Chris, thank you for your support on the issue of the safety of kids in the classroom. The kind of thing going on at MCPS isn't just going on there - it's going on in youth-serving organizations across the country. One reason this keeps happening is that institutions open themselves up to increased liability when they institute policies they can't properly enforce. I really believe this is a BIGGIE: MORE liability instead of less (not kids MORE SAFE instead of LESS). Priorities seem to always lay on the side of money. It makes me sick. As far as I know, there's no community cohesion or activism around the idea of prevention in our school district. Which means advocates such as myself really need to find a vehicle to FIND EACH OTHER and get connected. I am happy to report that that is now happening in our elementary (due to similar horrible circumstances that I won't get into publicly). If ONLY our PTA system would STOP being the money-tree for principals and start being the CHILD ADVOCACY organization it was meant to be!