“Our Kids Are Not Chess Pieces”: Families React to MCPS Redistricting Plan

Maryland’s largest school district is considering major redistricting changes, and families are fired up. Montgomery County parents are pushing back against proposals that could shift where their kids attend high school — including who gets to go to the brand-new Crown High in Gaithersburg. Families say the changes could split cohorts and disrupt students’ sense of community as the district prepares to vote.