The U.S. Department of Education is investigating allegations of discrimination against Asian American students in Maryland's largest school system.

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High school students could skip classes to attend political protests under a proposal up for debate in a Maryland public school district.

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An official with Maryland's largest public school system says metal detectors may be added to student entrances.

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A retired maintenance worker for Montgomery County Public Schools has alleged in a lawsuit the school district’s pension plan violates federal law.

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A Maryland appellate court ruled that public school teachers are not protected by the state Whistleblower Protection Law as their employer is the county education board, not the executive branch of the state government. The Court of Special Appeals’ decision, ...

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KENSINGTON — A Montgomery County school bus driver has been accused of sexually abusing two young girls. The Montgomery County Police Department said in a statement that 59-year-old Salvador Rodriguez admitted during an interview to having “inappropriate contact” with two ...

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MONTGOMERY VILLAGE — An 11-year-old Maryland boy has signed a contract promising not to attempt suicide after he drew a picture depicting a black man hanging from a tree, with two Ku Klux Klansmen nearby. Montgomery Village Middle School student ...

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ROCKVILLE — Montgomery County school officials say they will retest every school in the county for radon after more than two dozen public school buildings showed elevated levels of the odorless, radioactive gas. Interim Superintendent Larry A. Bowers released details ...

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ROCKVILLE — Maryland’s largest school district has voted to not have classes on one of the Islamic faith’s major holidays next year. The Washington Post reports that the Montgomery County Board of Education’s voted 6-2 Tuesday in support of scheduling ...

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ROCKVILLLE — Montgomery County school officials will clear the record of a 6-year-old Silver Spring boy who was suspended from school for pointing his finger like a gun and saying “pow.” The family’s attorney, Robin Ficker, asked that the incident be ...

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