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School board restores remote program for middle schoolers, lowers athletic fee increase
The Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday night narrowly voted to reallocate $1.5 million that would've gone to a trust fund dedicated to post-employment benefits and use it to restore the Remote Virtual Program for middle schoolers and cut back newly increased athletic fees from $205 to $185. The...
Wootton High School student disciplined for printing racial slur 1,000 times
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Thomas Wootton High School Principal Douglas Nelson has addressed a recent racial incident involving a ninth-grade student who printed a hateful slur on a school printer. In a letter sent to the school community, Nelson said that he found out in the middle of May that two...
Loudoun County schools eying private security guards over resource officers for elementary schools
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Following a security panel’s recommendation to add more security measures to Loudoun County elementary schools, Superintendent Aaron Spence sees school security officers (SSO’s) as a more “prudent” choice than armed school resource officers (SRO’s). In a statement, a division spokesperson said that adding SSO’s and private security personnel […]
Prince George’s 8th Grader Wins National Civics Bee For The Second Time: Maryland State Finals
BOWIE, Md. — On Saturday, June 8, the Maryland Chamber Foundation hosted the 3rd annual National Civics Bee®: Maryland State Finals, sponsored by Amazon and Comcast at Bowie State University. Hosted in partnership with The Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and in collaboration with...
Substitute teacher files lawsuit against MCPS for allegedly denying religious accommodation
A former Montgomery County Public Schools substitute teacher has filed a lawsuit against the district and the school board, alleging she was denied a religious accommodation that would have kept her from having to follow the district’s gender identity guidelines concerning students. The lawsuit filed by Kimberly Ann Polk...
Damascus High Schoolers refurbish, donate car to local family | Get Uplifted
BETHESDA, Md. — A community supporting a DMV family in need is truly getting us uplifted. Thanks to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), a family-owned company, and Damascus High School students a north Bethesda mom and her two teenage children are rolling on four wheels once again. They were gifted a refurbished 2020 Kia Soul.
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