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During a passionate discussion that divided the Montgomery County school board, Richard Montgomery Elementary School #5 will be named after Bayard Rustin, a civil rights organizer and an openly gay black man. The vote was 6-2 at Thursday’s meeting. Back in February, the Board of Education suggested four names to a School Naming Advisory Committee to […]

At a recent meeting, the Montgomery County Board of Education selected a name for Richard Montgomery Elementary School #5. The Board voted to name the new school after Bayard Rustin, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement and a gay rights activist. This name however, was not the first choice selected by the school’s naming […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education appointed Rachel DuBois as principal of the new Richard Montgomery Elementary School #5. According to the MCPS website, the project is still under construction. The new elementary school, located at 332 West Edmonston Drive in Rockville, is scheduled to open Sept. 2018 . Congratulations to Rachel DuBois, who was […]

Construction on the fifth Rockville elementary school in the Richard Montgomery High School cluster is proceeding. The new school, located on West Edmonston Drive, will replace the original Hungerford Elementary School which most recently was used by the Child Resource Center. The new school, known as Richard Montgomery Elementary School #5, will open on Tuesday, […]