MCPS to Hold First-Ever Youth Climate Summit in March
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is organizing for the first time its Youth Climate Summit for high school students on March 5 at 8:30 a.m. at the Universities at Shady… Read More
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Student Magazine Tackles Issues Affecting MCPS
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
‘You Should Be Able to Feel Safe at School’
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
Students at Seneca Valley Want Officials to Better Ensure Safety
Students at Seneca Valley High School and beyond want school administration and political leaders to better ensure school safety following recent threats and violence. “All the shelters-in-place, the lockdowns, the… Read More
Middle Schoolers Graduate Truancy Prevention Program
Families gathered at the Circuit Court in Rockville on Wednesday for a special ceremony. 42 middle schoolers graduated from the Truancy Prevention Program administered by the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s… Read More
MCPS Adds Early Release Days to Current Calendar
It took three votes Thursday afternoon for members of the Montgomery County Public Schools’ Board of Education to add three early release days for students during the current school year.… Read More
More Than 1,200 Students Vaccinated at 3 MCPS Schools Over Weekend
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) held a vaccination clinic at three schools over the weekend and managed to vaccinate more than 1,200 students. Benjamin Banneker Middle School vaccinated 263 students,… Read More
South Lake Parents Want Answers After Diluted COVID-19 Vaccinations
Last week, 98 South Lake Elementary School students received COVID-19 vaccines that were diluted “more than recommended” at an on-site clinic, Montgomery County said in a release Monday evening. South Lake… Read More
98 Elementary School Students Received Diluted COVID-19 Vaccine
98 South Lake Elementary School students were given an incorrect amount of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at an on-site clinic last Wednesday, according to a release from Montgomery County. “The affected… Read More
Albornoz: ‘Our Students are Hurting Right Now’
This week violent incidents were reported on public schools’ premises, most recently the arrest of a 16-year-old student at Montgomery Blair High School. The arrest occurred after the stabbing of… Read More
Police Respond to ‘Serious Incident’ Reported in Wootton High School Locker Room
A “serious incident” occurred in a Wootton High School locker room involving Varsity football players on Tuesday, Principal Kimberly Boldon said in a letter to families. A staff member reported… Read More
MCPS Updates Student Quarantine Requirements
Leaders detailed updated COVID-19 quarantine guidance for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) during a virtual press conference Monday. The new guidance will take effect next Monday, Nov. 8, MCPS Interim… Read More