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Elrich announces members of school safety, student well-being committee 32 members to deliver preliminary report, recommendations by June 15 May 14, 2021 | 11:03 am share this Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announced the members of a new committee tasked with developing a report on safety and mental health in schools. The Reimagining School Safety and Students’ Well-Being Steering Committee will develop an improvement plan with timelines, financial implications and needs for the program, as well as a communication plan to support implementation. The committee will provide a prelimi...

Community Members Debate Police Removal From Schools The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) held a public hearing Tuesday in which community members shared pre-recorded statements debating the continued presence of police in schools, otherwise known as the School Resource Officer (SRO) program. The vast majority of speakers, 24 out of 31, emphatically called for the district to terminate the SRO program citing its inefficacy and harmfulness. They requested that the Board instead direct resources to mental health services and school support staff. ”We need to stop trying to make poli...

MoCo’s Most Famous: Lewis Black Lewis Black is that angry, ranting comedian from several stand-ups specials, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and the man who essentially played himself as the voice of Anger in the Pixar animated, Oscar-winning film Inside Out in 2015. Black grew up in a funny household in Silver Spring attending Springbrook High School in the 60’s he says. The winner of a Grammy for best comedy album in 2007 is still going strong at the age of 72 although not doing any shows – live or virtual – during the pandemic. On the latest episode of MoCo’s Most Famous, MyMCM...

Comedian Lewis Black, a Silver Spring native and Springbrook High School graduate (Class of 1966), will headline Montgomery County Public School’s “Let’s Talk Careers” program Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Black, known for his angry rants and appearances on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as well as being the voice of […]

Police Blotter: Seven vehicle thefts in Bethesda area, 11 in Silver Spring area Crimes reported to Montgomery County police Dec. 20 through Jan. 2 By Dan Schere | Rockville area (including Rockville, North Potomac, Darnestown, Poolesville) Thefts from vehicles • Money and property were taken from two vehicles in the 10900 through 11500 blocks of Deborah Drive between 7 p.m. on Dec. 19 and 9 a.m. on Dec. 20. • Money and property were taken from three vehicles between 3 p.m. on Dec. 30 and 11 a.m. on Dec. 31. Affected streets included Needwood Road, Mistic View Court and Eagles Head Cour...