<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1WiVqc_1GvbpxOq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1WiVqc_1GvbpxOq00" width="2001" height="1501" ></figure>Germantown, MD — Principal Scott Smith of Northwest High School was placed on administrative leave on Oct. 14. MCPS’s Division of School Leadership released the following letter regarding his departure: “I am writing to let you know that Mr. Scott Smith is currently on leave. At this time, assistant principal Mrs. Danielle Abdelsalam will serve as the acting principal. Under her leadership, we are confident that the operations of the school and instructional program will remain strong during Mr. Smith’s absence…We are committed to sharing more information regarding the length of Mr. Smith’s absence when available.”Although MCPS has notified families of the situation, the letter did not explain the circumstances behind his departure. Some students and families have expressed concerns on the lack of communication.“I think they should do a little bit better on communicating with the parents and students,” Northwest’s freshman class president Jenny Nguyen said. “They’re not communicating about this and they’re just keeping it on the down-low.”Another Northwest student who requested to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the situation also voiced concerns about the lack of communication. “We kind of got left out of the picture,” she said. “Tell us exactly or why even, give us a good reason.”Fox 5 DC has also interviewed parents regarding this matter. “We send her here,” one parent told reporters. “She’s here for most of the day, so we’ve got to know that there’s a safe environment. If there’s something going on, we need to know about this as parents, you know. So we’re more concerned about her and the safety of other students, and we just want to know what’s going on.”According to documents from the school board, Principal Scott Smith was appointed as the principal of Northwest in 2021. He has also previously served in roles such as assistant principal and principal intern in several other schools. The anonymous Northwest student also commented on the manner. She did not directly see what had happened, but due to the lack of information, rumors began to circulate. “I just heard them from other people,” she said.FOX 5 DC has also reported that on the morning of the notice, officials were loading boxes of documents from the building into vans. However, the station stated that it was unclear what the documents were or where they were taken and has not said if these documents were connected to the leave.When asked about how it affected her role as the president and how school ran, Nguyen said that she did not notice a disruption in her daily school activities. “It’s not affecting anybody,” she said.If you would like to voice your opinion on an issue you feel is relevant to our community, please do so here. Anyone is able and welcome to submit a Letter to the Editor, regardless of journalistic experience or writing skills. Submissions may be published either online or in a print issue.</div></body>

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Germantown, MD — Principal Scott Smith of Northwest High School was placed on administrative leave on Oct. 14. MCPS’s Division of School Leadership released the following letter regarding his departure: “I am writing to let you know that Mr. Scott Smith is currently on leave. At this time, assistant principal Mrs. Danielle Abdelsalam will serve as the acting principal. Under her leadership, we are confident that the operations of the school and instructional program will remain strong during Mr. Smith’s absence…We are committed to sharing more information regarding the length of Mr. Smith’s absence when available.”

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Germantown, MD — Principal Scott Smith of Northwest High School was placed on administrative leave on Oct. 14. MCPS’s Division of School Leadership release

Northwest principal placed on leave

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