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Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight joined the county’s weekly COVID-19 virtual media briefing on Wednesday to lay out back-to-school plans. Dr. McKnight sheds more light on what the school system has in place to keep students and staff safe amid the pandemic.   MCPS officials say there are several precautions […]

Some parents are speaking out now that Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Jack Smith, announced the district’s initial considerations and plans for the upcoming school year. The MCPS Fall 2020:Reimagine, Reopen, Recover draft plan includes details of what the school system expects to happen when school starts on August 31 for all students. MCPS […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich discussed Phase 2 reopening during his weekly COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday. Beginning this Friday at 5:00 p.m., swimming pools and shopping malls are on the list of places that will open with restrictions. County health officer Dr. Travis Gayles, who joined Elrich during the briefing, mentioned that the gradual […]

On Tuesday the Montgomery County Council approved $10 million in appropriations for Montgomery County hospitals to help address COVID-19 emergency measures, according to a press release from the council. In order to prepare for additional COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County as well as in the state of Maryland, local hospitals need to increase the number […]

The Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DOCR) announced it is prepared to respond to COVID-19 in all its facilities, and has established new procedures to help prevent the spread amongst staff and inmates. DOCR facilities include the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds and the Montgomery County Detention Center in Rockville.  DOCR has […]