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MCPS Admits Making Mistakes in Magruder High Shooting
Montgomery County Public Schools admitted mistakes were made following the shooting at Magruder High School that critically injured a student last year.
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MCPS Admits Making Mistakes in Magruder High Shooting
Montgomery County Public Schools admitted mistakes were made following the shooting at Magruder High School last year that critically injured a student. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Montgomery County Teachers Learn New Classroom Tools
News4’s Derrick Ward got a peek at what the future of the classroom looks like.
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Montgomery County Public Schools Warns of Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Students Overdose
Three public school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, overdosed while at school in recent months and were revived with the drug Narcan, the school system says. Montgomery County Public Schools held a demonstration at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville Tuesday to show how to use the life-saving opioid antidote. “We’re gonna support the neck. The head goes...
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Montgomery County Public Schools Warns of Fentanyl Overdoses
Three students who overdosed were revived with the life-saving drug Narcan. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Girls on the Run 5K Held in Montgomery County
Girls on the Run held its celebratory 5K at Montgomery Mall. Hundreds of girls from more than 60 Montgomery County elementary schools trained all season for the race. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper helped run Sunday’s event.
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Gaithersburg, Northwest High School Football Staff Fired After Violence
News4’s Jackie Bensen reports that the firings are one of the more serious punishments the school system has handed down for an on-field incident.
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High School Football Resumes in Montgomery County With New Security Measures
High school football resumed in Montgomery County with new security measures in place following brawls at a game last week. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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MCPS Announces New Security Changes at Sporting Events
Big safety changes are coming to sporting events at Montgomery County schools. A violent brawl at the Gaithersburg High-Northwest High football game last week is triggering tighter security measures for all county schools sporting events. News4’s Mark Segraves explains.
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Montgomery County Schools Detail New Security Measures for Games After Brawls Broke Out Last Weekend
The new restrictions begin Friday and will apply to all sporting events, not just football.
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Montgomery County High Schools to Host Gun Safety Assemblies
Following a troubling rise in gun violence nationwide and a shooting at Magruder High School earlier this year, Montgomery County Public Schools is seeking to educate students on safety.
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Gun Education Assemblies Planned at Montgomery Co. High Schools
Following a rise in teen deaths and injuries due to gun violence nationwide and a shooting at Magruder high school earlier this year, Montgomery County Public Schools is planning to host gun safety assemblies. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Settlement Reached in Silver Spring School Incident Involving 5-Year-Old
The officers were heard on the video calling the boy “a violent little thing” and a “beast.”
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Settlement in Silver Spring School Incident Involving 5-Year-Old
Montgomery County, Maryland, has reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving a 2020 incident involving a 5-year-old at East Silver Spring Elementary School.
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Montgomery County Offers Incentives for Special Education Teachers
The start of a new school year has a lot of local families worried about teacher shortages and whether there are enough qualified teachers to educate and care for their children. The concern is even greater for families of children with special needs. Last year, 49 states and D.C. reported a shortage of special education teachers. News4’s Juliana Valencia explains...
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Montgomery County Schools Trying to Fill Hundreds of Teacher Positions
Like many school systems, Montgomery County Public Schools is looking to fill hundreds of open positions just weeks before the new school year. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Montgomery County Faces School Staffing Shortages
Montgomery County schools are facing staff shortages after over 1,000 teachers left over the past year. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports on why these teachers are leaving and how county officials are responding.
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Montgomery County Schools to Implement New Safety Plan This Fall
Starting in the fall, a new safety agreement between Montgomery County Public Schools and police will be implemented. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports some crimes will be handled within the schools and not the criminal justice system.
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Report Provides New Details on Maryland High School Shooting, Recommendations
New recommendations could help school staff better navigate similar situations. News4’s Jackie Bensen has the details of the Montgomery County report.
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911 Training, ‘Stop the Bleed' Kits Recommended After Maryland School Shooting
School employees and 911 operators in Montgomery County, Maryland, need to undergo training on what to do during school shootings and schools should stock more “Stop the Bleed” kits, according to a safety report released months after a student was seriously injured in a shooting at a county high school. A 17-year-old boy was charged as an adult with second-degree…