Montgomery Community Media

It will surprise no one that many of the top stories in MyMCMedia’s web traffic over the past week revolved around public safety, particularly at schools. Three stories are directly related to Rockville High School. Two, however, are older stories. One involves a Wheaton home invasion March 1. The other describes how police are still looking […]

One of the two suspects charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in a bathroom on March 16, at Rockville High School, appeared in District Court on Friday in Rockville. During the preliminary hearing for the 17-year-old suspect, prosecutors asked Judge Eugene Wolfe to continue the case for one week because of new evidence. Defense attorneys […]

A District Court judge Thursday denied a request to set bail for a 17-year-old facing rape charges for a March 16 incident that took place in a Rockville High School bathroom. The teen has been held in lieu of bail since his arrest March 17. MyMCMedia does not generally name juveniles charged as adults. The […]

Dr. Jack Smith, the superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), is updating parents about school security in the district. According to Smith, officials are reviewing school safety and security protocols following the report of a rape in a bathroom at Rockville High School, two weeks ago, on March 16. “The recent tragic incident at […]

A spokesperson for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released a statement about the arrest of Adolfo Sanchez-Reyes. “Adolfo Sanchez-Reyes, a 43-year-old citizen of Guatemala, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on March 24, 2017, after a review of his immigration history revealed he was unlawfully present in the United States. […]

As Montgomery County Public Schools completes a safety audit of Rockville High School, County Council President Roger Berliner pledged Monday the council will ensure the school system has adequate funding. “I have informed the superintendent that I will support any additional funding that is required to ensure our schools have the resources they need to […]

At his weekly meeting with reporters Monday, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner discussed money for Rockville High School security, funding for Metro, a potential lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration over plane noise from flights going into and out of Reagan National, a potential inventory of county burial sites that could be consulted before […]

A Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) spokesperson confirms there were two “physical altercations” involving students inside Rockville High School (RHS) on March 6th and 7th, just ten days before a sexual assault was reported in the bathroom on March 16th. MCPS spokeperson Gboyinde Onijala said both of the earlier March incidents involved female students, and […]

Talk about a sad week for the news. Stories about Rockville High School — the rape allegations and their aftermath — dominated our web traffic reports. But the week also saw the horrific explosion of a home and the owner’s death.   Callers Threaten Rockville High UPDATED: Montgomery School Board Raises New Objection to Labor Day […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan met briefly with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Jack Smith today during a visit at Carderock Springs Elementary School. Their meeting comes one week to the day that a 14-year-old girl reported she was raped at Rockville High School by two other students. “We are very concerned about the situation […]