Exclusive: Top Montgomery County schools executive lives in Georgia

One of the highest paid employees in Montgomery County Public Schools has taken working from home to a new level, moving to Georgia last summer, according to real estate records.

Should Montgomery County schools students have mental health days?

Montgomery County Public Schools leaders are considering making "mental health and well being" a valid excuse for students missing school.

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.

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 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 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.