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Montgomery County schools to install $2M in vape detectors
Leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland, gave school officials the green light to install vape detectors in high school bathrooms. The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the school system’s plan to use $2 million in funds to install the detectors. Tax-payers won’t be footing the bill for the detectors. The funding came from a settlement reached between Montgomery...
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Montgomery County schools to install vape detectors
The detectors will go in bathrooms at all county high schools. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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Montgomery County Council hosts hearing on installing vape detectors in schools
The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday about installing vape detectors in bathrooms in all Montgomery County high schools. The school board has approved the plan but the council is poised to give final approval following its pilot program. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Funeral services held for Bullis coach Ray Butler
People gathered at Bullis High School in Potomac to celebrate the life of Ray Butler, who died of an apparent brain aneurism earlier in September.
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‘Worst part of day is recess': Elementary school awaits new playground
Several parents say Montgomery County Public Schools removed unsafe playground equipment from an elementary school but have been slow to replace it, leaving students with little to do during recess. Parents are often looking for ways to keep their kids active. One said that’s been a challenge for her third grader at East Silver Spring Elementary School this schoolyear....
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Parents concerned about removal of elementary school's playground
Several parents say Montgomery County Public Schools removed unsafe playground equipment from an elementary school but have been slow to replace it, leaving students with little to do during recess.
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MCPS kicks off inaugural girls flag football season
Montgomery County Public Schools’ first season of girls flag football kicked off Wednesday. News4’s Gio Del Fa took in the games at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown.
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MCPS considers increased security measures
The head of security for Montgomery County Public Schools says they’re considering adding weapons detectors, but it appears they would not be implemented any time soon. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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MCPS tests ‘all day away' cellphone restrictions
Maryland’s largest school district is testing a new cellphone policy this year. Montgomery County Public Schools wants to cut down on cellphone use during school hours. “It was really disturbing to, you know, see a classroom and someone try to teach and talk to the students and kids are playing games or sending messages on their cellphone and completely...
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MCPS tests ‘all day away' cellphone restrictions
Montgomery County Public Schools wants to cut down on cellphone use during school hours. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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MCPS plans to install vape detectors in high school bathrooms
As Montgomery County Public Schools kicks off a new school year, plans are in place to crack down on students vaping by installing vape detectors in high school bathrooms. The school system plans to use $2 million in funds from a settlement MCPS reached with e-cigarette maker Juul to install devices that detect vape smoke, then either set off an…
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MCPS plans to install vape detectors in high school bathrooms
As Montgomery County Public Schools kicks off a new school year, plans in place to crack down on students vaping. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports the school system wants to install vape detectors in high school bathrooms.
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Some Montgomery County schools try ‘away all day' pilot cellphone policy
The largest public school district in Maryland is headed back to class today! News4’s Joseph Olmo talks to new Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor about a pilot cell phone policy in some schools and a new transportation hotline that parents and students can use.
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MCPS first grade teacher arrested in fentanyl death
A Montgomery County first grade teacher sold drugs to a man found dead in the District, police say. News4’s Paul Wagner reports police say text messages show the teacher was selling to the man for months.
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Montgomery County teacher arrested in fentanyl death
Sarah Magid, a first grade teacher, was arrested in the death of a man who overdosed on fentanyl, police say.
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Antisemitic graffiti found at 4 more Montgomery County schools
Montgomery County police are investigating antisemtitic graffiti found at Winston Churchill High School, Thomas Wootton High School, Strathmore Elementary School and Fallsmead Elementary School. This comes after antisemitic graffiti was found outside Bethesda Elementary School last week. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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Wasteful spending found in MCPS bus contract
Montgomery County invested in electric school buses, but it was found that the program was fraught with wasteful spending. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Montgomery County families fight to reinstate Virtual Academy
Parents and students in Montgomery County who depended on the school district’s Virtual Academy have lobbied in one way or another to save it since learning that it had been cut from the next school budget. Families said students with special physical requirements and emotional concerns were thriving in the academy. It seems their persistent pleas have paid off....
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Montgomery County families fight to reinstate the Virtual Academy
Families in Montgomery County are rallying to revive the school district’s virtual academy, which was discontinued amid budget cuts. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Dr. Thomas Taylor returns to Montgomery County Public Schools as superintendent
Dr. Thomas Taylor joins Maryland’s largest school district after leaving Stafford County, Virginia, where he was the superintendent for almost three years. News4’s Dominique Moody spoke with Taylor about his goals and plans for the school district.