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More public schools in Montgomery County soon will transition back to virtual learning as COVID-19 cases continue to hinder school operations.

Leaders for Montgomery County, Maryland, say the school system is at a breaking point as more and more teachers and bus drivers call out sick due to COVID-19.

Leaders for Montgomery County, Maryland, say the school system is at a breaking point as more and more teachers and bus drivers call out sick due to COVID-19.

After a week of miscommunication and mixed messages, Montgomery County Public Schools apologized to families for the rough start to the new year. News4’s Cory Smith details the lingering challenges facing school leaders while the county tries to meet the rising demand for COVID-19 testing.

Montgomery County Public Schools is coping with 10,000 positive COVID-19 cases as parents and teachers voice their frustrations about the school system’s approach. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Montgomery County Public Schools is updating its COVID-19 guidelines after multiple parents and staff expressed that its messaging has been inconsistent and confusing.

Between the snow and a post-holiday COVID-19 surge, going back to school has been a confusing and frustrating process for many families. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on some of the latest changes and why they could change again with little warning.

Montgomery County Public Schools will no longer consider virtual learning for every school that has 5% or more COVID-19 cases, but will instead make the decision for virtual learning on a case-by-case basis, the superintendent announced Friday.

More than 100 public schools in Montgomery County are in the red category with a concerning amount of COVID-19 cases. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Overnight, Montgomery County Public Schools went from having 11 schools classified as having a concerning amount of positive COVID-19 cases to 126.

Eleven public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, will transition to virtual learning for two weeks due to high numbers of COVID-19 cases among students and staff, the superintendent announced Tuesday while outlining a new plan for tracking cases of the virus in the school system. Beginning Wednesday, the following schools will go virtual: Cannon Road Elementary School Forest Knolls Elementary…

Montgomery County Public School students will not be required to show a negative COVID-19 test to return to school next week, but the school system said it will distribute rapid tests to every student soon. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Giovanni Di Angelo Reumante, 31, of Takoma Park, was arrested last Tuesday by officers after he arrived on a flight from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, authorities said.

Sexual harassment and misconduct are on the rise in Montgomery County Public Schools — both on and off campus.

Sexual harassment and misconduct are on the rise in Montgomery County Public Schools — both on and off campus. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Montgomery County Public Schools has updated its COVID-19 quarantine guidance again in an effort to keep more children in class. The Maryland school district introduced three modified quarantine options on Thursday that would allow students to stay in school after being exposed to a student who tests positive for COVID-19. The options apply in cases where both students were wearing…

Montgomery County Public Schools teachers say they are overworked and exhausted due to a staffing shortage that pushed Maryland’s largest district to cancel classes the day before Thanksgiving. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) says that if relief doesn’t come soon, teachers will start to resign. Montgomery County Public Schools is short 161 teachers and more than 100 paraeducators, constituting…

Montgomery County Public Schools teachers say they are missing lunch breaks and planning sessions to cover classes that don’t have teachers. News4’s Justin Finch reports on teachers’ pleas for relief.

A 16-year-old boy was charged with attempted murder after a stabbing outside Montgomery Blair High School on Monday, police say.

A high school student allegedly stabbed another student on school grounds in Montgomery County, Maryland. News4’s Pat Collins reports the victim was stabbed multiple times but is expected to be OK.