MCPS to train middle school teachers on de-escalating situations involving student conflicts
Hundreds of middle school teachers in Montgomery County will soon be getting trained on how to help de-escalate certain in-school situations and conflict that might arise between students.
MCPS parents ask why school system lags behind with phase-in staging for in-person learning
Many families in Montgomery County are gearing up to send most kids back for in-person learning beginning this Monday.
MCPS staff member whose ‘inappropriate behavior’ was caught on camera won't face charges
A Montgomery County Public Schools staff member who was caught on camera engaging in "inappropriate behavior" will not face charges.
Damascus high school football sexual assault case moved to federal court
A lawsuit alleging that four minors were subjected to sexual assaults in a Damascus High School football locker room has been moved to federal court.
Montgomery County schools staff member whose ‘inappropriate behavior’ was caught on camera says he was unaware
A Montgomery County Public Schools staff member who was caught on camera engaged in "inappropriate behavior" told FOX 5 on Wednesday that he was unaware that he was being recorded.
FOX 5 cameras tour a Montgomery County middle school a week before students are set to return
For the first time since July, news cameras got to tour a Montgomery County public school ahead of the start to phased in-person instruction come March 1, which is in less than a week away.
Montgomery County educators pass lack of confidence resolution over school reopening plan
The Montgomery County Education Association has overwhelmingly passed a resolution stating a lack of confidence in the reopening plan developed and approved by the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education.
Parents applaud return to in-person learning but question presence of 'classroom monitors'
After nearly a year of online learning, many parents in the D.C. region are thrilled that their kids will begin returning to some form of in-person learning. Many of them are going back as soon as next week, others will begin next month.
Montgomery County Public Schools plan to return to in-person learning while teachers scramble to get vaccine
Montgomery County Public Schools will go back to in-person learning on March 1.
Vaccines may not be available for Montgomery County Public Schools staff for up to 5 weeks: health officials
Montgomery County Public Schools teachers and staff might have to wait a little while longer to get vaccinated, according to county health officials.
Montgomery County Public Schools moving toward school reopening, possibly by March 1
The superintendent and deputy superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools are now looking at how to potentially answer Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's call and reopen schools by March 1.
Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Jack R. Smith announces retirement
Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Jack R. Smith announced Thursday that he plans to retire from the school district in June 2021.
Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education delays in-person return
In Maryland’s largest school district, the Board of Education voted to once again delay the start to phased-in, in-person instruction as coronavirus cases in the country continue to grow. The new date school leaders are aiming for: February 1, 2020.
Failing grades on the rise for Montgomery County students
New data suggests students in Montgomery County Public Schools are earning failing grades during remote learning.
Montgomery County students exposed to porn on school-issued laptops
Two Montgomery County families say their kids were supposed to be using district-issued computers for schoolwork, but instead, they were looking at pornography.
MCPS parents frustrated with eventual back-to-school survey; blame tech, communication issues
Many parents in Montgomery County said Monday that technical issues with Montgomery County Public Schools are getting in the way of deciding how they would like their child to go back to school once the buildings open again.
Bill to remove Montgomery County school resource officers introduced
Talk around removing School Resource Officers (SROs) from Montgomery County Public Schools just got serious on Tuesday after Councilmembers Will Jawando and Hans Reimer introduced a bill to do just that.
Parents in Montgomery County continue to push for answers about when kids will go back to school
Will kids ever go back to in-person learning anytime soon? It’s a question that many parents in Montgomery County are continuing to ask.
Still no fall sports for kids in Montgomery County, continuous community virus spread to blame
A lot of kids have already been able to go back to practicing their school sport in Maryland, but come Wednesday, other counties could be doing the same after Gov. Larry Hogan said it’s okay to do so last month.
Watchdog group demands more community transparency after 61 MCPS employees test positive for COVID-19
A parent watchdog group in Montgomery County is asking why their school district didn’t tell the public about positive COVID-19 cases occurring within the school system.