Northwest High School football coach breaks silence after brawl in Gaithersburg

Northwest High School's head football coach broke his silence Monday — nearly three weeks after being accused of assaulting a Gaithersburg High School staff member.

Inside Montgomery Co. Public Schools gun education assemblies

FOX 5 got a chance to sit in on the new gun education assembly Montgomery County Public Schools is hosting for students. 

A PTSA president sets out to improve her school district's emergency communication

The president of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Parent Teacher Student Association testified before the Montgomery County School Board on Thursday, highlighting what she and other parents say were several failures during last week’s gun scare at the high school. 

4 juveniles charged with assault after fight at Gaithersburg High School football game

Four juveniles have been charged with assault and one 19-year-old faces multiple charges after a fight broke out at a high school football game in Gaithersburg Friday night, according to Gaithersburg Police.

Gun education assemblies scheduled at Montgomery County high schools this fall

The program arrives in the county one year after the school district dealt with a series of gun violence incidents, including a shooting inside a bathroom at Magruder High School.

Facebook group connects Montgomery County teachers with supply donors

Two Montgomery County Public Schools teachers are turning to social media for help to fill classrooms with much-needed supplies.

Parents concerned over $9.7 million MCPS emergency school bus purchase

A group of lawyers who keep close tabs on Montgomery County Public Schools is waiving a red flag on a diesel bus purchase order made earlier this month that they say will cost the school system nearly $10 million.

Montgomery County leaders assemble to address school safety

"Students and staff must be safe and feel safe to perform at their very best every single day," Dr. McKnight said.

Magruder High School shooter charged as an adult

A Montgomery County Circuit Judge ruled Thursday that the 17-year-old suspect arrested in the January shooting inside Magruder High School will be tried as an adult.

County Executive Marc Elrich on keeping Montgomery County Public Schools safe

In the wake of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, parents are feeling concerned again about school safety in Montgomery County. 

Parents in Montgomery County upset unvaccinated students being forced to quarantine

Multiple parents whose children were quarantined feel the school system is unfairly targeting unvaccinated students when those who are vaccinated can also test positive.