In the wake of an alleged brutal rape at Rockville High School in Maryland by two illegal aliens last week, Montgomery County Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith is accusing parents of racism and xenophobia. He also claims threats are being made against students and schools.
"While I know this tragic incident has become part
of a national political debate, I want to remind community members that the
lives of real students have been forever affected," Smith sent in an email
Thursday morning. "While many have chosen to engage civilly in the
conversation, far too many have crossed the line with racist, xenophobic calls
and emails. MCPS is working with law enforcement to identify those who are
making threats toward our students and schools. This behavior will not be
tolerated in our community."
Nowhere in the email was it mentioned the suspects are in
the country illegally, with at least one facing deportation.
Parents have been protesting outside of Smith's office in
recent days and did not mince words about the situation during a public meeting
Tuesday night. One parent said he took his daughter out of school last year
because of an unsafe environment.
Smith avoided questions about the alleged sexual assault
for days and had to be confronted by a reporter in the parking lot outside of
his office before finally answering questions. He is in charge of 204 schools
in the district.
Meanwhile, Republican Governor Larry Hogan is demanding
answers.
"Why is an 18-year-old man in a class with 13 or
14-year-old girls? Why was his status not known to those folks? Why was he
allowed to enter the country after he was picked up for illegally crossing the
border—both of them? So there are a lot of questions,” Hogan told Fox 5.
"My biggest concern is the Montgomery County School System and their lack
of cooperation and the lack of information they've been providing. Not only
have they refused to provide any information to us, but they've refused to
provide information to the state Board of Education, which specifically
requested more information."
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Comments By A Reader
Of The Above Article:
Yup,
Sounds like 'Ole Dr. Smith (like in Lost in Space) is fostering a culture of
Rape in the schools system that he is in charge of. It also sounds like he is
waging war against women.
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Liberals Prefer Illegal Aliens Over Your Kids
By Derek Hunter
A few weeks ago in
this space I asked a simple question: How many victims of illegal alien
crime will be enough to make Democrats and the media care about illegal alien
crime?
The answer was simple –
there is no number. They’ll never care because they’ve hitched their fate to the
prospect of legalizing illegals and winning their votes. But the problem they
back-burner for political gain still smolders, and last week it claimed another
victim…all in the name of “progress.”
Montgomery County, Md.,
is one of the richest counties in the country. It’s also an extremely left-wing
progressive county that prides itself on being “welcoming,” which is liberal
code for a sanctuary county. The sanctuary status is not official, according to
county leaders. They pretend they aren’t fully on board with sanctuary policies
because they don’t want to lose federal money, but they are.
That unofficial status
pushed the city of Rockville to out-liberal its county and push to put their
sanctuary status on the books, taking steps in that direction just
two weeks ago. A new horrific crime may put that dream on hold.
Last Thursday, a
14-year-old student Rockville High School allegedly was forced into the boys’
bathroom and violently raped by two of her fellow freshman students. Those
student were not typical students, they were grown men – ages 17 and 18.
Why were two men old
enough to join the military in the 9th grade? Because they were assigned
freshman status by the “welcoming” schools, no questions asked. At least
one of the men, 18-year-old Henry Sanchez, is in the country illegally. As for
the other, 17-year-old Jose Montano, officials won’t comment on his status
because he’s underage.
This 14-year-old girl
had to share her classroom with two grown men who had no business being in the
country, let alone the school, in the name of tolerance.
That tolerance, as is
always the case with leftists, is a one-way street.
After Donald Trump won
the election, Montgomery County students staged a walkout protest against the
incoming president. The Washington Post reported students were
chanting, “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here.” Where do you suppose
they got the ideas behind that?
In February, the
Montgomery County Council sought to reassure residents – liberals and illegals
alike – they would protect those here illegally, particularly when it came to
the schools. “We cannot allow people to be so fearful that they keep their
children away from school because they’re afraid their children will be taken,”
Council President Roger
Berliner said. He also said, “Bad
things happen.”
Isn’t that nice?
Since the alleged
attack, many politicians went silent. Weird, right?
Yes, statements
were released, but that’s been about it. The superintendent, Jack Smith,
assured parents the alleged horrors committed “do not represent the positive
values of our students and school communities.”
Smith concluded, “The
safety and security of every student in our district is our top priority and a
responsibility that we do not take lightly.”
Nothing on why men old
enough to graduate – who don’t even speak English, according to reports – were
put in classes with 13- and 14-year-old girls.
School principal
Billie-Jean Bensen sent a letter to parents that read, in part, “Ensuring a
safe, secure and welcoming learning environment for all of our students is our
top priority.”
Again, the safety of
students cannot be a “top priority” when you’re putting grown men, whose
background could not have been checked for criminal history, in classrooms with
children. Principal Bensen’s priority is exposed in the “welcoming” part. Why
else mention it under such awful circumstances?
When politicians and
activists put the comfort of illegal aliens ahead of the security of Americans
students, something is fundamentally wrong.
Principal Bensen
concluded her letter by adding, “Please remind your child that if they believe
they are a victim of an assault or see something inappropriate, they should
immediately tell a staff member.” It’s clear the Montgomery County power
structure is circling their wagons to cover their own asses. And that grammar
is not a priority.
If they were serious
about protecting kids, administrators wouldn’t put adults in with freshmen and
wouldn’t allow illegal aliens, whose backgrounds and history cannot be verified
or even checked, anywhere near children.
Montgomery County
recently hiked property taxes by 8.7 percent in part to address the extremely
high cost of educating illegal alien students who don’t speak English.
Sanctuary already had a cost. Last week, that cost went higher than the
civilized mind can comprehend.
For progressive liberal Democrats, there is no
cost too high. If your children suffer horrendous, unspeakable acts in the name
of “tolerance,” so be it.
You can’t make a
progressive Utopia without ruining a few lives…
