Who Gets The Crown? Inside MCPS’s Redistricting Debate

Montgomery County Public Schools is weighing sweeping changes to attendance boundaries — and families across the county are deeply divided. We break down the competing proposals, including plans to use Crown as a permanent high school or a temporary holding school while other campuses undergo major repairs. Parents who moved specifically for Crown worry their children could be sent farther away, while other communities argue their schools are in dire need of relief. The conversation also explores how program analysis, regional high school models, and future elementary boundary studies factor into the decision. With a superintendent’s recommendation expected in February and a school board vote scheduled for March, we explain what families should watch for next — and how to understand what these proposals could mean for their own children.