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 town while the aging buildings undergo repairs. We open the episode by speaking with Darryl Ngai, a Wootton cluster parent of two who is leading the charge to “Save Wootton” ahead of Thursday’s key school board vote. Ngai spoke to MCM’s ‘Pulse’ exclusively ahead of the vote about a an advocacy video he and group of parents released a few days prior to our interview and the school board vote.
In this episode, we also break down:
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The County Values Act that restricts ICE activities on county owned land and ongoing debate over #immigration enforcement policies
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Rising energy bills impacting residents across Montgomery County
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Ongoing community concerns following the Potomac River sewage spill
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What’s trending this weekend in Montgomery County
Watch Now: “The Pulse on location at Wootton High School”
Meet the Team Behind The Pulse:
News
- Markette Sheppard – Host and Executive Producer
- Fran Murphy – Chief Public Affairs Correspondent & Producer
- Cristina Caicedo Smit – General Assignment Reporter
- Maryam Shahzad – General Assignment Reporter
- Frank Hanrahan – Sports Reporter
- Suzanne Pollak – Digital Reporter
Production
- Bryan Washington – Production Manager
- Andrew Nguyen – Director and Lead Photographer
- Joseph Bozzonetti – Photographer & Teleprompter Operator
- Carlos Gonzalez-Fernandez – Lighting & Photography
- Bob Kanner – Lead Editor
- Jacob Ehlers – Story Editor
- Jaclyn Shin – Story Editor
- Jimmy Albert – Set Supervisor
Interns
- Jaria Butler – Social Media Correspondent
- Sophia Hernandez–Piña – Digital Reporter
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