Five Things to Know for March 13 in Montgomery County
Cloudy early with a high temperature of 71 degrees, check out the weather forecast. Here’s your Friday the 13th edition of the five things you need to know in Montgomery County:… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)
19,000 Sign Petition Calling for MCPS to Take Steps Preventing Coronavirus Spread
More than 19,000 people have signed a petition calling for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to take steps to prevent the spread of the virus and to protect students and… Read More
Stone Ridge, Landon Announce Move to Virtual Learning
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart—the all-girls kindergarten through 12th grade Catholic school in Bethesda—and Landon, the all-boys private school (grades kindergarten through 12) in Bethesda announced they are… Read More
MCPS Deputy Superintendent Warns of False Social Media Posts About Coronavirus
Montgomery County Public Schools Deputy Superintendent Monifa McKnight warned the school community about false social media posts circulating regarding the coronavirus cases in Montgomery County. McKnight spoke at the MCPS… Read More
Police Arrest Former Kennedy High Student for Threatening School
Montgomery County Police Department has arrested a Takoma Park man for making threats against John F. Kennedy High School in Wheaton. Police say Jason Salinas, 20, made threats against the… Read More
Damascus Sexual Assault Victims File Lawsuits Against School Board, Administrators, Coaches
Four students who said they “were victims of vicious sexual assaults” in Damascus High School football locker rooms during 2017 to 2019 filed suit Thursday against the Montgomery County Board… Read More
Attendees Weigh in at Final Boundary Study Meeting
An estimated 650 people filled two rooms at the final Montgomery County Public Schools Boundary Analysis meeting at Walter Johnson High School on Thursday night. MyMCMedia spoke to attendees about… Read More
Skeptical Crowd Fills Two Rooms for Boundary Analysis Meeting
Montgomery County Public Schools had its largest boundary analysis meeting yet on Thursday night at Walter Johnson High School. A spokesperson for MCPS told MyMCMedia that about 650 people showed… Read More
Officials Holding Two Community Forums on State of Education in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Council Education and Culture Committee Chair Craig Rice, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Jack Smith, Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard, and The Universities at Shady Grove Executive… Read More
Postponed Boundary Analysis Meeting Rescheduled for Jan. 23
The MCPS districtwide boundary analysis meeting originally scheduled for Jan. 7 at Walter Johnson High School (WJHS), but postponed by snow, has a new date. The re-scheduled meeting will now… Read More
2020-21 Montgomery County School Year to Start Before Labor Day
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will open before Labor Day next school year, for the first time since 2016. On Dec. 3, the county school board unanimously approved that in… Read More
Investigan a Maestro de Magruder por “Conducta Inapropiada” con Estudiante
Según Leroy Evans, director de Magruder, un maestro de la escuela secundaria Coronel Zadok Magruder en Derwood esta suspendido debido a “acusaciones de conducta inapropiada” con un estudiante. Evans envió… Read More