MCPS Updates: Last Day of School and Mask Wearing
Due to snow days and a longer Thanksgiving break, Montgomery County Public Schools students will end this school year on June 17. Because of bad weather closing the schools for… Read More
Masks
Rockville City, Metro Still Requires Facial Coverings Indoors
While Montgomery County has lifted its indoor face-covering requirement, the City of Rockville continues to mandate the wearing of masks inside city facilities for all employees and visitors who are… Read More
County Residents Share Perspectives on Lifting of Mask Mandate
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 indoor mask mandate was lifted as of 11:59 p.m. Monday. The change does not impact the face covering requirement in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) or on… Read More
Maryland Board of Education Votes to Remove Statewide School Mask Requirement
On Tuesday, the state Board of Education voted 12-2 to remove the statewide school face mask requirement. The vote will give local school boards control over mask requirements. But, the… Read More
Mask Mandate Set to Lift
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 indoor mask mandate is set to lift next week. The county council’s current Board of Health regulation terminates the mandate next Monday, Feb. 21 at 11:59 p.m.… Read More
‘He Should Be Patient’: Elrich Questions Hogan’s Call to End School Masking
Gov. Larry Hogan has called on the Maryland school board to rescind its school masking policy in light of improving COVID-19 metrics and vaccine availability. “We must all learn to… Read More
Montgomery College-Germantown Opens COVID-19 Testing Site
Montgomery College-Germantown opened a drive through COVID-19 testing site which also will distribute KN95 masks. The site is open to the public and started Jan. 21. It is one of… Read More
MCPS Interim Superintendent Apologizes for Poor Communications and School Disruptions
In a Sunday evening Community Update, Montgomery County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Monifa McKnight apologized for what many in the community have called poor communications and a lack of transparency.… Read More
Indoor Mask Mandate Extended to End of January
Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate has been extended to Jan. 31. The county council, sitting as the Board of Health, voted unanimously Tuesday to remove the previous mandate’s automatic termination… Read More
Rockville Delays Reopening City Hall to Public
The City of Rockville delayed their plans to reopen City Hall on Jan. 3 due to the surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant. City Hall has been… Read More
Officials Expect to Recommend Mask Mandate Extension
As Montgomery County approaches the trigger to terminate its indoor mask mandate, officials expect to recommend extending the requirement due to worsening COVID-19 metrics, they said during a virtual media… Read More
Indoor Mask Mandate Will Resume Saturday
Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate will be reinstated at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, per a release from the county. The change follows seven straight days of substantial COVID-19 transmission as defined… Read More