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B-CC to close at noon Friday due to heat Closure comes after early release Thursday due to extreme temperatures

Wootton, B-CC high schools to dismiss early due to extreme heat in classrooms Burst pipe results in no air conditioning at Wootton, MCPS says

It's happened again... Rockville families were just informed that Wootton High School will CLOSE EARLY TODAY at 12 noon because of an inoperative air-conditioning system and forecast temperatures exceeding 95 degrees. This is not an isolated incident. This school year, Wootton has already had to close early multiple times because of major infrastructure failures. Now students and staff are being -- once again -- sent home early because the building cannot safely handle extreme heat. This is unacceptable. As I have been regularly testifying about and writing about... Montgomery County has delayed, deferred, and pushed off necessary school infrastructure work at Wootton and other schools for years. Now we are seeing the consequences in real time. These are not abstract budget decisions. These decisions affect students, teachers, staff, families, and the basic ability of our schools to operate safely. And yet, instead of treating school infrastructure as an emergency (which it is), the County Council recently removed even more funding from the Capital Improvements Program to help cover operating expenses. That choice may have solved a short-term budget problem, but it worsened the long-term infrastructure crisis our students are living with every day. When is enough enough? Our schools should not need a closure, a crisis, or a community outcry before its building conditions are taken seriously. Wootton, Magruder, Twinbrook, Damascus, and other schools have been speaking out for years. We need a better plan. bethesdamagazine.com/2026/04… Our students, teachers, and staff deserve safe buildings. And Montgomery County needs to stop passing the buck and start funding a serious, transparent, long-term school infrastructure plan.

Are taxpayers still on the hook for the warehouse rent?

Student attacked by two others at Potomac’s Winston Churchill High School Friday’s classroom incident filmed, posted on social media

Montgomery County Public Schools will cut 415 positions to make up for a budget that falls short of what leaders requested. bit.ly/49SKBvk @maryam_mcm

A group of teachers at Noyes Elementary in DC are rallying for DCPS to do something about the amount of raccoons in their school. They’re demanding for a deep cleaning but that could be a challenge as Noyes begins summer school just days after the academic year ends.

RT @AllisonPapson: FREDERICK SCHOOL BUS CRASH: 4:23pm | Ball Rd and Ijamsville Rd | Bus Accident with Entrapment | units on scene with 1 sc…

Richard Montgomery HS pepper spray in classroom

An overview of reported calls for service over the weekend from Friday June 5 to Sunday June 7, 2026. For real-time updates, follow @mcpnews. (1/2) #MCPNews #MCPD

New: In April 2025, a school bus driver dropped off 5-year-old Lens Joseph, then ran over the kindergartner as he crossed in front of the bus. But his death — and dozens of others — are missing from the federal crash record of the bus company. propub.li/43pGgfp

ICYMI: County officials are still working to help voters understand the process of receiving and completing their ballots after a printing error produced 500,000 ballots which contained errors. bit.ly/4vt0eBV

“I really worry about our families and the students’ success, and if that’s really the board’s priority they should really look at all these cuts that they’re making.” bit.ly/4oeKU9M

“A caregiver who loses one-quarter of their income isn't experiencing a budget adjustment—they're experiencing a financial crisis,” said Janczak, who is also a paramedic. bit.ly/3PLoH6r

California law prevents the state’s teacher licensing agency from sharing most of its records with the public. So in her reporting on teacher misconduct, Holly McDede had to find a different way. Here’s how she did it. propublica.org/article/calif…

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Question: how is all that PTA money spent?

High school girls’ gymnastics in Montgomery County, Maryland, will continue for one more school year after school officials said the athletics department failed to include its student athletes and coaches in the process leading to the program’s cancellation. wtop.com/montgomery-county/2…

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