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Parents lose challenge to gender guidelines at Montgomery County public schools
A federal appeals court ruled that Montgomery County parents do not have standing to challenge the local public school system's gender guidelines.
ACES program provides pathway to college, careers for Montgomery students
The Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) program is a collaborative effort to provide a structured pathway to a bachelor’s degree.
Montgomery County schools administrator drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate lawsuit
A Montgomery County Public Schools administrator dropped his lawsuit over the system's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees after receiving a religious exemption.
Montgomery County schools ask judge to deny injunction against vaccine mandate
A Montgomery County Public Schools administrator who sued over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate received a religious exemption this week, rendering his federal lawsuit moot, the school system contends in a new court filing. The employee’s suit, filed last month in U.S. District Court in Maryland, said that the anonymous administrative employee inquired about a religious […]
Feds probe claims of bias against Asian American students
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating allegations of discrimination against Asian American students in Maryland's largest school system.
Students could skip school to protest under board proposal
High school students could skip classes to attend political protests under a proposal up for debate in a Maryland public school district.
Official: Maryland school system considers metal detectors
An official with Maryland's largest public school system says metal detectors may be added to student entrances.
AARP: Montgomery Co. schools cut maintenance worker’s pension because of age
A retired maintenance worker for Montgomery County Public Schools has alleged in a lawsuit the school district’s pension plan violates federal law.
Md. appellate court: Whistleblower law not applicable to public school teachers
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, released Wednesday, highlighted the need for blanket whistleblower protections for all public and private employees, […]
Maryland school bus driver accused of abusing 2 young girls
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 11-year-old students while they were passengers on his bus. Rodriguez, of North Kensington, Maryland, faces [&hel[...]
Md. boy promises not to kill himself after drawing a lynching
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 Tidiani Epps Jr. tells The Washington Post that the drawing, entitled “Black Lives Matter,” was […]
Montgomery County to retest for radon at all 202 schools
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 of the plan late Sunday, saying it would create a new baseline set of data […]
