A 17-year-old Magruder High School student was arrested following a shooting Friday at the school, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). Officials held a press conference outside Sequoyah… Read More
In the latest issue of The Amplifier student magazine, students from Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Blake and Einstein High Schools tackled problems facing Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) as the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More
Hana O’Looney, student member of the Montgomery County Board of Education, hosted an Instagram Live conversation with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials on Wednesday. O’Looney posed a virtual attendee’s… Read More
The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education unanimously approved next year’s academic calendar during a meeting Thursday. The 2022-2023 school year will start the week before Labor Day… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials stressed their commitment to in-person learning amid the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, but will consider transitioning individual schools to virtual learning as… Read More
Montgomery County officials requested that the National Guard help support Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) by supplying bus drivers, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard said during a council… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced it will no longer use a certain threshold to trigger consideration for moving an individual school to virtual learning. Fewer than three weeks ago… Read More
11 of the 209 Montgomery County Public Schools will not return to the classroom Wednesday for at least 14 calendar days due to a student and staff rate of positive… Read More
Montgomery County Public School teachers faced significant challenges this year transitioning to in-person learning, and a substitute teacher shortage only added to the fatigue and chaos teachers faced. “I think… Read More
During a virtual media briefing Monday, local officials stressed their commitment to keeping Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) open for in-person learning. But they added they will consider closing individual… Read More
This month, students at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown evacuated twice in one week due to safety threats, including reports of a bomb threat. They sheltered in place in… Read More
Social media threats of violence against schools on Friday are not credible, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) said in a message Thursday. “There is no indication that these messages have… Read More