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A 9-year-old girl died Thursday after she was hit by a Montgomery County Public School bus. A Montgomery County police statement said the girl, whom police have not named, attended Bradley Hills Elementary School and had just gotten off the bus. The collision happened about 3:48 p.m. at Millwood Road and Tanglewood Drive. The bus, […]

A 9-year-old girl died after getting off her school bus, a Montgomery County police statement said. The girl was struck about 3:49 p.m. at Tanglewood Drive and Millwood Road in Bethesda, police said. Police have not released the identity of the girl. She was a student at Bradley Hills Elementary School, 8701 Hartsdale Ave, Bethesda. […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando spoke to MyMCMedia about new school safety and security measures in place on Tuesday at Shady Grove Middle School. Jawando noted that this is the first year that all of Montgomery County Public Schools’ buses are equipped with cameras to improve pedestrian safety in the county. Also, Jawando said Montgomery […]

A bus carrying 48 school-aged campers collided with a work truck, sending 14 children and the driver to the hospital. None of the injuries sustained were life-threatening, and the other 34 children were relocated from the accident. The accident occured on July 30 at 9:00 a.m. on River road, near Newbridge Drive and Persimmon Tree […]

With today being the last day of school for Montgomery County Public Schools students, MyMCMedia looks back at the headlines from the 2018-2019 school year. The year was marked by the assault scandal at Damascus High School, and a number of hate incidents. MyMCMedia coverage included a number of student achievers, whether they were excelling […]

Legislation that took effect June 1 permanently sets the fine at $500 for motorists caught passing school buses that have stopped to pick up or discharge students. The $500 level had been in place before the legislation, but was going to run out on June 30 and revert to $250. The bill makes the $500 […]

Police are charging a Clarksburg man with murder, assault, and property destruction. Muhammad Taha, 29, is currently at the Prince William County Adult Detention Center “on a no bond status.” Taha is bus attendant for Montgomery County Public Schools, who is currently on unpaid, administrative leave. Police say Taha was charged in connection “with crimes […]

The start of the 2017-18 school year for students in Montgomery County Public Schools system is just days away and starting this school, drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus will pay a heftier fine. Maryland state law requires motorists to stop when the bus displays flashing red lights and remained stopped until the […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials are reporting that 14 Watkins Mill Elementary school students have been transported to a local hospital after a pepper spray incident that happened on a school bus Wednesday afternoon. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, at a approximately 4 p.m. EMS personnel were dispatched for a inhalation emergency […]

Some middle school students were chanting on a Montgomery County school bus this week, and that chant included a racial slur.  The chant was recorded on video and shared on social media. The principal of Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville has written a letter to parents, students and staff to notify them of the […]