Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Police (MCPD) have concluded the “serious incident” reported in Thomas S. Wootton High School football team’s locker room on Nov. 2  was not a sexual assault and has turned over the investigation to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Police were first brought to the scene after a staff member witnessed an incident in the […]

At a time when local boards of education nationwide seem under siege from angry parents, our county residents appear eager to take up the gauntlet. 18 county residents submitted applications to fill the seat of Board of Education Member Patricia O’Neill. O’Neill, the county’s longest-serving BOE member, passed away in September at the age of […]

Following recent incidents of violence, including a stabbing at a high school this week, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight issued a message to the MCPS community. “In recent weeks, there have been multiple serious incidents on school grounds, including some that have involved weapons. Let me be clear: We will […]

The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) says teachers are exhausted and overworked due to staffing shortages in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The teachers’ union wants MCPS to better support its teachers. MCEA President Jennifer Martin held a press conference Tuesday outside the Board of Education building in Rockville to voice concerns and list demands. […]

This week violent incidents were reported on public schools’ premises, most recently the arrest of a 16-year-old student at Montgomery Blair High School. The arrest occurred after the stabbing of another student in the school parking lot. Council Vice-president Gabe Albornoz talked to MyMCM about the importance of ensuring safety and security for the students […]

Students who are the first in their family to attend college gathered at the Universities of Shady Grove Tuesday to network and learn ways to help them succeed. For 90 minutes, they heard what programs were available for them, including Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success, and the importance of networking. Annie Foster, the director at […]

Luego de un apuñalamiento en Montgomery Blair High School el lunes, un familiar del sospechoso, también de 16 años de edad, fue arrestado. El estudiante, fue puesto bajo custodia policial después de llevar un cuchillo al campus escolar de Silver Spring, el martes. En el asalto del lunes, Maycol Coyoy, de 16 años, fue acusado […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) teachers are overworked and exhausted, Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Jennifer Martin said during a press conference outside the MCPS Board of Education building Tuesday. MCPS still needs 161 teachers, 117 bus drivers, 11 lunch and recess assistants and 116 paraeducators in order to reach its full staffing complement, […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education passed a resolution that modifies MCPS’ 2021-2022 calendar, making Nov. 24—the day before Thanksgiving—a holiday for students and staff. Initially, Nov. 24 was scheduled as an early release day for staff and students. The resolution, which was proposed by Interim Superintendent Monifa McNight, notes that staff attendance around […]

The principals of Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Walter Johnson High Schools sent letters home to families Monday addressing “several serious incidents” that took place after a playoff football game between the two schools on Friday. “The alleged behaviors are alarming and unacceptable and not aligned with either school’s guidelines for responsible behavior,” B-CC Principal Shelton Mooney […]