Less than 1% of MCPS classroom COVID-19 tests return positive results
Two positives identified at Daly Elementary
Schools
County to consider guidance for in-person school graduations
Restrictions could include group, spacing limits
School Notes: Board of Education meeting Tuesday to discuss reopening plans, anti-racist audit
Plus: Student school board member election on Thursday, Friday; RespectFest starts Sunday
MCPS gives first look at ‘virtual academy’ option for next school year
Interest survey to be released next week
Council announces task force to explore social-emotional needs of MCPS students
Rice changes position on school resource officers; he is now opposed to them
Social media post alleging sexual assaults at four schools ‘completely false,’ MCPS says
Origin of post unknown
School Notes: State investigating linked COVID-19 cases at six Montgomery County schools
Plus: ‘Let’s Talk Careers’ event will feature health officials; Richard Montgomery students in finals of international math competition
MCPS teacher, congressional candidate pleads guilty to sexually abusing student
Sentencing hearing scheduled for Aug. 19
UPDATED: MCPS employee on leave after watching police berate, handcuff 5-year-old
District conducting internal investigation
MCPS boundary analysis report on track for May release
Contentious review has been underway for more than two years
20,000 more MCPS students return to classrooms on Thursday
Health official says COVID-19 data a ‘major area of concern,’ but reopening OK
Political Notes: First County Council candidate files for 2022 race
Plus: Four school board seats open in next election; applications accepted for Public Election Fund Committee
UPDATED: Council disappointed with briefing on police incident with 5-year-old
Officials want closed meeting for more discussion due to pending lawsuit
Trial scheduled for Gaithersburg High locker room sexual assault lawsuit
Similar suits filed alleging sexual attacks at Damascus, Seneca Valley high schools
School board revives review of mental health, civic engagement absences
Members hope to finalize changes by the fall
Bomb threat sent to hundreds of MCPS employees, students, but it was ‘not credible’
Several schools were included
Silver Spring house gets 88 offers, most of them in cash
Plus: Former student school board members lead effort to weigh in on Supreme Court case; Rockville police chief informs Asian community how to report hate crimes
School Notes: MCPS urges students to get COVID-19 test after spring break travel
Plus: Bayard Rustin principal wins Edward Shirley award
Middle school teacher in Germantown charged with child pornography possession
He also taught at Goshen Elementary School until last year
In two weeks, MCPS reports 30 COVID-19 cases, but no evidence of in-school transmission
Some schools dispute state ‘outbreak’ designations
