‘This is a school closure,’ Parents say of Wootton relocation plan
It has been about three weeks since the school board approved a plan to move the Wootton High School population. “They could call it a relocation, a transfer of assets,… Read More
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Parents file emergency request to pause plan for Wootton High move
Attorneys for a group of local parents have filed an emergency request with the state superintendent to pause a plan that is set to move Rockville’s Wootton High School body… Read More
Report on Wootton shooting highlights communication issues, limited adult presence
Communication issues and limited adult presence were pointed out in a report reflecting on the February shooting at Wootton High School in Rockville. A 16-year-old student at the school was… Read More
‘It cannot be taken away like this’: Wootton area parents speak out
Parents spoke out Thursday after the school board voted to relocate Rockville’s Wootton High School to the new Crown High in Gaithersburg. Following the official decision for the controversial plan, some… Read More
‘The Pulse’ on location at Wootton High School
This week on The Pulse, we head to Wootton High School, the center of a fallout between parents and the school system over a controversial plan to relocate students across… Read More
School board votes to relocate Wootton H.S. students; parents pursue legal action
The school board voted 7-1 to relocate Rockville’s Wootton High School to the new Crown High School in Gaithersburg, marking the official decision for the controversial plan. But parents trying… Read More
Rockville’s Wootton area families meet with MCPS’ Taylor for tense discussion on relocation plan
As a major vote on the future of Wootton High School approaches, frustrated families are speaking out . The MCPS superintendent is now responding, meeting with parents on Tuesday for… Read More
Wootton community rallies to keep school’s location
More than 200 people rallied against a proposal to permanently move Rockville’s Wootton High School students over to the new Crown High School in Gaithersburg. The Montgomery County Public Schools… Read More
Rockville leadership sends letter to MCPS opposing Wootton relocation to Crown
Rockville’s mayor and city council have been united in their opposition to permanently moving the Wootton High School body to the new Crown High School in Gaithersburg. Now they have… Read More
Debate around school police officers reignites in wake of Wootton shooting
The debate around the role of police officers in schools has restarted following Monday’s shooting at Wootton High School that injured a 16-year-old boy. The School Resource Officer (SRO) program… Read More
Wootton ghost gun shooting suspect, 16, charged as adult, held without bond
A District Court judge ordered that the 16-year-old boy charged in the shooting of a fellow student at Wootton High School remain held without bond in an adult facility, citing… Read More
Community reacts to Wootton shooting
Wootton High School students and staff returned to class Tuesday — the day after a shooting inside the building injured a 16-year-old student. Lynda Keita, whose daughter is an 11th grader… Read More