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Inspector general asked to review incident in which officers berated, screamed at child By Caitlynn Peetz and Steve Bohnel |
May 26, 2021 | 4:48 pm
May 27, 2021
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This story was updated at 6:34 p.m. May 26, 2021, to attribute a quote to Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Limarzi. It was updated again at 11 p.m. on May 27, 2021, to correct a reference to a state bill.
Silver Spring residents and education advocates are seeking an independent investigation into a January 2020 incident in which Montgomery County police officers berated and handcuffed a 5-year-old boy to scare him into behaving.
In recorded testimony presented to the school board on Tuesday, Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations President Cynthia Simonson called on the district to ask the county’s inspector general for an independent investigation into the incident.
MCPS considering alternate meals for students with lunch debt
Advocates fear new policy would ‘shame’ some students
May 5, 2021 | 8:21 pm
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Education advocates say a proposed Montgomery County Public Schools policy requiring that some students with unpaid lunch bills get “alternative meals” would promote “lunch shaming” and inequity.
The draft policy, which the school board will consider next week, was first written in 2019. It aims to address a U.S. Department of Agriculture requirement that school districts develop policies on communicating how they handle debts.
The proposed MCPS policy says families that do not qualify for federal free and reduced-price meal programs but have a lunch debt of more than $35 would get “alternative meals” usually a sandwich rather than a hot meal until the debt is paid.
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School educator honored during virtual ceremony
April 28, 2021 | 7:05 pm
April 28, 2021
Joseph Bostic Jr., a math content specialist at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, was named the MCPS Teacher of the Year during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday.
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A middle school teacher described as a “fierce advocate” for students was named the Montgomery County Public Schools Teacher of the Year during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday.
Joseph Bostic Jr., a math content specialist and eighth-grade team leader at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Germantown, was named the winner of the annual award. He will now be a candidate for state honors, among the winners from each county.