MCPS considering ditching snow days for virtual classes
Approach would limit need for make-up days, district says
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Gaithersburg townhouse fire displaces eight
Plus: Lawmakers approve new state legislative maps as critics prepare to sue; Parking garage payment system changing in Bethesda
Four more MCPS schools temporarily going virtual after COVID-19 review
Westover Elementary’s autism program also in group tabbed for virtual classes
Silver Spring restaurateur speaks out after viral video shows visitor berating staff over mask mandate, making Holocaust comparison
Restaurant later received threatening phone calls, owner says
MCPS superintendent search ‘on schedule’ to conclude in February, district says
No additional details given about process
Lawmakers might ban threats against health officials, hospital workers
Plus: Rockville company creates COVID-19 antigen home test; D.C. mayor extends indoor mask mandate until end of February
New Montgomery College president to begin Feb. 28
Williams’ hiring was announced in December
Chief details effort to save Montgomery County firefighter in rowhouse collapse
Plus: Activists push to ban untraceable ‘ghost guns’; Rockville real estate company buys nearby apartment complex
Wheaton firefighter among those killed in Baltimore rowhouse fire
Plus: Park Service seeks ideas on use of Clara Barton National Historic Site; Evictions lower than pre-pandemic levels, but could climb, judge says
MCPS will conduct ‘comprehensive review’ of school safety following Magruder shooting
District has looked into metal detectors before
More security, mental health support as Magruder students return following shooting
Other school communities plan to wear Magruder colors in solidarity
Hundreds of MCPS students walk out in protest of district’s handling of COVID-19
Participants call for temporary shift to virtual classes
EagleBank seeks approval of class-action lawsuit settlement
Plus: Eighth-grade climate activist draws from family’s history; Bill would require schools to have diverse history lessons
Student magazine tackles issues affecting MCPS
Plus: Hogan calls closing some Montgomery County schools a mistake; Millions roll into gubernatorial candidates’ war chests
When in-person school resumed in North Chevy Chase, MCPS forgot to tell bus drivers
Parents were notified minutes before start of classes; many couldn’t get their kids to school
At least one injured after armed carjacking in Silver Spring
Plus: Hogan introduces $58.2B budget, including tax relief; State income tax deadline extended to July 15
MCPS students continue pushing for more mental health support
School board continues reviewing proposed $2.9 billion budget
Lawmakers call for removing racist senator’s name from Chevy Chase Circle
Plus: Legislative redistricting proposal advances; Metro's GM for more than six years to retire in six months
16 MCPS schools to go virtual beginning Thursday
MCPS asks for help with contact tracing
Firefighter shares story after almost losing his life to COVID-19
Plus: Teen dies suddenly outside Montgomery College, cause unclear; Pipe on Purple Line land sends water shooting into air for hours
