Montgomery County Public Schools have updated their quarantine and isolation periods from 10 days to five, effective March 1. Full details below from MCPS:
Beginning March 1, MCPS will be moving from a 10-day isolation and quarantine period for students to a 5-day isolation and quarantine, if certain health conditions are met. This aligns with our requirements for staff, and the recommendations of the CDC, Maryland Department of Health and our local DHHS.
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A decrease in enrollment can leave school administrators with tough decisions regarding personnel due to a loss in staff allocations.
The situation seems to have occurred at Sherwood High School with music teacher Mike Maddox, but not without a fight from local parents and students.
At tonight’s Montgomery County Board of Education meeting, the board announced that they will be holding off on making any changes to the school mask requirement until March 8.
On Tuesday, the Maryland State Board of Education voted 12-2 today to rescind its statewide mask mandate for public schools, effective March 1.
MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight sent out a community message on Thursday that details the school system’s snow day make-up plan. Included were the following changes to the school year calendar:
Three instructional days are needed to be made up for MCPS to reach 181 instructional school days, the minimum required by the state of Maryland
The Montgomery County BOE will hold several meetings today, February 24, beginning with a closed session at 1pm. The open session will begin at 3:30pm and include public testimony.
The BOE is expected to take up the school system’s mask policy during the meeting. Earlier this week the Maryland State BOE announced it was lifting its statewide mask policy for public schools, effective March 1, which will allow individual school systems within Maryland to make their own decision on masking requirements.
A group known as Young People For Progress will hold a rally at 4:30pm tomorrow (Thursday, February 24th) outside of the Montgomery County Board of Education meeting at the Carver Educational Services Center on Hungerford Drive. The goal of the rally is to urge MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight and school board members to support police-free schools, restorative justice, and more mental health support for students as the most effective way support student wellbeing and safety, according to a press release.
The Board of Education is holding a meeting tomorrow, Thursday, February 24th. The business meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m., and closed session will begin at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 34, Verizon FIOS Channel 36, and RCN Channel 89. Meeting is rebroadcast at 1:00 p.m. on the Saturday and Sunday following the meeting.
Earlier today, the Maryland State Board of Education voted 12-2 today to rescind its statewide mask mandate for public schools, effective March 1.
This evening, MCPS released the following community message to remind students, staff, and visitors that masks must still be worn inside MCPS schools and offices:
The Maryland State Board of Education voted 12-2 today to rescind its statewide mask mandate for public schools, effective March 1. This will allow local school districts to decide their own masking policies.
The Montgomery County Board of Education is set to take up the school system’s mask policy at a meeting on February 24.
Stonegate Elementary School students are now attending school at North Lake Center on Bauer Drive in Aspen Hill, approximately 7.2 miles away from the elementary school. Construction began over winter break and the old building was recently demolished.
For years, planners and school district officials have been at odds over the design of new schools due to parking lots and bus loops at the front of the building, “separating the building from the community”, according to a report by Caitlynn Peetz.
Beginning today, masks are no longer required to be worn inside of gyms, restaurants, stores, and other areas. Below is a list of places that, for the time being, will still require masks.
Public Schools: The Maryland State Board of Education has a statewide indoor mask requirement for public schools and is meeting today (February 22nd) to discuss future plans for the mask requirement.