Kennedy High School Placed on Lockdown Due to Bomb Threat
Update: The bomb threat has been determined as not valid, police shared in an update after 11 a.m., and the school is no longer under a shelter-in-place. Original: Kennedy High… Read More
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MCPS Opens Cabin Branch Elementary as New Academic Year Begins
Montgomery County’s newest public school opened Monday as the academic year started. Cabin Branch Elementary School opened at 14129 Dunlin Street in Clarksburg under the Seneca Valley Cluster. School leaders… Read More
58 MCPS Schools Provide Meals at No Cost Regardless of Household Income
For the 2023–2024 school year, 58 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will operate under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) will allow students to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost… Read More
Back to School: Police Chief Offers Safety Tips for Drivers
On Monday school buses will be back on the road for the first day of the 2023-24 school year. Drivers need to know the state rules to keep students safe… Read More
Invalid Bomb Threat at Bullis School Believed to be Related to Westfield Montgomery ‘Swatting’
Officers responded to Bullis School in Potomac on Tuesday for a reported bomb threat that police believe is related to a threat last Friday at Westfield Montgomery mall. The threat… Read More
Metro Invites Families to Saturday Back-to-School Celebration
With the school year right around the corner, Metro wants to help make sure children have everything they need. On Saturday the agency holds their first ever Back-to-School Celebration and… Read More
MCPS Developing New Bullying, Harassment, Hate/Bias Plan
The Montgomery County school system is working on a plan to address bullying and hate. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is developing a new district-level bullying, harassment and hate/bias plan,… Read More
MCPS Summer School Focuses on ‘Highly Impacted’ Students by Invitation Only
This year MCPS Summer School will be invitation only. “The school system is shifting back to its pre-pandemic structure that targets students that would benefit most from a summer program,”… Read More
Driver Critically Injured After Crashing into School Bus
One adult was critically injured after a minivan crashed into school bus Thursday morning according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson with the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS). The bus… Read More
Gaithersburg Man Tries to Kidnap Child Waiting at Bus Stop
On Monday a man was arrested after reportedly attempting to kidnap a Redland Middle School student at a bus stop in Gaithersburg. According to detectives, the student was waiting at… Read More
MD Department of Education: Middle School Students’ Math Proficiency Dropped Significantly
According to new data from the Maryland Department of Education (MDE), Hispanic and Latino students have seen the most significant drops in their math proficiency. 18.7% of Montgomery County’s Hispanic… Read More
Man Found Criminally Responsible for Sexual Abuse While He Was School Bus Driver
A Gaithersburg man was found criminally responsible for sexually abusing four females with special needs while he was a bus driver for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). A jury found… Read More