Melrose. The poor behavior in school, the underage drinking, the bad grades...thats on the parents...and the parents who get it have kids that do great in Melrose Public Schools...and the ones that don't blame the City. and whine all over Melrose Messages. This fool wants to blame the City for underaged, unsupervised drinking when school is out for summer break. It doesn't take a village to prevent underage drinking...it takes a parent keeping an eye on their kids and not tolerating it. Just like it takes a parent to tell their kid to behave in school, respect adults and classmates and do their homework. But you clowns don't get it, and this post from "booze" sums it all up.
The schools are a mess and take a disportinate amount of our tax money. The kids are spoiled and their parents are unrealistic about how much more $ can be given to a sinking ship to the detriment of other city departments, personnel and buildings. The economy has slowed and hard choices must be made. Parents need to get realistic and adjust their expectations.
Right on, Booze. There should be more for the kids to do but the parents are total enablers of this. Parents are going away for weekends or even weeks while letting their kids stay home. The kids would invite over their friends for some drinking and the parents do not care as they are boozing it up themselves. Spoiled brats.
Agree with "Messy Costs" (spelling correction aside). The City of Melrose budget allocations are out of proportion when it comes to the schools. Instead of bonding for building the new "study commons" at MHS, the schools should address the substance abuse problem in this city. We have a bunch of unhappy kids who are being taught and "administered" by unhappy people. Our SC Chair is unhinged, the felon is useless and the rest of the committee show no leadership or courage. What about the neglect of our Public Safety buildings? What about the outrageous amount paid to John Cinella's estate for a few parking spaces? What about the BOA Health Insurance for Life? What about the water and sewer rates which the DPW and PDR manipulate? What budget item paid for 4 Corners and the Summer Stroll? Costs and slush funds are hidden.
The kids are drinking, the parents are drinking and Narcan use is frequent. But I do not expect any honest discussion about the addiction problems. Keep up the "appearance" of Brigadoon! We need courage and leadership in our City but there is no one currently qualified.
I went to MHS over 25 years ago and I drank nearly every weekend. I then went off to college and met other kids from all over the country. Guess what??? they did the same thing. Stop trying to pretend this is a Melrose issue. Teen drinking is prevalent across the US. Many of us can remember an 18 year old drinking age. Shut up and stop trying to blame everything on the city. If your kids drinks, discipline him or her yourself; it doesn't mean they are evil...just normal. If your kid is a little sh*thead, it is probably your fault.
25 years ago! Did your parents know you were out drinking or did you and your beer bellied buddies sneak it somehwere? The difference today is parents ae letting them do it under their noses.
This thread is just filled with people who were losers in high school. Like one poster already alluded to kids are going to drink it has always happened and it will always happen. Don't blame the police and the schools because you are a sub-par parent. It's called parenting for a reason try it sometime. if you don't like what your kids are doing address it with them. Parenting is not difficult when commonsense is applied this is not rocket science.
"Old time Melrose" are really just trashy people who are low class. Even when they get money, they remain low class. They blame everyone else for their problems, and think living in Melrose means their crap doesn't stink. If they grew up in Melrose but now live in Saugus because they can't afford Melrose, they blame it on liberals, immigrants, democrats or fill in the blank. They want Melrose to remain like it was 50 years ago. All white and filled with people who moved here from Everett. Get a life. Melrose used to be for people who really couldn't afford other places. Now their kids think they are something special and entitled to something they never earned.
Old drunks just pass it on to their kids.
The Police Department is understaffed and undervalued. The police station is a visual symbol of how much first responders are respected. The elected officials should be ashamed of their neglect when they look in the mirror!
Elected officials - ashamed. Isn't that an oxymoron?
Another child OD in Stoneham last week.
I know a few more that need more than a drink!
All staff is going home and drinking, because Ct will give no help to the teachers.
Blaming the schools, City Hall or the police for underage drinking and drug use is the most ludicrous thing I have ever seen. There isn't an underage teen in Melrose that is drinking without there parents knowledge. Same with Marijuana. Blaming the same groups for high school graduates is even more so.
The modern era of parenting has way to many parents asking the government to be responsible for their kids upbringing and social values. Racism? Blame the schools, teenage drinking? Oh, that's the Mayors fault. Disrespectful kids? School Committee's fault. Lousy grades? Blame the superintendent. Drug use? All three...don't you know the police have a crappy building?
Wake up and smell the coffee.
Responsibility begins at home...and if you are blaming other people for your child's behavior and grades I fear for their future.
"Grad Night" funds are down....city and MPS don't fund....the MEF should help them.
The MEF (and MPS "leaders") don't give a **** about the high school. The entitled, narcissistic parents only care about the EEC and kindergarten classes which is partly why the override went down.
I couldn't agree more, it's not crappy parenting at fault here it's the police department that is running with less officer's on the street than it had in the 1940's even though the population is rising everyday with new condos popping up everywhere. One of the three officer's that are on the street should lock up a teenage drinker and tie themselves up for four hours and leave only two on the street, never mind the fact the police building is not equipped to hold a juvenile so the same officer needs to babysit your precious children until they are bailed or picked up by a juvenile facility, and when Monday comes around the charge is dropped because it's a juvenile after all.
The staff that drink and come to school the next day are not as flexible to work with at all.
The coaches should give a pep talk to the football players about drinking. There is a critical time when its the last game and on-to the Thanksgiving Game that players feel they can drink WRONG! As a parent of a player I would kindly appreciate a talk to the football team. I am aware of the problems in the past with the team.
Coaches, I give you permission to give a pep talk to the players on drinking.
Don't bother asking that drunk SF. He was the biggest drunk when he played football for MHS. He was also the stereo typical kick like in the movies Trump talking the cheerleaders, like he ever got a piece of ass from any decent girl. He's Mr. Tubesock. Look at his wife. WOOF and what a filthy mouth on her. The racist and the potty mouth
Still waiting for the MM crowd to understand parental responsibility. Its the parents job to deal with their children's drinking. Passing the responsibility to the City, schools or police is a cowards way out and works only until your little superstar gets arrested...dozens of parents have sat in a meetings with police and school admin over the years and lied right to their faces when asked if their kids were drinking. The facebook pictures from a few years back told the schools and cops all they needed to know. Between denials, tears and lawyers the parents humiliated themselves. Keep your own kid in the house and punish them when you catch them drinking. Stop shoving the responsibility to everyone else.
To all coaches I give my permission to give the football players a pep talk before the Thanksgiving Day game its a critical time for the players. I know its happened many times before so just to give a talk would help. I have also talked to my son as a parent.
If anyone's looking for Foe -garty to teach your children right from wrong don't hold your breath. Do you really believe going from lead Asst. Principal of MHS to Sports Director is a promotion? If so, I have some swamp land to sell you. Too many complaints againsot him racial and what not. Do what the superintendent tells you to do and put it in writing and wha la, you've still got a job. Now go convince those football players of yours not drink before the big game. They'll listen to you coach just like you listened when you played, lol.